2% salt for Jalapeño Pepper
7.0 days at 68 °F · pH target 3.50 · within recommended range
Salt calculator
Enter your vegetable weight and a salt percentage. We return the exact salt mass in grams, plus teaspoons for each common grain.
Grain matters: one teaspoon of Diamond Crystal weighs half as much as one teaspoon of fine sea salt. Weigh in grams when you can.
All salt grains
| Grain | Grams | Teaspoons | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Crystal kosher | 20 g | 7.04 | 2.35 |
| Morton kosher | 20 g | 4.17 | 1.39 |
| Fine sea salt | 20 g | 3.51 | 1.17 |
| Pickling / canning | 20 g | 3.64 | 1.21 |
About Jalapeño Pepper
Workhorse for lacto-fermented hot sauce. Medium heat (2500-8000 SHU). Capsaicin is not water-soluble and doesn't inhibit Lactobacillus at dietary levels — fermentation proceeds normally regardless of pepper heat.
Fermentation data
- Default salt
- 2.5%(you are viewing 2%)
- Salt range
- 2–3.5%
- Time at 68°F
- 7.0 days
- pH target
- 3.50
- Water content
- 92%
- Preferred styles
- lacto hot sauce, fermented escabeche
Technique
Remove stems (keep seeds for heat). Puree or chop coarse. Weigh, salt at 2.5%. Pack in jar, cover with brine if not self-brining. Ferment 7-14 days. Blend smooth with vinegar (to adjust to final pH 3.0-3.5), strain, bottle. Refrigerate 6+ months.
Salt level notes at 2%
Default. If in doubt, use 2.0%. The Noma Guide to Fermentation, NCHFP, Sandor Katz, and King Arthur all cite this as their baseline recommendation.
Safety: Safe range for lacto-fermentation. 2% is the most common default for cabbage, kimchi and pepper mash.
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Sources
- NCHFP — Hot Sauce Fermentation
- NCHFP (UGA) — Fermented and Pickled Products
- Sandor Katz, The Art of Fermentation (Chelsea Green, 2012)
For educational use only. Consult your local food safety authority for commercial production.