HillBilly Jeff's 2014 Adventure - Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!

 

Just throwing this up here to plan out my list for next year.  Looking at some changes to my grow next year.

 

Just throwing this up here to plan out my list for next year.  Looking at some changes to my grow next year.

 

Just throwing this up here to plan out my list for next year.  Looking at some changes to my grow next year.

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

Aji Limo Rojo.  Pretty pepper when not ripe, gorgeous when fully ripe and red.  Cut it open and it had the aroma of a Rainforest, Brazilian Starfish, or  Bishop's Hat Pepper.  Take a bite out of the bottoms of the peppers and get very little flavor and just a touch of heat.  These are suppose to have heat anywhere from 50,000 to a little under a Habanero.  
 
In the last picture you can see I pulled the seeds off the crown and ate the entire thing.  Chewed it up and the flavor was actually worse than the bottom part of the pepper.
 
Then I swallowed and that's when the heat hit.  All on the tongue.50,000 is about right I would think.  Had some mouth watering and nose just started to run just a little bit.  Heat peaked in two minutes.
 
Jury is still out on if I will grow these next season or not.  If I do, they will be in a container.
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

Sexy looking pods.  Would look sharp sitting on the front porch in a pot.  Looks sharp with the purple unripe hanging as well as when the red ones hang.

 

[Devv]

I grew 3 Aji peppers this season, none of them impressed my palate as to where I want to grow them again. Although I've been drying the lemons and pineapples to see if they make a nice seasoning.

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

I grew 3 Aji peppers this season, none of them impressed my palate as to where I want to grow them again. Although I've been drying the lemons and pineapples to see if they make a nice seasoning.

 
I grew the Chinchi last season and it was pretty good if memory serves correctly.

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

Sweets that are going into spaghetti sauce tomorrow.
 
 

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

The start of my very first ferment.
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
Not pictured is the carrots I grated.  Might do a MoA ferment too, will have to see how things go.

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

First batch is up.
 
 

 

[Devv]

How long are you going to let it cook?

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

How long are you going to let it cook?

 
At least 30 days
 
 
Got some Cristal peppers pickled.  These should go good on sandwiches.
 
 

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

Got another manzano pod today.  Too small to be worthy of a picture.  The other biggest pod has completely turned and I am just letting it ripen more.

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

Went out to put up the brackets for the next raised bed hoops (windy day so this newly hatched batch of skeeters left me alone) and found a near tragedy.  A limb of one of my MoA plants, with a dozen nice pods, broke.  The good news is it is still connected to the main and shows no signs of wilting.  They should ripen faster now.
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

Not white yellow bhut.  Seems to be two shades of yellow on two of the plants.  First two that got ripe.  Really surprised how fast they are growing considering the late start and nothing happening for so long.
 
 

 

[OCD Chilehead]

Can't wait see how the ferment turns out. Sorry about the break. Should do fine. Pickled peppers look tasty.

Have a good day.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[beerbreath81]

Jeff,
 
What was it about the Limo Rojo that you didnt like. I have tried the Aji Limo and really enjoy the flavor...kinda similiar to Lemondrop. I have found that the purple to red pods have a distinctive flavor that I'm finding doesnt sit well with me. Is this the case with you? Ferment looks great, Conrats on diving into the fermenting head first you will be very pleased with the results. Those crystals look great all jarred up. Care to share your brine recipe??
 
Take care!

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

Jeff,
 
What was it about the Limo Rojo that you didnt like. I have tried the Aji Limo and really enjoy the flavor...kinda similiar to Lemondrop. I have found that the purple to red pods have a distinctive flavor that I'm finding doesnt sit well with me. Is this the case with you? Ferment looks great, Conrats on diving into the fermenting head first you will be very pleased with the results. Those crystals look great all jarred up. Care to share your brine recipe??
 
Take care!

 
 
I ate the red pod and it really didn't have any flavor or heat.  The crown had heat, but didn't taste well to me.
 
I find the Cristal taste a lot the lemon drop.
 
1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup vinegar, 3 Tbsp pickling salt.  Make enough brine to cover pickles.

 

[Sawyer]

Those pickled peppers look great.  What are the peppers in the ferment?

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

Those pickled peppers look great.  What are the peppers in the ferment?

 
Chocolate Cayenne

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

Double your pleasure, double your pain.
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

Today's harvest.  Just got done cleaning them all.  Now it's time to make two more ferments, MoA and 7 pot Burg.  Then I will see if I can do three bottles of sauce.  Doing small bottle batches to make sure I have a good recipe.
 
 

 
 
 
Three kinds of pods from my BMJ plants...I think there is some JA Red in the red ones.  Not sure what is in the serrano shaped ones.
 
 

 
 
 
MoA for ferment.
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
Fat Y Fat C and Jigsaw.
 
 

 
 
 

 

[OCD Chilehead]

Nice pulls. Your giving me the confidence to maybe start a ferment. I like the twins.

Good luck

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

These are going into sauce, hopefully today.  A mustard Hab Sauce and a Jigsaw Sauce.