Folks,
I've been trying to make a Sweet Thai Chili sauce for some time now. The first two batches I've tried have turned out pretty decent, but the problem I'm running into is when I try to add a sweetener (table sugar), it turns bitter. I fermented both my batches because I wanted the pH to be pretty low so I wouldn't have to add a lot of acid afterward. The first batch, I didn't add a lot of ingredients that were sweet. The second batch I tried adding some pineapple, but it wasn't sweet enough.
Does anyone have any idea why I'm getting this bitterness when I add a sweetener or run into a similar problem? Thanks in advance.
I've been trying to make a Sweet Thai Chili sauce for some time now. The first two batches I've tried have turned out pretty decent, but the problem I'm running into is when I try to add a sweetener (table sugar), it turns bitter. I fermented both my batches because I wanted the pH to be pretty low so I wouldn't have to add a lot of acid afterward. The first batch, I didn't add a lot of ingredients that were sweet. The second batch I tried adding some pineapple, but it wasn't sweet enough.
Does anyone have any idea why I'm getting this bitterness when I add a sweetener or run into a similar problem? Thanks in advance.