That’s it, my friends! This is pretty much the hottest sauce around. It will truly bring on the heat! Go for it, you crazy chilihead, you! I know you love cooking with hot peppers. I’ve tried so many and enjoyed a lot of them But like anything, it’s fun to make hot sauces on your own, like this one - my Homemade Carolina Reaper Hot Sauce. Yes! This hot sauce is made exclusively with Carolina Reaper Peppers, one of the hottest pepper in the world, according to the Guinness world records. Yes, there are many other superhot peppers out there in the world and I have cooked with many of them. If you’d like a comparison, consider it next to a typical jalapeno pepper, which averages about 5,000 Scoville Heat Units, and you’ll find that the hottest Carolina Reaper is up to 440 times hotter. Or consider the ghost pepper, which you know is very hot. It reaches around 1 Million SHU, making the hottest reaper over twice as hot. Talk about heat. The Carolina Reaper is more comparable to other superhots like the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Pepper or the Trinidad Scorpion Butch T. Here’s a little information about the Carolina Reaper. It was bred in South Carolina and tested at over 2.2 Million Scoville Heat Units (with an average of 1,641,000 SHU) by Winthrop University. It is also called HP22B pepper. As of 2013 it was over 7 generations old. Despite the heat, which some people love, it is surprisingly fruity with a touch of sweet. It makes an excellent hot sauce. Learn more about the Carolina Reaper here, including flavor profile, heat levels, and much more. Let’s talk about how to make Carolina Reaper hot sauce, shall we? Got any questions? Ask away! I’m happy to help. If you enjoy this recipe, I hope you’ll leave a comment with some STARS. Also, please share it on social media. Don’t forget to tag us at #ChiliPepperMadness. I’ll be sure to share! Thanks! — Mike H. This particular sauce measured 4.3 pH for me, so if you’d like it to last even longer, add more vinegar or a citrus (such as lemon juice or lime juice) to lower the pH. Sauces made with fermented chili peppers will last even longer. The best ph meters that I recommend are from Thermoworks. Get yourself a ph meter from Thermoworks today. I am a happy affiliate. If you like the smaller bottles (woozy bottles) that most hot sauce makers use, here’s another link: Hot Sauce Bottles (Woozy Bottles), 5 Oz - 24 Pack.
