Craft Hot Sauce Podcast Craft Hot Sauce

Brian dives into what has been going on behind the scenes of Craic Sauce. Topics include an expanding growing and farmers operation, the challenges and enjoyment from farmers markets and a preview of our newest limited edition sauce that will be released next week.

Joining us today is a true expert in the field, an individual who has mastered the craft of fiery peppers and brewing kombucha into a symphony of flavor and heat.

Sean Kirkpatrick of Down to Ferment has honed his skills, bringing his experiences from his culinary background to creating flavor forward hot sauces in San Diego.

On the podcast Sean shares his journey and Brian asks questions to hear how Down to Ferment approaches new recipes and has grown their operation since starting a few years ago.

In this episode, we have the privilege of diving deep into the art of crafting fermented hot sauces, exploring the rich history, complex flavors, and the science behind this beloved condiment. Tune in to the Craft Hot Sauce Podcast on your favorite podcast player or stream on CraftHotSauce.com

Down to Ferment Webiste: https://www.down2ferment.com/

Link to Patronicity Crowdfunding Campaign: https://www.patronicity.com/CraicSauce

Sarah Marshall is a born and raised Oregonian and creates an array of handmade hot sauces reflect her love for and deep connection to her home. Sarah and her husband Dirk have been making and selling spicy sauces in Portland, Oregon since 2011.

On the podcast Sarah shares how she's driven by her passion for preserving Oregon's incredible local agricultural bounty and their shared desire to create a family business around that passion.

Sarah shares their journey of going from making 12-jar batches in her home kitchen to making 200 jar batches in a commercial space. But, even as they've grown, their fundamental practice has remained the same. Every bottle of sauce still passes through each of their hands, with Sarah doing all of the sauce-making and flavor brainstorming, while Dirk chops, labels and ships out orders.

Sarah explains the whole process behind a really cool collaboration hot sauce with the Heatonist as an example.

https://marshallshautesauce.com/
@Marshallshautesauce

Music on this podcast is by Vita and the Woolf, with the song "Home". You can purchase their music and album from the Tender Loving Empire or on Bandcamp: https://tenderlovingempire.com/collections/vita-and-the-woolf

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Chef Chris Schlesinger joins the Craft Hot Sauce podcast. Chris was born and raised in Virginia, where he first developed his love for barbecue, spicy food, and live fire cooking.

Chris put Boston on the map as a chilihead destination after starting the East Coast Grill in Inman Sq in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Customers fell in love with their mustard based scotch bonnet hot sauce, Inner Beauty Sauce, and a spicy dish that people weren't supposed to order, quickly turned into the number #1 destination for chiliheads with the creation of Hell Nights.

Besides talking about the fire from peppers, we'll also get some tips about grilling and balancing spice, heat and flavor when creating sauces and dishes.

Chris Schlesinger has won multiple James Beard Awards including Best Chef of the Northeast in 1996 and his cookbook co-written with his pal Doc Willoughby, The Thrill of the Grill, won the James Beard cookbook award. I'd highly recommend the checking out this cookbook.

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The Merrimack Black is a limited edition hot sauce made with hand-crafted beer vinegar, roasted of wood fire ingredients, black garlic and the chocolate scorpion pepper.

This black hot sauce from Craic Sauce was made in collaboration with F-Word Farm, Andre K Mills and Navigation Brewery Co in Lowell, MA.

Brian interviews the three different collaborators and shares his own insights on getting pushed out of our comfort zone with this collab project.

The first interview guest is Emily of F-Word Farm in Dracut, MA. Emily Makrez is a food, farm, foraging and fermenting enthusiast. Her interest in food took her to Seattle to study nutrition at Bastyr University, but a love of New England brought her back home to a farm with two dogs, a cat and a whole bunch of chickens. And peppers, and koji, and vinegar, and more f-word things!

Follow F-Word Farm @fwordfarm

PJ Mercier is the co-owner of Navigation Brewing C0 which was started 8 years ago on St. Patrick's Day. Navigation Brewery Co is located in Lowell, MA and has a wide offering of fresh & delectable handcrafted ales.

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Andre K Mills is a illustrator with a studio at Western Ave Studios in Lowell, MA. Born in Kingston Jamaica. Studied Art at Northern Essex Community College and University of Lowell. Most of his work is digital today. Andre likes to people watch and view my surroundings, to see what story he can tell. Andre made the illustration for the label. Check out his work in person during Open Studios in Lowell or online on his website: https://www.andrekmills.com/

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Music is brought to you by THE PARTY BAND! Lowell! Homegrown, unadulterated, unplugged FUN. Their goal is to bring people together through the joys of quality music in a way that is accessible to everyone. Originating in Lowell, MA, The Party Band has traveled the country blasting brass for fun, festivals, community events, schools, weddings, protests, and nightclub shows. The band plays a mix of original music inspired by sounds of Planet Earth.

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100% of the proceeds from this hot sauce will go to the Jack Kerouac Foundation to support the arts in our community https://jackkerouacfoundation.org/

This hot sauce will be temporarily available before it sells out. Visit the Craft Hot Sauce Shop to purchase: https://crafthotsauce.com/products/craic-sauce-collection

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Hoots Sauce Co is a Scottish hand-crafted small batch hot sauce. Bruce Clyne-Watson joins the Craft Hot Sauce Podcast and shares how his venture was born out of a passion for fire, foods and spice.

He describes their first sauce, Solstice. Rwandan and British Chilis, both hot and super hots are scorched and smoked over native applewood and then fermented.

We received permission from Peat and Diesel and Wee Studio to share Brandy in the Airidh. Listen to and buy their music on bandcamp: https://peatanddiesel.bandcamp.com/

Check out Sandia Seed Company for your chili pepper seed needs.

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