Re: [CH] exploding hot sauce V7 #280

Cameron Begg (begg.4@osu.edu)
Fri, 08 Dec 2000 11:45:44 -0500

Hi C-H's,
Kenny Girot asked:
>I make a habanero sauce .....that I made had an exploding problem.
>  What could have caused it?
Robert Farr replied:
>Wild yeast in the bottles caused fermentation, which built up enough gas
>to make the bottles explode.

If you simply want to kill the yeast, potassium sorbate will do the 
trick. Check with your local home wine making store.
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                      Regards,               Cameron.