Homemade Apple Cider Vinegar
Directions
- 1Add room temperature apple juice to a sterilized glass container.
- 2Add room temperature apple juice to a sterilized glass container.
- 3Add room temperature apple juice to a sterilized glass container.
- 4Bloom a packet of champagne yeast in warm water for 10 minutes.
- 5Bloom a packet of champagne yeast in warm water for 10 minutes.
- 6Bloom a packet of champagne yeast in warm water for 10 minutes.
- 7Add bloomed yeast to the container.
- 8Add bloomed yeast to the container.
- 9Add bloomed yeast to the container.
- 10Cover with either a cheesecloth or an airlock and allow to sit for two weeks at room temperature out of direct sunlight.
- 11Cover with either a cheesecloth or an airlock and allow to sit for two weeks at room temperature out of direct sunlight.
- 12Cover with either a cheesecloth or an airlock and allow to sit for two weeks at room temperature out of direct sunlight.
- 13Transfer hard cider into a wide mouth sterilized glass jar, leaving behind the sediment.
- 14Transfer hard cider into a wide mouth sterilized glass jar, leaving behind the sediment.
- 15Transfer hard cider into a wide mouth sterilized glass jar, leaving behind the sediment.
- 16Add roughly 1-2 cups of a previously finished batch of unpasteurized vinegar or store bought vinegar with the mother.
- 17Add roughly 1-2 cups of a previously finished batch of unpasteurized vinegar or store bought vinegar with the mother.
- 18Add roughly 1-2 cups of a previously finished batch of unpasteurized vinegar or store bought vinegar with the mother.
- 19Option 1: Cover the container with a cheesecloth and rubber band and allow to sit at room temperature out of sunlight for 3–4 months.
- 20Option 1: Cover the container with a cheesecloth and rubber band and allow to sit at room temperature out of sunlight for 3–4 months.
- 21Option 1: Cover the container with a cheesecloth and rubber band and allow to sit at room temperature out of sunlight for 3–4 months.
- 22Option 2: Add an aerator and cover with a cheesecloth. Leave at room temperature out of sunlight for 3–4 weeks.
- 23Option 2: Add an aerator and cover with a cheesecloth. Leave at room temperature out of sunlight for 3–4 weeks.
- 24Option 2: Add an aerator and cover with a cheesecloth. Leave at room temperature out of sunlight for 3–4 weeks.
Ingredients
- 64 fl oz preservative free apple juice
- 64 fl oz preservative free apple juice
- 64 fl oz preservative free apple juice
- 1 packet champagne yeast
- 1 packet champagne yeast
- 1 packet champagne yeast
- 1 cup unpasteurized vinegar
- 1 cup unpasteurized vinegar
- 1 cup unpasteurized vinegar
- 10 minutes water
- 10 minutes water
- 10 minutes water
Equipment
large glass jarcheeseclothrubber bandairlockwide mouth glass jarpotaerator