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Batch records for hot sauce makers

Most hot sauces are acidified foods, and that means records: a pH reading for every batch, the process followed, and a lot code that ties each bottle back to it. Kept digitally, it takes minutes a batch.

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Built for hot sauce makers. Set up for you, on the tools you already use.

The short answer

Record every batch with its lot code, ingredients, process steps and a finished pH reading at or below 4.6, keep it with your scheduled process, and print the lot code on each bottle. Store the records where an inspector or buyer can see them in one report.

How it works

  1. A record per batch

    Date, lot code, ingredients and amounts, recorded as you make it.

  2. pH every time

    Finished pH logged for each batch, with the meter calibration noted.

  3. Your scheduled process

    Batches follow the process your process authority set, and the record shows it.

  4. Lot codes on bottles

    The batch code printed on each label and recorded on each order.

  5. One report

    Batch records, pH logs and cleaning logs exported together.

Works with what you already run

Already on one of these? We work with what you have before suggesting a switch.

  • Craftybase
  • Katana
  • Google Sheets
  • Shopify
  • Square

See what this looks like for your business

Tell us what you make. We send back a short plan and a price.

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How it works

  1. Tell us what you make

    What you make and what you use now. A spreadsheet and a Square account is a fine answer.

  2. Get a short plan

    Keep this, replace that, connect these, and the cost.

  3. We set it up

    Setup and migration done for you. You approve before anything goes live.

  4. Run it or hand it off

    Take it from there yourself or keep us on for the upkeep.

Questions

Is hot sauce an acidified food?

Many are. Hot sauces made from low-acid peppers with vinegar or other acid added to reach a pH of 4.6 or below are acidified foods under FDA rules.

What records does a hot sauce maker need?

Batch records with the finished pH, following your scheduled process, plus lot codes that trace each bottle.

Can I keep batch records digitally?

Yes. A batch form tied to your inventory keeps the record and the lot code together.

Can Madeline's set this up?

Yes. Batch forms, pH logs, lot codes and the link to your sales channels.

Get a plan and a price

Tell us what you make and what you use today. A spreadsheet and a Square account is a fine answer. We reply by email with what we would keep, what we would change and what it costs.

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