First Homebrew

I did it! First real homebrewed sauce to share with friends and family. Culminating in a few months of steady work I finally came out with 5 1/4 5oz woozy bottles!

Logo inspired by my best buddies most iconic D&D character.

This is my Caribbean style (or so I think) homebrew. Made from garden grown peppers, including ghosts, cayennes, jalapeños, and habaneros, along with a ton of garlic. The heat ladder worked out well, it’s got a Trojan horse burn.

I brined my jalapeños, garlic, habaneros, and cayennes in 3% brine for about a month. Used mason jars and a dark pantry all while waiting on my ghosts to ripen.

I then smoked my ghost peppers and a peach half with sprinkle of paprika and dash of honey on my Traeger for about 90 minutes.

Everything was then added to the blender with 3/4’s cup of brine from both the jalapeño brine and hab/cayenne brine, along with 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar for pH balance. Blended till smooth then pasteurized on the stove top for 10 mins, adding an additional dash of hot paprika, 1/2 tablespoon of honey, and a few grinds of black peppercorns.

Then back to the blender for a final mix with xanthan gum for binding.

Heat profile is good, it’s a nice sting up front that gives way to the sweet, smoky flavor, then the ghosts really creep in about 30 seconds later.

I’m pumped for the results! My jalapeños are showing signs of a second harvest so I’m excited for a new concoction!

Additional dog pic

Edit: words