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I'm going to be doing a research on of a number of peppers I'm getting from GRIN. The research will be mostly of a taste variety. I'm looking for around 10 volunteers to grow perhaps 10 different peppers. You'll get 10 seeds of each. You'll be required to give a flavor/aroma report of 1. fresh pods from the plant 2. a powder made from the pods 3. a simple fermented sauce you're going to make from the pods. It would be preferred if you are able to share pods/powder/sauce with 4 other of the participants for them to test the flavors/aromas of the products, whom I'll assign according to nearest distance for postage sake, so I can get a number of people giving a taste taste of the same plants. Also what I'm looking for is where is the burn when tasted and how long it last in each area. You'll need a stopwatch or watch with a second hand. It is preferred that you keep the records in Excel or something I can convert to Excel. I'd like a sample also. Finally, I'd like the first 5 ripe pods, dried, if you can keep them from being cross pollinated.

Non-smokers preferred as your taste-buds are cleaner.

Feel free to post here or pm me if you're interested.

You won't know the name of the plants other than if they are annuum, chinense, baccattum or frutecens. They'll be assigned a number.

You should be able to give taste/aroma names somewhat creatively. You know nutty-what kind of nut? Fruity--what kind of fruit? Citrusy--What kind of citrus? sour/sweet/etc. You get the idea.

The results will be sent to the GRIN and I imagine/hope posted on their observations of the peppers. Of course all participants will be listed in the research unless they say otherwise.

Thanks.
 
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Update BTW, I've received 80 of accessions I requested so I can either do 10 volunteers with 8 different plants or 8 volunteers with 10 plants.

Thanks again!
 
This is a list of the seeds we'll be testing:
PI 167100
PI 167244
PI 167330
PI 179865
PI 179866
PI 182164
PI 185474
PI 187330
PI 195275
PI 195302
PI 198635
PI 201232
PI 201234
PI 201237
PI 201466
PI 201468
PI 206945
PI 209026
PI 212286
PI 592810
 34     PI 413669
 40     PI 439388
 46     PI 585242
 47     PI 585243
 50     PI 640881
 52     PI 640885
 57     PI 653669
 58     PI 659105
 62     PI 337524
 65     Grif 9198
 70     PI 199506  - S9 - Capsicum baccatum var. pendulum
 71     PI 241679  - S9 - Capsicum baccatum var. pendulum
 73     PI 257179  - S9 - Capsicum baccatum var. pendulum
 74     PI 260538  - S9 - Capsicum baccatum var. pendulum
 75     PI 260545  - S9 - Capsicum baccatum var. pendulum
 77     PI 260563  - S9 - Capsicum baccatum var. pendulum
 84     PI 441561  - S9 - Capsicum baccatum var. pendulum
 85     PI 441564  - S9 - Capsicum baccatum var. pendulum
 87     PI 441574  - S9 - Capsicum baccatum var. pendulum
 91     PI 593605  - S9 - Capsicum baccatum var. pendulum
 92     PI 594136  - S9 - Capsicum baccatum var. pendulum
 95     Grif 9147  - S9 - Capsicum chinense
 96     Grif 9188  - S9 - Capsicum chinense
 97     Grif 9275  - S9 - Capsicum chinense
 98     PI 152222  - S9 - Capsicum chinense
 99     PI 159233  - S9 - Capsicum chinense
100     PI 209028  - S9 - Capsicum chinense
102     PI 213916  - S9 - Capsicum chinense
103     PI 224448  - S9 - Capsicum chinense
104     PI 238046  - S9 - Capsicum chinense
105     PI 238052  - S9 - Capsicum chinense
106     PI 257084  - S9 - Capsicum chinense
109     PI 260516  - S9 - Capsicum chinense
110     PI 281435  - S9 - Capsicum chinense
111     PI 281442  - S9 - Capsicum chinense
115     PI 406987  - S9 - Capsicum chinense
116     PI 435918  - S9 - Capsicum chinense
117     PI 438535  - S9 - Capsicum chinense
118     PI 438630  - S9 - Capsicum chinense
126     PI 441603  - S9 - Capsicum chinense
127     PI 441605  - S9 - Capsicum chinense
128     PI 441613  - S9 - Capsicum chinense
129     PI 441620  - S9 - Capsicum chinense
131     PI 594139  - S9 - Capsicum chinense
132     PI 653673  - S9 - Capsicum chinense
133     PI 653675  - S9 - Capsicum chinense
134     Grif 9150  - S9 - Capsicum frutescens
137     Grif 9327  - S9 - Capsicum frutescens
138     Grif 9330  - S9 - Capsicum frutescens
141     PI 159282  - S9 - Capsicum frutescens
144     PI 238055  - S9 - Capsicum frutescens
148     PI 257071  - S9 - Capsicum frutescens
149     PI 257072  - S9 - Capsicum frutescens
150     PI 257080  - S9 - Capsicum frutescens
151     PI 257082  - S9 - Capsicum frutescens
152     PI 281342  - S9 - Capsicum frutescens
156     PI 543203  - S9 - Capsicum frutescens
157     PI 639658  - S9 - Capsicum frutescens
158     PI 639660  - S9 - Capsicum frutescens
159     PI 639661  - S9 - Capsicum frutescens
160     PI 653680  - S9 - Capsicum frutescens
161     PI 653682  - S9 - Capsicum frutescens
 
I wouldn't mind trying but my taste buds are shot. that is quite a list there, I have tried a few that you have. I hope you can get enough people to do a grow and try out for you. Lots of Luck.
George W. :)
 
Hot Pooper said:
Why not, I will give it a try. Do I get to pick which TYPE I would like to try?
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No, but I guarantee you'll get at least 2 annuum, baccattum, chinense, and frutecens and at a couple more. Depending on how many volunteers we get, you'll get 10 or 8 diffent accessions.
 
Sounds good. Ive already started seeds, so I guess a few more wont hurt. I already have to make room for a few more than I had planned. lol Pm me all of the info!
 
I'm keen to give it a go, if you want someone from the other side of the planet to have a go. All though it may not be good for your research as i'm halfway through my growing season already. But like I said, keen as mustard :)
 
ditto, but we are about 1/3rd through here in the west. April-May is my harvest time but depending on frosts that has stretched right into june some years.
 
To the mates down under, if I don't get enough volunteers soon enough, I'll check the maturity dates of some of the accessions and see if any mature really early. Of course, this isn't exactly time sensitive so I might be able to use you in "your" next growing season which starts when?? October?

Thanks for offering to help. :)

So far I got 3 here in the N.H., I could use at least 5 more, 7 would be better.
 
No worries mate, if ya need us, just let us know. And yes our season starts in October here in NZ, bit shorter than our mates over in OZ though.
 
hot stuff, if you get in a pinch and need to round out the volunteers, just let me know. If you get enough, I'm okay to cruise on my own. But if you need me, I'm in.
 
Will you have a defined tasting worksheet, to attempt to constrain the differing taste descriptions?

Can we have our pepper tasting posse do the tasting as well and increase the number of tongues on the subject matter?

I suppose I am in if you want me.
 
Datil Patch said:
Will you have a defined tasting worksheet, to attempt to constrain the differing taste descriptions?

Can we have our pepper tasting posse do the tasting as well and increase the number of tongues on the subject matter?

I suppose I am in if you want me.
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"You should be able to give taste/aroma names somewhat creatively. You know nutty-what kind of nut? Fruity--what kind of fruit? Citrusy--What kind of citrus? sour/sweet/etc. You get the idea."

And yes, the more tasters the more probable the correct flavors. There will not be a constrained list of taste/aromas. But I ask that you put them in something I can easily put into excel.
 
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