Using beer pot to bottle hot sauce.

[AMfood]

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Hey Peoples,
 
I wanted to ask about using a pot to bottle hot sauce. I am looking to see if this may help speed up and up scale my project?

 

[salsalady]

probably...with a few modifications....
 
first thing to look at with the pot is- does it have a really nice thick bottom to reduce scorching?  Thin pans will SCORCH, get a thick bottom!  after that, you will have to give the pot a stir frequently, but that's not a big deal as you will be right there filling the bottles.
 
next is the out-flow-  it will need a couple of pieces and I don't think using the included lever valve for filling is the best option.  Consider adding a 90 to the attached outflow, a reducer,  shove a short piece of silicon tubing (3''long) onto the reducer, and use a spring clamp to fill the bottles.  The tubing can be purchased at most hardware stores by the foot  and should be discarded after one use.
 
Have Fun!  post pics!  we luuv pics~ 
SL
 

 

[Crispee-FL]

This is what I use, I can fill a case of 5oz woozy bottles in under a minute once you get the hang of it. Its super easy to clean and sterilize a bit pricy but well worth it. https://www.amazon.com/Automatic-Professional-Stainless-Piston-Capacity/dp/B001CFEXA0

 

[sicsempertyrannis]

This is what I use, I can fill a case of 5oz woozy bottles in under a minute once you get the hang of it. Its super easy to clean and sterilize a bit pricy but well worth it. https://www.amazon.com/Automatic-Professional-Stainless-Piston-Capacity/dp/B001CFEXA0

 

i've been using something similiar, can only recommend it.

 

[salsalady]

Using the hopper dispenser, does the sauce stay hot, like 190F, when in the dispenser?  I'd be concerned that it would cool.  The first bottles would be hot, but the later ones would be cooler?

 

[Crispee-FL]

Using the hopper dispenser, does the sauce stay hot, like 190F, when in the dispenser?  I'd be concerned that it would cool.  The first bottles would be hot, but the later ones would be cooler?

works quicker than the old ladle to funnel method. It takes all of a minute to fill the hot bottles. I heat both bottle and sauce and only fill at a minimum of 200F. Quick instant read thermometer never reaches below 198 on the last bottlebefore capping. cap, Invert and done. I also have the funnel itself heated up on a double-boiler.

 

[salsalady]

Wow!  Great set up!  Heating the bottles is probably a key factor in keeping the heat up through the process. 
 

 

[sicsempertyrannis]

Using the hopper dispenser, does the sauce stay hot, like 190F, when in the dispenser?  I'd be concerned that it would cool.  The first bottles would be hot, but the later ones would be cooler?

 
i keep mine hot with boiling water until i use it, and i rarely fill more than 20 bottles at once so it's a quick process. also check your pm's

 

[CuriousTom]

I have a normal 13 litre stock pot that I modified with a tap from a tea urn. It can be a little fiddly, and my thicker sauces don't work with it, but the thinner hot sauces work fine.