Fall 2023 Garden Blend (HotSauce2)

This is a really small batch made with some red (maybe Thai?) chilis from the garden and a few jalapenos from Dad's garden.

Made 2 cups on 2023-09-23

Process notes

2023-09-28

Bottled today. This only produced ~1.75 bottles. The cumin aroma is a bit odd, so I'm not sure I'd do that again. I had a drop and it's got some good heat and the cumin doesn't affect the flavor in a bad way too much. Should be OK.

The following ingredients were fermented together

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32 grams of Jalapeño (Two fairly large, green peppers from Dad's garden. The weight was taken after the stems were removed.)

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9.8 grams of Super Chili Pepper (These were from the garden and were picked about a month ago and have been drying since. All peppers were red. The weight was taken after the stems were removed.)

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34.7 grams of Super Chili Pepper (These were from the garden and were picked today. All peppers were red, and the weight was taken after the stems were removed.)

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22.9 grams of Chili Red Hot Pepper (These were from the garden and were picked today. All peppers were red, and the weight was taken after the stems were removed.)

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2 teaspoons of Table Salt (Kosher Salt)

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0.25 teaspoons of Black Pepper (Freshly ground pepper.)

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0.5 teaspoons of Onion (Onion Powder from the spice drawer)

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0.5 teaspoons of Garlic (Garlic Powder from the spice drawer)

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0.5 teaspoons of Cumin (Ground Cumin from the spice drawer)

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2 tablespoons of Apple Cider Vinegar (Marukan Organic Apple Cider Vinegar)

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1 cup of Water (RO water)

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0.25 teaspoons of Xanthan Gum (This was added and blended in on 9/28/2023 before bottling.)

Tasting notes (4.00/10; 2 ratings)

2023-10-19

[5/10] Good amount of heat, but the cumin is giving it a really funky aroma/flavor. I wouldn't use that again.

2023-11-01

[3/10] I really didn't like this aroma. I think it was the cumin. Not sure how to describe it, but it wasn't appetizing at all.