# Homemade Apple Cider Vinegar

A recipe to make apple cider vinegar at home in 3–4 weeks.

- Servings: 8 servings
- Total time: 3 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 64 fl oz preservative free apple juice
- 1 packet champagne yeast
- 1 cup unpasteurized vinegar
- 10 minutes water

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- large glass jar
- cheesecloth
- rubber band
- airlock
- wide mouth glass jar
- pot
- aerator

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2J4bfF4/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/dada4f0b-7183-406a-8b52-f1f2050e4987
- Extracted: 2025-01-16

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