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 > >