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🍽️ Make your own apple cider vinegar

10 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 2 l apple wine (low in sulfur or un-sulfured)
• 200 ml vinegar mother (from specialty stores)

Instructions

1. 1. Add the vinegar mother to the wine.
2. 2. Pour the mixture into bottles.
3. 3. Place cotton wool over the bottle openings.
4. 4. Secure the cotton wool with a rubber band.
5. 5. Place the bottles in a warm spot at 25 to 30 degrees Celsius.
6. 6. Swirl the bottles several times a day.
7. 7. Ensure good oxygen supply this way.
8. 8. Wait 1 to 2 weeks until a thin skin forms on the surface.
9. 9. Smell the skin; it should smell like glue.
10. 10. Wait a few more weeks until raw vinegar has formed.
11. 11. Taste the vinegar regularly.
12. 12. Determine the optimal time for bottling this way.
13. 13. Filter the vinegar.
14. 14. Pour the vinegar into a clean bottle.
15. 15. Close the bottle again with a cotton wool lid.
16. 16. Store the vinegar in a cool and dark place.
17. 17. Wait 2 to 3 months until the vinegar has matured.
18. 18. Transfer the finished vinegar into bottles.
19. 19. Seal the bottles tightly.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 10
• Protein: 0 g · Fett/Fat: 0 g · Carbs: 1 g