martin rogers wrote:

all. My only question is, the processing- after I poured in the boiled
(undiluted)
vinegar

Interesting reading:
http://www.soe.stevens-tech.edu/cbme...xtraction.html

says (I think) that boiling vinegar in an open pot will make it very
slightly stronger.

on top of the cleaned but raw peppers, I put the lids on and
processed in
a boiling water bath for about 15 min or so but the water didn't cover
the jars,
it came up to about half way on them. Is this a concern ?

Yes. That's a concern. Put the jars in the refrigerator until you can
re-process them properly.

David