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Can we talk about airlocks vs. burping jars for hot sauce?
I chose to burp my jars for a month instead of using airlocks, and it ended in a huge, spicy mess on my kitchen ceiling. Anyone have a better method that doesn't require special gear?
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young.kim7mo ago
Ever tried to burp a jar that's basically a spicy bomb? I learned the hard way that airlocks are just cheap insurance against redecorating. My ceiling still has a faint chili stain to prove it.
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hayden_lane7mo ago
Wait, you got hot sauce on the ceiling? That's a whole new level of fermentation disaster. I'm just picturing opening a jar and it basically turning into a pepper volcano. Burping is fine for the first few days, but after that, the pressure builds way too fast. Airlocks are like two bucks at a brew shop, totally worth not having to clean chili off your light fixtures.
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janarivera7mo ago
Oh man, this reminds me of my buddy's kitchen catastrophe. He was fermenting some super hot peppers in a sealed jar for a week, forgot about it, and then just twisted the lid. It exploded like a grenade. We spent hours wiping red splatter off his cabinets and the top of the fridge. He said it smelled like regret and habaneros for a month. How do you even forget about a jar full of bubbling peppers?
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