Important stuff
I got to see a rocket launch… sort of!
I was driving in this morning and at 0612hrs while traveling southbound on Hiway 280 I was treated to an incredible sight. They had just launched a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket @0607 from Vandenberg on a Starlink mission. When I first saw it, it kinda startled me. There was scattered fog in the area, so the image created was truley kinda unworldly. Kinda like this except add the dynamic of me being in clear skies looking southwest to this outbound Falcon 9 piercing through scattered, light fog.
I had to keep reminding myself to stay on task and drive! Something told me it was a launch - I have seen launches before. But the image this one provided is one for the books. Definitely a cool way to start the day.
I tackled some tasks, learned new things, and had good conversations. It’s always satisfying to reflect on the little wins throughout the day .
It’s been a few years, but I suddenly got the itch again to make my own hotsauce again.
Bought a bunch of peppers and filled a jar with a mix of Jalapeno’s, Habanero’s and Carolina reapers.
I’m planning letting the fermentation go for a month or so before making the actual sauce.
Very nice, keep us updated
You just filled the jar with vinegar or how exactly are you doing it?
Just water (unchlorinated) and sea salt (kosher salt is also good, it just can’t have any iodine in it).
Should be abt 3-5% salt per litre of water.
Fermentation should start after about a week or so, and should be ready after 3 weeks. But you can keep going for much longer than that. I’ve seen people letting it ferment for almost 6 months.
Cool, thanks!
I got a reminder of this, on a batch on sourdough levain just a few weeks ago. It nearly halved the fermentation rate, and definitely altered the taste.
Aww, looking stellar! <3
Just tried to make my coffee stronger than my will to work, spoiler: the coffee won.