APPLE CIDER VINEGAR RECIPE

Well I hope you saved your peels and cores because now it’s time to make some vinegar! Yes, you can actually make vinegar. I know it sounds super wild, but it’s honestly a piece of (apple) cake! I’ve been making my own apple cider vinegar for almost three years now. You can use chunks of apples or just stick to using peels and cores. Using the peels and cores is great because it takes a ‘waste’ product that would otherwise be composted and turns it into something delicious and yummy!

You need to make sure that you’re using a very clean quart sized jar, a rubber band, and a swatch of cloth. 4

INGREDIENTS

2 cups of apple peels and cores

1 Tbsp. of raw honey or 1 Tbsp. of sugar

3 cups of filtered water

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INSTRUCTIONS

1. Place the apple pieces in the glass jar.

2. Fill the jar with filtered water.

3. Add in the raw honey or sugar and shake until it dissolves.

4. Cover the jar with the swatch of cloth and a rubber band.

5. Let the jar sit in a dark place for about 3-4 weeks.

6. Stir it occasionally and make sure that the apple pieces are fully are submerged.

7. After 3-4 weeks, strain out the apple pieces and compost.

8. Leave the liquid in the jar for another 3-4 weeks.

* To speed up the process you use sugar instead of honey. To really speed up the process add 1/4 cup of existing apple cider vinegar with the mother. I keep using batches that I’ve made over the years over and over again as a starter.

* The apple pieces should be fully submerged throughout the process, if they come to the surface, there’s a possibility that mold will form.

* If mold forms, the batch is no good.

* Your vinegar should be bright and well…. vinegary. If it’s overly sour or moldy, it’s not good.