First run of Batch 21 Fermented Hot Sauce
First round of hot sauce from batch 21. These peppers fermented only 4 weeks before bottling
While a lot of the garden veggies didn’t do all that well this year (more on that later), the Hidden Lake Hot peppers did just fine.
I started Batch 21 of my annual fermented hot sauce at the end of August, but rather than letting letting it all ferment for a full six months as I normally do, this year I’m pulling about half to bottle every few weeks and topping off the fermenter with fresh peppers.
Hot peppers after 4 weeks of fermentation
This is the first round which fermented for about four weeks before getting pureed, adding vinegar and cooking down to a sauce consistency.
My goal is to have a whole bunch of samples pulled from now until March (when I usually bottle) to see how the flavor profile of the hot sauce changes over time.
This first batch is spicy with lots of fresh, hot pepper taste and very little “funk” flavor or aroma from the fermentation. There isn’t much heat up front, but the finish kicks you in the tonsils.
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