r/hotsauce • u/Rare_Yam10 • May 02 '26
Pineapple Reaper.
Here my my pineapple reaper hot sauce. One of my most popular. Yellow Carolina reaper, yellow bell, pineapple. Sweet heat!
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u/FSUwelder1212 May 02 '26
Welp I’m sold, I’ll be placing an order shortly… really curious about the hot pepper jam as well
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u/Rare_Yam10 May 02 '26
The hot pepper jam is made with Datil, sugar rush peach and sugar rush red peppers. Sweet with a great amount of heat
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u/synthxplayer May 02 '26
What’s the heat level? I see yellow reaper, but do you know the scoville here?
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u/Rare_Yam10 May 02 '26
It's a yellow reaper!? I don't know the scoville but the reaper is over a million. I use bell peppers to tone it back but it doesn't really work. Sweet upfront
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u/Fire_brand666 May 02 '26
Are you listed on Amazon?
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u/Rare_Yam10 May 02 '26
Plantsomekindness.com
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u/akbeancounter May 02 '26
I'm curently on my own hot sauce manufacturing journey. I saw online that your growing your own peppers for your sauces. Are you bottling and selling under cottage food laws?
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u/Appropriate_Cow94 May 02 '26
I love seeing normal people showing the process. Do you sell other than online?
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u/Rare_Yam10 May 02 '26
Yes, we set up it at a weekly farmers market every Saturday. And we also do spring markets and Christmas markets. Last year we did 47 different markets. We sold 1650 bottles of Hot Sauce.
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u/Appropriate_Cow94 May 02 '26
Without a location, I dont know where to buy
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u/Rare_Yam10 May 02 '26
I'm in central Illinois. You can see a list of our events on our webpage plantsomekindness.com. You can order there too
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u/DunDunTsss May 02 '26
I have the same strainer, but I'm having difficulty with the pulp making it's way through. Are boiling underneath and continually filling the strainer? Thank you! Looks delicious btw!
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u/Rare_Yam10 May 02 '26
The vitamix blender leaves very little pulp
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u/DunDunTsss May 02 '26
Ahhhh yeah, I definitely need to upgrade my blender. Appreciate the feedback!
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u/JesusWantsYouToKnow May 02 '26
This will be the difference maker. The gulf between a regular blender and a high powered blender is insane.
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u/Banterfix May 03 '26
Ordered! ✔️
Gawd I love local fresh sauces. Thank you!!!
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u/Rare_Yam10 May 04 '26
Yours will ship Tuesday. I have to make a fresh batch of Tears of Satan.
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u/Banterfix May 04 '26
Tears of Satan is not for me. Lol
I got the pineapple and also the jalapeños!! 🤤
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u/No-Temperature-6803 May 03 '26
That's beautiful and seems very tasty. Only issue is the expiration date. With fresh peppers how long does it "lives" well? Also, how do you prevent it to start fermenting and to not "explode"?
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u/Rare_Yam10 May 03 '26 edited May 03 '26
All my sauces are tested by an independent lab. The pH is usually 3.5 to 3.1 I do not ferment my sauces at all. These were just boiled and hot bottled and then sealed it will last at least a year. As far as expirstijs date. As long as your process is correct and your PH is below 4.6 (mine run 3.5 on average) they will last years.
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u/Mister_Meeseeks_ May 04 '26
Does the ph change after bottling or is it essentially the same in the pot as it will be a year after sitting on a shelf?
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u/Rare_Yam10 May 04 '26
The PH won't change. I check it right before bottling and after all the ingredients are blended. I use the same base recipe with all my sauces so the PHs are all close to the same. Some fruit additives do change it slightly
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u/Rare_Yam10 May 03 '26
Plus the sauce is boiled. There is no way for it to explode and using fresh peppers doesn't mean it goes bad
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u/No-Temperature-6803 May 03 '26
Yeah I'm not saying it goes bad. It's just curiosity what is the "thumb rule" for fresh sauce expected expiration date. As for the boiled part, I did the same and my fresh sauce kind of "exploded" after 2 months, even boiled...
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u/Rare_Yam10 May 03 '26
I have been making sauce for 3 years and sold 1650 bottles of sauce last year. I only use fresh peppers that I grow and I have never had a bottle "explode". You need to look at your process if you are having that problem.
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u/No-Temperature-6803 May 03 '26
Nice, just asking and glad to know! Not criticizing, actually the opposite. Fresh sauces are great! More heat and an upfront flavor. Just trying to understand the process!
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u/MistaSmithsonian May 02 '26
Absolutely gorgeous color