Available SMall-Batched Sauces

all sauces are $10 per bottle, or choose any four bottles for $35!  direct pickup in Decorah! (shipping available!)
(not available for distribution or retail per Iowa Cottage Law)

Harvest moon howler

3 out of 5 for heat, this sauce is made with freshly picked then fermented chilies with our own sweet pepper paprika added for depth! The yeast profile adds a warm sourdough flavor to the unique zing to the sauce. Delicious on breakfast sandwiches!
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​​Peppers used are: Aji Colorado, Jalapeno, Serrano, our 5th generation Cayennes, Habanero, and more!

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Romanian red garlic

3 out of 5 for heat, we've created a garlic bomb, that's back by popular demand! There's a ton of Wisconsin grown Romanian Red garlic and fermented chilis in this wild sauce! There's a nice balance of fermented pepper and bread notes.
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​ Peppers used are: Aji Colorado, Jalapeno, Serrano, our 5th generation Cayennes, Habanero, and more!

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Prairie Sunrise

3 our of 5 for heat, we smoke about half of the freshly picked chillies with applewood before fermenting. This creates a subtle smoky flavor that doesn't overpower, but lends to the complexity! In addition to that, we added blueberries and a little bit of pineapple to bolden the finish. This may be our favorite sauce yet!
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Peppers used are: Aji Colorado, Jalapeno, Serrano, our 5th generation Cayennes, Habanero, and more!

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COming Soon: Green Arlene
(shhh... i'm still fermenting!)

This year, Liz, Brennan, and Casey picked heaps of green peppers the night before the first frost. We were at Sweet Season Farms picking with headlamp and car headlights. The peppers were chopped up and tossed in fermenters, and that's where they are right now. Drew and I will sit down and figure out what we will add to it depending on what we are feeling that particular day. The result will be this year's Green Arlene!

We named this sauce after Grandma Nelson who turned our thumbs green and our bellies round. Thanks Grandma! 

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Two brothers making hot sauce

Casey and Drew Nelson grew up learning about cooking and gardening by spending summers with their Grandma Nelson. She taught them lots about plant identification and most importantly the joys of harvest and creativity!  Years down the line, Casey's interest in fermenting wines and kombucha was met with Drew's interest in growing interesting varieties of hot peppers. With several years of experimentation under their belts, Nelson Brothers Hot Sauce was created with peppers grown from saved seeds, tended gardens, and lots of love for bold flavors! We use real ferments and the best ingredients!

Aunt Rosanne, Liz Happ, and SWEET SEASON FARM

Since the beginning, our Aunt Rosanne has been helping us by giving us beautiful pepper transplants that she started in Eldora, IA. Black Hungarians, Poblanos, and massive Jalapenos have been keeping our hot sauce operations afloat each season! She also has a neat shop called Backwoods Gallery.

In 2023, we decided to start purchasing peppers from Carly and Ethan at Sweet Season Farm near Decorah. In 2024, we realized how pro these guys are at growing immaculate plants, and decided to contract with them for growing the majority of our peppers! Seriously some of the best peppers I've ever seen! You need to try their produce if you haven't yet. Catch them here!

Liz Happ, Casey's wonderful wife has been an integral part of Nelson Brothers in so many ways! From watering seedlings, to tending toiling in the garden, to harvesting, helping with the insane amount of labor in cutting peppers, and dealing with all the hot sauce fumes in our house, she's the reason we are still making this happen. WE LOVE YOU LIZ!!!

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