Got a question for all you lacto nuts.
I've got my hands on a very sizable amount of dried chiles. I was going to do some fermenting this weekend anyway, so I was thinking of chopping up some chilies and doing a ferment with them. Are there any negatives to just pouring my brine over them while still dehydrated and letting them do their thing?
Nope; it's that easy.
>>8615350
You don't need fresh shit for shit. It rehydrates in the brine and also gives it a deeper flavor since its more concentrated.
>>8614888
I think you are going to need to add sugar to the mix to get a ferment.
You can make a great hot sauce without a ferment, though... using dried chiles.
>>8615406
>ferment
>>8615410
>he doesnt know what lacto fermenting is
>>8615416
Go take your dried chiles and plant them on the moon and expect them to grow plants.
Lacto fermenting isn't going to work that well using preserved (dried) ingredients. It never has. Historically. You'll see mold before beneficial bacteria.
But hey, go for it.
>>8615428
>take dry chilies
>stick them in salt water
>rehydrate
>now normal chilies
>ferment as usual
Keep talking like you know what you're saying.
I've done lacto hot sauce in the past with both dried and fresh. Works either way. Smoke dried peppers of course add a new flavor.
>>8615492
Got some dried smoked arbol chiles I'm planning to use.
>>8615428
but i've done it anon
Well there she is.
Far right is the one with the dried chiles. I had left over jalapeno and carrot so I tossed that in there too. The dried chiles consist of anaheim, arbol and japones. The others from far left going right are jalapeno and carrot, dill carrots with jalapeno, and dill cucumber with carrot and jalapeno.
We'll see how it goes in two weeks.