Kinda wondering... BBQ/finishing sauces generally keep well, due to the acidity (vinegar content) of them.

Is there a specific Ph or percent standard 5% vinegar that ensures these things as safe?

Here is a link with some good info. Scroll down a little and it does give some specific ph values.

http://books.google.com/books?id=lks9dALNzZAC&pg=PA820&lpg=PA820&dq=sauce+safety,+vinegar&source=bl&ots=OJZlIbo-Ph&sig=yJKLngpteLA8Abw2Id27ywzyqNM&hl=en&ei=aZzjSdCVH4jnnQfpxrSqCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5

Hey thanks! Nice find, eh!

Rich, I could probably use some of that info. I usually don't throw it out until I have to hunt it down with a shotgun and fight to the death.:lol:

Rich, I could probably use some of that info. I usually don't throw it out until I have to hunt it down with a shotgun and fight to the death.:lol:

Heh - you think your sauce has a bite..TRY THIS stuff! :faint:

Rich, I could probably use some of that info. I usually don't throw it out until I have to hunt it down with a shotgun and fight to the death.:lol:


it goes bad?

it goes bad?

I assume it's bad when it grows hair, teeth and growls every time you get near it.

I assume it's bad when it grows hair, teeth and growls every time you get near it.

good, I haven't had any go bad yet... :whoo:

made some of the black jack sauce for my 40th back in november.
I liked it but nobody else really took to it.
It got left in a pot in the garden for a couple of months.
I binned it - but it didn't look or smell like it had gone off lol
can't remember what was in it now other than well stewed coffee.
Is caffeine a preservative ?

Also if we're judging keepability by ph. How about some links to easy to get indicator paper/kits.

I know aquatics centres sell ph testing kits and some garden centres also sell soil test kits that have ph tests in.
We used to use universal indicator paper at college - dunno where you'd buy that out in the world.