Fermenting Vinegar

How to make vinegar at home – learn the production of vinegar step by step

Making vinegar at home as hobby – the practical guide

If you want to learn how to make vinegar at home, read our book The Vinegar Maker’s Handbook. The book implies the whole process of fermenting vinegar and explains also the necessary equipment for the vinegar production:

• Preparing a mash – the basis for great homemade vinegar
• The vinegar fermentation
• Vinegar fermenter and measurement for the vinegar production
• Flavour the vinegar during fermentation with aid of packing material
• Analysis
• Numerous recipes for fermented vinegar and infusion vinegar

Preparing a mash

Prior to get a great vinegar, you have to prepare the perfect mash. The quality of the fruit mash is the basis for your homemade vinegar. A vinegar made of rotten and dirty fruit will never result in a high quality vinegar. In the book you find detailed instructions and recipes how to make a good mash for your home made vinegar. Possible problems and required measurements are explained too.

The vinegar fermentation

You find a detailed description to start a vinegar fermentation: How can you make a mother of vinegar by yourself or how can you store an active mother of vinegar? How to start the fermentation in detail? Which problems can occur and how can you solve them? Calculations for the needed amount of acetic acid, alcohol, water, and starter.

The vinegar fermenter for the vinegar production

How has to be constructed a vinegar reactor for technical reasons? Which material may you use? How can you construct or recognize a fully functional vinegar reactor? Equal if you buy the fermentor or if you make it by yourself, here you will get the necessary know how to have a perfect vinegar plant for your homemade vinegar.

Additional flavour with the aid of packing material

Description in detail to refine the liquid during the fermentation process with additional flavour (rasberries, coffee, nuts, raisins, orangepeels,…) or unfermentable products like asparagus, tomatoes, …

Analysis for vinegar acid and alcohol content

Learn the necessary methods of analysis and calculations to determine the content of alcohol and acetic acid at any time by yourself.

Recipes

Many recipes for your homemade vinegar: detailed specifications for fermented and infusion vinegar. You learn exactly how to prepare the different kinds of vinegar home.