How do I make Vinegar?

[Guest guest]

I am pretty sure I asked this before, but I can not find it in the

archives. I want to make vinegar from wine. What is the best way?

I already bought a " Mother of Vinegar " . I also bought a glass sun-

tea-like containter, but it has a brass spout. If I remember

correctly, I shouldn't use any metal, right?

Any helpful hints you can share will be appreciated.

Heidi V.

[Guest guest]

>I am pretty sure I asked this before, but I can not find it in the

>archives. I want to make vinegar from wine. What is the best way?

>I already bought a " Mother of Vinegar " . I also bought a glass sun-

>tea-like containter, but it has a brass spout. If I remember

>correctly, I shouldn't use any metal, right?

Heidi V.:

I just put the mother in a suntea container ( a cheap one with a plastic

spout) with some so-so wine. I plugged the " hole " in the top with

a piece of material glued over it (you want air to get in, but

not flies). Put it in a dark cupboard and wait a few months.

A " mother " will form on the top. Now, if you drain the vinegar

and add more wine, the mother will sink and die. So, I " floated "

the mother on some old wine corks, and now she floats!

In the old days they did this sometimes with wood shavings.

Or, you can use a glass tube to " insert " your wine UNDER

the mother, but the mother really sinks very easily, so I

think corks are the way to go. The vinegar is delish!

The second batch will be much faster, once you have

a mother going. The " mother of vinegar " they sell

doesn't usually have a real mother in it. The mother

looks like a kombucha mat.

-- Heidi S.

[Guest guest]

Thank you Heidi S.

Heidi V.

--- In , Heidi Schuppenhauer

> I just put the mother in a suntea container ( a cheap one with a

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