Homemade Apple Cider Vinegar

3m
Serves 8
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Directions

  1. 1Add room temperature apple juice to a sterilized glass container.
  2. 2Bloom a packet of champagne yeast in warm water for 10 minutes.
  3. 3Add bloomed yeast to the container.
  4. 4Cover with either a cheesecloth or an airlock and allow to sit for two weeks at room temperature out of direct sunlight.
  5. 5Transfer hard cider into a wide mouth sterilized glass jar, leaving behind the sediment.
  6. 6Add roughly 1-2 cups of a previously finished batch of unpasteurized vinegar or store bought vinegar with the mother.
  7. 7Option 1: Cover the container with a cheesecloth and rubber band and allow to sit at room temperature out of sunlight for 3–4 months.
  8. 8Option 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
  • 1 packet champagne yeast
  • 1 cup unpasteurized vinegar
  • 10 minutes water

Equipment

large glass jarcheeseclothrubber bandairlockwide mouth glass jarpotaerator