Learn how to ferment peppers to make pepper mash at home so you can make your own homemade hot sauces and help preserve your abundant chili pepper harvest. Fermenting chili peppers is a fun, great way to preserve them, and essential for making hot sauces.
A note about salt: Most salts are fine to use, but avoid using salts with additives. Use non-iodized sea salt, kosher salt, or pickling salt.