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s73v3r_ on July 16, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: El Fuego Viviente Chili Sauce

You could, but there's really no need. The salt used in the brine brings the PH to a spot which is really inhospitable to bad bugs.

maxerickson on July 17, 2018 | [–]

Salt doesn't change the PH.

The fermentation produces acid though.

anonytrary on July 17, 2018 | | [–]

True, salinity !== alkalinity

DoreenMichele on July 17, 2018 | [–]

Not only that, but salt and capsaicin -- the thing that makes hot peppers hot -- both tend to kill stuff.

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