How to Make Vinegar at Home
Come to class and understand what is so special about vinegar and how easy and fun it is to make your own vinegar at home. You will never look at this acid the same way again.
Vinegar is a culinary staple that complements dishes in a way not many condiments can, adding a complexity of flavor that is unrivaled. Here is the thing. While apple cider vinegar has a long history as a folk remedy for a variety of health conditions and has achieved something akin to cult status among natural health enthusiasts many people don't realize that there is a whole world of options beyond store-bought ACV or distilled white vinegar.
Vinegar can be smooth and sublime (not just the abrasive and sour the industrialized product would lead you to believe.) Your homemade vinegars introduce you to flavors you didn’t know were possible as a base ingredient moves through the fermentation, leaving you with delicious flavors and essence to enrich your world.
In this class, you will learn to make apple cider vinegar from scratch but you will also learn to make vinegar from wine or beer, fresh fruit, even peels, and other scraps. This class is the most comprehensive vinegar class out there and you will learn a number of techniques that will give you the skills to make any vinegar intuitively and successfully.
What is vinegar and the microbes that make it possible
The history of this acid and why you want to make your own
The equipment needed to set up your kitchen vinegar works
You will understand how each step of the fermentation works
You will get video demonstrations and recipes for making your own apple cider vinegar, wine vinegar, malt and beer vinegar, vinegar from fruit scraps, from rice syrup, from spirits
You will also learn about herbal vinegars
And how to make (and enjoy) drinking vinegar
In this class you will learn the base ingredients are wide open for you to make any kind you like. By the end of class you should feel confident to make any type of vinegar you dream of.
Wecome to vinegar making
What is vinegar made of?
Vinegar a cooperation of yeast and acetic acid
The world's oldest condiment
Equipment needed for vinegar making
Preparing your equipment for vinegar making
Basics of yeast fermention: Alcohol for vinegar
How to measure specific gravity and why you might want to
Is vinegar an acid? Understanding vinegar pH and percent acid
Downloadable and printable vinegar log template
FREE PREVIEWOverview of home vinegar making fermentation processes
What is a vinegar mother and do you need one?
What does a vinegar mother look like? Am I looking at mold, yeast, or a new mother?
Troubleshooting: How to get rid of surface yeast on your vinegar fermentation
How to make apple cider vinegar from apples demonstration
Apple cider vinegar recipe: How to make from hard cider or apple juice
Bonus: Apple cider vinegar comparison: apple peel vinegar, apple chunk vinegar, and apple cider vinegar
Technique: Setting up a continuous brew vinegar
Wine Vinegar Recipe
Beer Vinegar Recipe
Bonus Recipe: How to make malt vinegar at home
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