fermenting Tabasco like ferment

AldenMiller · Dec 14, 2015

I made up a new ferment yesterday. A bunch of different kinds of peppers and some "toasted oak" cubes.

Recipe:
   Peppers
   Salt
   Oak Cubes
   White Labs Lacto

Sorry about the second picture being blurry.

-Alden

JohnsMyName · Dec 14, 2015

Sounds great Alden, I've been wanting to use some cubes for awhile! Keep us posted on how it turns out.

dragonsfire · Dec 14, 2015

Good luck, looks good

AldenMiller · Dec 24, 2015

Bubbling away, rising up from the bottom and separating. Looks like a happy ferment so far.

-Alden

Burns and McCoy · Dec 27, 2015

That looks interesting. How long does it take for the sauce to take the flavor from the cubes?

AldenMiller · Dec 28, 2015

I don't know. Tabasco ferments for three years in oak barrels. I don't think I will last that long. I do intend to go longer than sixty days which is my normal target. If I am patient enough I am hoping to hold out to spring.

-Alden

Burns and McCoy · Dec 28, 2015

I am so very curious how that turns out. I do know it is all based on contact with the barrels. There is a company that sells honeycomb wood pieces. Supposed to get 1 year worth of oak flavoring in 6 months.

Burns and McCoy · Dec 28, 2015

I am so very curious how that turns out. I do know it is all based on contact with the barrels. There is a company that sells honeycomb wood pieces. Supposed to get 1 year worth of oak flavoring in 6 weeks.