First batch of sauce for this season.

tctenten · Oct 26, 2014

Decided to make a couple of sauces before the football games today. Experimented with some fruit in both sauces, which is a new wrinkle for me. The red sauce is mostly Cayenne peppers with mango and 2 reapers for some extra heat. The yellow is a mix of Lemon Drop, Yellow Bhuts and pineapple. We will see how they taste after they rest for a few weeks.

matew90 · Sep 6, 2015

QUESTION: My mash s staying for three days and fermentation didnt start, can the onion or garlic or some other ingredient slow down the ferment ??

DaQatz · Sep 6, 2015

If there's A LOT of garlic it MIGHT. But it's very unlikely.

matew90 · Sep 6, 2015

I put garlic and onions, its just three days after fermentation soo i must be patient a little bit more

tctenten · Sep 9, 2015

This is the ferment a few days in.

This Kraut Source contraption is pretty cool. The spring loaded plate has compressed everything well under the brine.

The mash has been bubbling and is staying immersed in the brine, so I am pretty happy.

Couple of questions for the more experienced fermenters

1. Is she going to blow because I did not leave enough/any headspace?
2. Should I remove any of the brine at this time?

SmokenFire · Sep 9, 2015

Looks like she's going to blow.

I'd only open IF she blows.

Looks great.

tctenten · Sep 9, 2015

Have it covered with a dish towel in the kitchen....maybe I will move it to the basement. If it lows down there I will get less complaining.

grantmichaels · Sep 9, 2015

I need to try that thing ... I bought one (or two?), but haven't tried them yet ...

matew90 · Sep 12, 2015

a little sugestion

do not put onions in too big ratio with peppers,,taste weird,,it is thich, hot ,, but weird

Question : im in doubt should i mash my pappers in food mill before fermentation or chop it on smaller piesec and then put something for weight ??

GImme your pros and cons , + and - sides,,judgeing to your experience,so i can easily deacide ??? Im doing third fermentation and every time i mash it in food mill till now

thanks guys

Bpoole55 · Oct 7, 2015

Nice sauces man! I have a good amount of lemon drops im about to pick and I thought about doing a no lemon added lemon hot sauce with them. Also, have you ever used anything other then olive oil to sautee the peppers? I ask because olive oil can actually cause food to become more bitter when cooked.

tctenten · Oct 8, 2015

Bpoole55 said:
Nice sauces man! I have a good amount of lemon drops im about to pick and I thought about doing a no lemon added lemon hot sauce with them. Also, have you ever used anything other then olive oil to sautee the peppers? I ask because olive oil can actually cause food to become more bitter when cooked.

Thank you. I have been having some fun making them.

Vegetable oil would be fine. I have been skipping the sautéed step and just going straight to the boiling step. In my opinion it wasn't really adding anything to the sauces.

oldsalty · Oct 8, 2015

Don't bother as Tctenten says really just a waste of time!! @

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