Homemade apple cider vinegar

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 4 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   I bring to your attention a recipe in which I will tell you how to make apple cider vinegar at home. You can make it yourself, the main thing is to strictly follow the instructions. So, take apples, water and sugar in the indicated quantities.

2. STEP 2

   

   Ripe apples (very ripe, including carrion) are suitable for making apple cider vinegar. Wash the apples well.

3. STEP 3

   

   Then finely chop them into pieces of arbitrary shape.

4. STEP 4

   

   Place the chopped apples in a pan (any saucepan except aluminum).

5. STEP 5

   

   Add 50 g of sugar per 1 kg, if the apples are sour, add 100 g.

6. STEP 6

   

   Fill the apples with hot water at a temperature of 70C so that it exceeds the level of the apples by 4-5 cm.

7. STEP 7

   

   Place the pan in a warm place, stirring the mixture twice daily.

8. STEP 8

   

   After two weeks, strain the mixture through a colander.

9. STEP 9

   

   Then filter through gauze folded in 2-3 layers.

10. STEP 10

    

    Pour the resulting liquid into a large fermentation container, without adding it 7-8 cm from the top (since at this time the liquid will rise).

11. STEP 11

    

    Place the pan again in a dark, warm place for two weeks.

12. STEP 12

    

    Strain again.

13. STEP 13

    

    The vinegar is ready.

14. STEP 14

    

    Pour the vinegar into bottles without shaking, without adding 1-2 cm from the top of the neck, and keeping the sediment at the bottom of the bottle. If the sediment irritates you, strain it after a couple of days, seal it tightly, and store it in a dark place at room temperature.

Comments on the recipe

Corason

15.08.2023

4.8

I decided to make homemade apple cider vinegar using this recipe. I usually buy apple cider vinegar, but for an experiment I put a kilo of apples in vinegar. Yes, the process is certainly lengthy, but it takes very little personal time. Unless you need to remember to stir))) I did everything exactly according to the recipe, since this was the first time I took up making vinegar. She took the apples, washed them and cut them. Sugar added 100 grams. It seemed to me that the apples were not very sweet. I filled it with hot water and left it on the windowsill in the kitchen for two weeks. I strained the liquid and left it again for two weeks. But at the end I covered the pan with gauze and a lid so that there would be fewer midges. Strained again and poured into glass jars. It turned out from 1 kg of apples 1.5 liters of apple cider vinegar. I store homemade apple cider vinegar in the kitchen cabinet. The result was a rich color and a sharp aroma, like any vinegar) I’ve already tried pickling onions in homemade apple cider vinegar, it turned out delicious! Great recipe! Many thanks to the author!

Guest

15.08.2023

4.8

Apple cider vinegar is one way to recycle apples for me and as a dressing or marinade for my family) I add more sugar. For 3 l - 8 tbsp. spoons and a crust of sourdough bread is a must. I stand it for 1 month.

Irisha

15.08.2023

5

Anait, thank you for the detailed recipe!!! I’ve been wanting to make apple cider vinegar for a very long time, but I couldn’t find a recipe that would make everything clear! The only thing that worries me is that I don’t seem to have a warm place in the house, it’s already cold outside, but the heating season is still far away, what approximately should the temperature be for good fermentation?

☺Modnica

15.08.2023

4.9

Wow! I haven't tried this for a long time! I always had to follow this recipe:

Anahit

15.08.2023

4.5

Irisha, you need to provide at least 16 17C, put it in the kitchen, it’s warmer there, but the fermentation process will still go on, well, it may last for a couple more days. This is if you cook in small quantities, well, 5-6 kg, and if in large quantities - in a barn, then you need to heat it up to at least 14.

Anahit

15.08.2023

4.5

Yes, Irisha, in this case, chop the apple finely, finely, or better yet, chop the overripe ones in a mortar.

Shura

15.08.2023

4.5

Thank you, dear Anahit! Your advice and recipe will help many people, including me, to improve their culinary abilities and expand the range of dishes they prepare! So easily, without special expenses, you can create a balm of youth))) You are our guru, thank you!