Re: [CH] autoclavable hot sauce bottles?

Jonathan Smillie (jonathan.smillie@gmail.com)
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:21:22 -0400

Hi Jim,

I store my sealed bottles at room temp (utility room, high 60s-low 70s) 
until opened. Shelf life has so far proven to be ~6 months to a year.

Jim Graham wrote:
> Ok, so, I make my hot sauce, and put it in the recently cleaned (in
> caustic, specifically KOH, not the stronger NaOH) and sanitized in
> Iodophor (the real Iodophor, with phosphoric acid included, which does
> NOT care about the pH of the water you blend it with, unlike the homebrew
> crap, which, if your water's pH is high enough (over about 8 or 9), not
> only ceases to be a sanitizer, but becomes a breeding ground for
> bacteria...not good...definitely not good).  Do I need to store it in
> the fridge?  Or can I store it at room temp, just like I do when I store
> it in Kerr jars with a good vac. seal on them?
>
> Later,
>    --jim
>
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