cooking cooked sauce is getting hotter???

[demonseed]

hey guys..

just wondering..
i make a sauce using these ingredients...
750 GRAMS APPROX FRESH ORANGE AND RED HABANERO PODS
2 X 400ML TOMATO PUREE
PALM FULL OF SALT
PALM FULL OF WHOLE BLACK PEPPER
1.5 LITRES WHITE VINEGAR
3 FULL HEADS OF GARLIC

CHOP CHILLI AND GARLIC
ADD ALL INGREDIENTS TO SLOW COOKER AND COOK ON SLOW FOR 8 HOURS.

now... when i tasted this sauce initially after bottling it had a very fruity flavour of the habs and a constant but not ridiculous heat.....

now after the sauce sitting in the fridge for a couple of months it seems to have increased dramatically in heat!!! it hits like a freight train and tapers off slowly...... i still get the awesome aroma and taste of the habs but the heat seems to be rising everyday!!!

is this natural???? or are my taste buds deceiving me??
and is is true that chilli sauce gets hotter when it is heated up???

 

[halo_players_junkyard]

I don't know why but sauce definantly seem to get hotter in the fridge and freezer. And yes heating to sauce longer would reduce the amount of water driving up the heat level.

 

[Nova]

Yup the longer you let it sit the longer you will have to

 

[The Hot Pepper]

You always need to test bottled sauces later. Flavors meld, chemical reactions happen, etc. Bottle it and forget about it for 3-4 weeks.