The 2% Rule: How to Calculate Salt Brine for Hot Sauce Fermentation

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Why Volume Fails in Fermentation

A tablespoon of kosher salt weighs differently than a tablespoon of sea salt. If you guess the volume, you risk mold or Kahm yeast ruining your batch. You must use a gram scale to hit exactly 2.0% salinity based on the mass of your peppers.

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