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    Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce!!!

    I have had my best pepper harvest from pepper plants I grow in pots. Easier to control the moisture and easier to control the feeding. This year I am going to try to use grow bags for all my pepper plants.
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    Smokey Ghost Hot Sauce

    That sounds really hot Jeff. I just started fermenting my first batch of habaneros after finding this forum. It's only been 2 weeks so I have a long way to go. Can you explain what you mean by "aged another 3 months"? I have an idea now of what the fermentation process looks like but I am not...
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    Several new hot sauce ferments processed

    Thanks. I ordered the Apera PH tester from a vendor on Ebay. Cheaper than Amazon and includes free shipping. Could you share the make of the airlock lids you use? And when it comes to the mason jars, is there a preferred size when making a batch of hot sauce? or is it entirely dependent on how...
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    Several new hot sauce ferments processed

    Since I love gardening and cooking, this seems like this could become a great new hobby for me. Is this an adequate PG meter? Haven't used one for this kind of thing so looking for some advice from the experts. https://a.co/d/1Zsd2St Also, are these adequate airlock lids and the correct type...
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    Several new hot sauce ferments processed

    Thanks for the response and info. Is this primarily to extend the shelf life of the sauce or does it serve another purpose? My first attempt was by following this video which doesn't require fermenting but it does seem to have a fairly short shelf life even in the fridge -
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    Several new hot sauce ferments processed

    Great job. I am curious about what your 4 week "fermenting" process consists of. I just started trying to make my own Habenero hot sauce since I have a lot of them, but I am not doing any fermenting.
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