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Old July 24, 2016   #226
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Thanks for the link and the phone number Barb.I also found Curry County Master Gardeners on FB.I don't much care for FB,but it is a handy tool for finding all kinds of Worth-y information.

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Hey Worth! You might want to use that ^.You know,for things you approve of,or projects that stand out for you.If my nick was Worth,I'd use it till people were sick of hearing it.LOL
My first name really is Worth.

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I've wanted to ferment for the longest time Worth,but I can't just go out and buy 2 crocks right off.The wife certainly wouldn't mind my buying one,but we have a LOT of things going on right now,and although $85 (I want one of the Harvest Fiesta Fermentation Crock made in Czech Republic to begin with) isn't wallet breaking by any stretch,I prolly need to strike a balance between the wants,and the needs.I could buy a crock,and then do some other solutions for the interim.


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I've wanted to ferment for the longest time Worth,but I can't just go out and buy 2 crocks right off.The wife certainly wouldn't mind my buying one,but we have a LOT of things going on right now,and although $85 (I want one of the Harvest Fiesta Fermentation Crock made in Czech Republic to begin with) isn't wallet breaking by any stretch,I prolly need to strike a balance between the wants,and the needs.I could buy a crock,and then do some other solutions for the interim.


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You dont need to invest in any of that if you are going to move for sure.

Just get the food grade stuff and dont worry about it.
Without me going into detail and posting links and so on I have researched all of this stuff at one time or another.
You will be fine.
I cure all of my meat in stainless steel containers and I used to do it in huge plastic buckets.

My mom just used a 10 gallon crock without the air lock like I have on mine.
Some people use wooden barrels.
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I couldn't help myself I just had to see what kind of black monster was growing in the fermenting crock.
There was none and the thing was bubbling.
I took a clean fork and fished out a pepper.
It was olive green through and through and I tasted it.
It was salty sour hot and crunchy.
For all intents and purposes it tasted like a hot kosher dill pickle.
Best pickled peppers I have ever had.
At this point I am kind of at a loss as to what to do the darn things seem like they are ready.
I think I might harvest a pint or so and put it in the refrigerator soon.

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After trying the peppers I went out and picked enough Jamaican hot reds and yellows and a few cherry tomatoes to ferment a wee pint of peppers whole.

All I did was cut slits in everything.
It is now ready to percolate away.

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Worth- we do the pepper mash almost every year although have t had extra peppers in the past two summers since we moved actually, still finishing up some from 3 years ago. That batch was shelf stored for a long time due to our move and not having a second fridge anymore. It's only recently changed color and still tastes fine. We add a touch of organic acv at the end of fermentation to taste.
I will have enough to do some super hot mixed mash this year and hope to do some habanero Jamaica style, too.
We added dried chipotle to one big batch and it's really good .
One of my best batches of pickles was made with skin-on Asian eggplant.
I will ferment most things in quart of gallon jars and hove some glass crocks. I just weight the stuff down with something, usually a baggy filled with brine. ( in case it leaks)
Turnips or radishes also make a real nice pickle.
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The crock with the peppers in it is still burping away I think I will wait for at least 2 weeks to harvest them.
They are still very active so this tells me the first stage of fermentation isn't over yet.

But I will inspect them again in a few days.
I want to make sure there is enough acid in the peppers because I am sure as heck not going to put any vinegar in them.
I might end up with 20 something close to 30 pints of peppers.
I need around 60 or so.

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Latest fermenting excursion.
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I got some strange looks at the store for buying a little over a pound of habanero peppers.
This is going to be some of the best hot sauce and fermented peppers in the land I hope.

And yes I ate one they are very good flavored some if the best sweet tasting.
4 tablespoons of salt per quart of brine and about 1/2 table spoon of salt in the jar on the peppers.
They were crushed down with my tamper.
The reason for the extra salt is the heat.

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Bought a bag of Xanthan gum so my hot sauce wont separate and thicken it a bit.
Works great.

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Are you fermenting them in those two jars? Is there supposed to be a weight on top holding everything below the liquid? Does it matter? I was looking at crocks on craigslist, and the only ones I see are sold as antiques.
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Are you fermenting them in those two jars? Is there supposed to be a weight on top holding everything below the liquid? Does it matter? I was looking at crocks on craigslist, and the only ones I see are sold as antiques.
I put weights on them after the pictuer.
One is the top of a Parmesan cheese container lid the other is a fancy bell jelly jar that is working like an air lock complete with mote.

The cheese lid is held down by the regular lid and keeps everything under.

Another jar has a spice lid and a whisky bottle lid in it holing it daown.
Some times I use a clean rock.

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Can you guys see what I did here?
The one on the left I will just let the pressure off every now and then.
Works great.
The right hand one will work fine too.
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Worth, you're killing with all the fermenting pics so I had to make a batch.

I'm planning on making hot sauce out if it when it's done. I used a mix of Habs, Cayenne, Cowhorn, some small oriental peppers and 2 other big hot chillies. I'm hoping it's not burn your lips off hot.



Those bigger size jello shot containers fit perfectly on the canning jars to hold down the peppers down.

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Worth, you're killing with all the fermenting pics so I had to make a batch.

I'm planning on making hot sauce out if it when it's done. I used a mix of Habs, Cayenne, Cowhorn, some small oriental peppers and 2 other big hot chillies. I'm hoping it's not burn your lips off hot.



Those bigger size jello shot containers fit perfectly on the canning jars to hold down the peppers down.

Looks great dont forget to let of pressure everyday.

Speaking of fermenting I just got finished canning all of mine except the ones fermenting in the jars.

33 pints all together.
Some are sweet hot with pickling spice.
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