DIY Vinegar - A Guest Post by Andrew Yanev from Talking Tannins
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Homemade vinegar - make your own vinegar with only a few simple ingredients and some patience.
Ingredients
  • A wide glass jar
  • Mother of vinegar (this is a mass of bacteria and their secretions, suspended in vinegar)
  • Wine (you could also use cider, beer, etc)
  • Water
Instructions
  1. Combine the mother with the wine in the crock or barrel, and place in a warm place to ferment (low to mid-80s F is perfect). Adding a little filtered water (maybe 15-25% of the volume of the total mixture) is optional and will make the process go faster.
  2. Check your vinegar over time as it ferments - a slimy disk (the mother) will form and expand on the surface. This is a good thing!
  3. At some point, the mass may sink to the bottom and a new one will form at the surface. Simply discard the sunken mass as it is no longer active.
  4. After 3-8 weeks, the vinegar will be done (just sniff and taste to find out).
  5. Pour it off into bottles and enjoy! Storing in the refrigerator is advised.
Recipe by Ahu Eats at https://www.ahueats.com/2015/03/diy-vinegar-a-guest-post-by-andrew-yanev-from-talking-tannins.html