Thanks for watching! Here's my tutorial for making homemade broth-- another pantry staple that costs PENNIES to create! th-cam.com/video/dCn1oC63TTw/w-d-xo.html
I have some glass weights similar to hers, they become slimy and are almost impossible to remove. So I put them in a plastic bag now, and that works really well.
Just a heads up. Its relatively easy to test the acidity of your vinegar Literally just use a PH testing strip thats made for testing water A PH of 2.4 usually equals out to 5% acidity. The lower the PH the more acidic the vinegar is.
I use apple cider vinegar rinse for conditioner on my hair once a week. Great for your scalp, getting rid of build up and it makes hair super soft. Smell goes away after your hair dries. Just don't get it into your eyes! Ouch!!
Absolutely! I tried this recently and it is amazing! I was with home made soap, rinse, then use a mix of vinegar and water, then rinse. My hair stays cleaner for longer, looks shinier, smells nice, feels softer, and is less frizzy and oily. Its amazing! I'll never use shampoo and conditioner to wash my hair again!
I use apple cider vinegar as a rinse as well, but when I washed my hair last week I made my own homemade shampoo and it really stripped and cleaned my hair beyond my expectations, I just added the vinegar to my homemade shampoo instead of doing the vinegar rinse. -Black soap -2tsp apple cider vinegar with the mother -Few drops of peppermint oil -Few drops of rosemary oil - 1tsp vegetable glycerin And there you go, know the measurements vary depending on the amount of hair you have but as far as the vinegar, 2tsp should be enough because your only applying the shampoo mainly on the scalp. And don’t forget to use a conditioner after, the rinse it out then use a leave In conditioner.❤️
Awesome, thanks for this diy. I have been using apple vinegar for 18 years to rinse my long hair after washing, hair guaranteed to be shiny and in top Olympic shape.
Vinegar is also good for cleaning metal things that have rusted. Just put it in a glass jar and completely cover it with vinegar. Wait for a week or so, take out and rinse. Rust gone. Then a light coating of oil to guard against new rust.
watching this because I use SO MUCH apple cider vinegar, I use it as an aftershave for my legs/everything, to rinse soap out of my dreads, in my dogs water, to clean my house(I mix it with hydrogen peroxide), to wash clothes. I'm like dang, I need to make this myself 😅🤣
I made it for the first time like a month ago. It was my first apple cider vinegar and it is so easy and nice. I enjoyed a lot watching the bubbling. I used the peels of Mandarine to create a little jar of vinegar I use for dressins. Thanks for your always clear videos.
Great tutorial Jill and great point at the end about maybe not using it for canning. We like to add some kombucha to our vinegar at the beginning to give it a boost, and we've found it helps prevent mould even without a weight. We make ours in a 5 gallon plastic pail and keep adding apple scraps to it.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate a clear and concise video. I also appreciate that you said to give the fruit scraps to the animals or to put them in the compost and not in the trash.
thanks, Jill; i picked 2 bushel of apples yesterday; and have 12 quarts of pie filling ready to cook, i saved my peels and cores, put them in a clean 5 gallon pail. it's my first time trying this, thanks for the tips.
I took the leaving and mashed them through a strainer. I put the peels in the compost and used the mash in oatmeal cookies. Yum! (I also squeeze the toothpaste tube until absolutely nothing can remain.)
You can use it half'n'half with dishwashing liquid, in a spray bottle, spray it on your shower, leave 5 mins, then scrub with a little water and a scotchbrite, and rinse off. It's an amazing cleaner and holds mold at bay longer.
discovered making vinegar thru your page here as well as a few other people's do now I'm in a small scale vinegar making binge. I just strained apple, pear, and chai tea a couple of days ago. over the weekend, I will be straining grape, cranberry, and cranberry-apple. going to start orange and rice this weekend.
You can also use this scrap vinegar in refrigerator pickle recipes that are intended to be used up in a short amount of time, or as a hair rinse diluted with water.
Thanks so much Jill, can't wait to give this a try! It's good to be living in Australia for this kind of thing as fermenting takes half the time because it's so darn hot here!
you probably already know this, but you can also make pectin. takes a long time though. mom used to use it in her jams - she canned applesauce, apple butter, apple jelly and froze the rest in wedges for pies.
LindasCinema has a video that shows you how to test the vinegar. So I’m excited that we can use this vinegar if it’s acid is high enough. So easy to test. Now that I know. Thanks to Jill and Linda. ❤️
I think you are one amazing lady. I enjoy your newsletter on a regular basis - but appreciate the opportunity within this format to give another shout-out of appreciation for all you do and all you share and for the simple, enlightening and elegant way you do share. (Once I recall you asked for votes on format preferences - I still am a fan of the written word more than the video'd word - but here there is a conducive way to respond.)
So many good uses. I think most of my vinegar goes to cleaning and fabric softener uses. I have not heard of using it for hair conditioner. Huh! Who knew?
Keeps ants away, germinates seeds, cleans plant pots and burnt kitchen pots, its a herbicide, keeps fruit fly away, preserves cut flowers, gets rid of slugs and snails, cleans brass and coins, neutralizes the spray on veg too.
Excellent video. Apple Cider Vinegar is great for health. One thing to consider though - apples are rich in sugar, esp. fructose, a top culprit in fatty liver, tooth decay, high levels of insulin, and hence metabolic syndrome (incl. obesity & type 2 diabetes). See Dr. Steven Gundry's books (Plant paradox; Energy Paradox; Longevity Paradox) and Dr. David Perlmutter's books.
A good use for large quantities of ACV is to make the drink called "Shrub" I made mine from cubed apples,sugar and pickling spices to taste in a jar,then fill up with ACV. It will ferment so don't seal the jar until you are sure it stops bubbling. Surprisingly delicious and probiotic too....
Vinegar is great for cleaning up rusty tools. Just let them soak for a few days in a bucket with water and vinegar. Washing windows, just use in a spray bottle, wipe clean with newspaper for no streak clean windows. Vinegar in a container that has hard water deposits will dissolve those hard water deposits, just let it soak. Disciplining cats so they don't scratch your furniture, just use a little vinegar mixed into a water spray bottle they will learn without getting hurt. Tons and tons of uses for vinegar. Many videos on what vinegar can be used for. ..
Great project and use of scraps. I use left over peels and cores to make a lovely pink apple jelly. It was a recipe my grandmother, Ruth, used to make.
Great video Jill, that vinegar looks awesome. Im making some apple cider vinegar now but want to try the pear vinegar this summer...thanks for sharing your recipe.
I made apple vinegar for the 1st time mid October. My apples must of had tons of natural pectin in it cause my vinegar is on the thick side. It tastes really tart and vinegary. (with a little apple taste. I assumed the thick thing floating on the top was the mother (from all the research i have done) Anyways have you ever experienced vinegar that was thickish (is that a word) Great video Jill. I enjoy them all
Thanks for sharing, Jill. 👍 Hope your chickens, goats and cows are ok after feasting on the peels.🤔 There was a curious case, years ago of cattle dying of bloating after farmers in New Zealand fed their animals with surplus kiwi fruits from the orchard.😁
Funny thing, I just made dehydrated apples, but not to worry there will be more. I only dehydrate them when they get too mushy for my taste. When dehydrated the mushy over ripe apples turn into pantry candy! Have a great day.
Thank you for a very clearly explained technique! I've done this once (learning from another video calling it apple cider vinegar), and gave up because I thought I must have done something wrong because it did NOT come out like ACV. Now I know the difference! I'll try again.
This is a great video - thank you! :) I have been making apple scrap vinegar for years, but just thought about the possibility of using it in the laundry instead of white vinegar. What do you think about that idea?
Thanks for the recipe great idea of using our left over apple scraps since we make lots of applesauce. Another option is to make apple jelly from the scraps check online for the recipe.
If you want to use your vinegar for canning just use test strips to test your PH level. It'll all depend on how long you process to get that desired ph.
5:32 I got a ph meter from Amazon for like $12. Just fyi. It has saved my butt several times. You want the ph below 4.6 to prevent salmonella so when I lactoferment veggies I know if it’s safe to consume. Does that translate to what percent of vinegar is in your batch? Does it help to ensure you get 5% if you start your vinegar with a tablespoon of ACV with the mother from the store?
@@Msesmith2 I guess you can use a simple PH strip. Normal white vinegar usually measures around PH 2.4 and has 5% acidity. The lower the PH, the more acid it is. At PH 7 is not acid anymore and above that it is a basic solution. So I guess you can aim for around ph 2.4 (you can dilute in distilled water if needed). I think you need at least ph 4.0 or lower for it to be safe. There are more complex tests you can do to find out the exact acidity. Not sure about the max acidity though (there is a maximum to be edible as well).
As a homebrewer, i actually think youre rite to say cool; i prefer to brew most brews at a relatively cold temp, but still above the min temp for the yeast. I actually aim for like a 60f temp, tho id also pitch just a little bread yeast in with the scraps here to help kickstart the yeast fermentation and not rely solely on wild yeast. Colder does take longer, but ive found that it helps to bring out better flavours in the final brew/vinegar. Its sorta like pre-agin it for part of the fermentation time. Most yeast can survive to prty cold temps, esp if usin actual brewers yeast; tho if ya want fast brews you def want to use a temp like 70-80f dependin on the yeast strain. 70f is probs a grt middle ground to aim for tho, but id still rec tryin it some time in a slightly colder location. Just check that it still bubbles to know if the yeast are awake and doin their thing; and give it a mix and come back in a day if it stops to see if they were just nappin so to say heh
You can use vinegar to clean. I add a splash to the water I use to rinse my dishes after washing them, to the soapy water I'm going to use to mop my floors, as a fabric softner and I also spray it in my chicken coops to disinfect and ward off insects and chicken lice
Good video. On a different note, I noticed that you have cast iron skillets in the background. When I used those and washed them, rust developed on them. How do you clean cast iron skillets without having rust develop on it? Do you have any videos on this? If not, that might be a good idea for a video.
Rub them down with bacon grease and put them in a hot oven for a little while to absorb the grease. Wipe dry after cooling with a paper towel or newspaper.
I need those glass weights! I just threw out an entire batch of hot honey cuz the peppers rose and molded. And I didn't like any of the ideas of adding plastic so this glass weight thing is perfect. Adding to cart!
pH test strips can give assurance; I'd be interested in: how to clarify vinegars, when is it safe /ok to close the lid & store vinegar? how to increase the acidity of vinegar for various uses, or just concentrate it for storage. (there's a german 25% brand that is neutral & great to work with, sparingly)
Hi Jill. Im in the process of making ACV right now. I made 2 half gallons. One of them started leaking all over and when I took the pickle weight off there was black all over it so I dumped it. Was it still good or? Thank you and Merry Christmas
Hmm... there was black coloration down into the liquid in the jar? That doesn't sound great-- I'm not too concerned if the discoloration is at the top (where the fruit was exposed to air), but if it's down in the liquid, you were wise to toss it.
It’s good that you mention that homemade vinegar is not useful for canning. Unfortunately, most TH-cam videos about DYI homemade vinegar _don’t_ make this clear. It’s all but impossible to make homemade vinegar reach the necessary 5% concentration. In short, really well-made batch _might_ make it to 3%. This is OK for, for example “refrigerator pickles”, especially if you’re not planning to keep them for too long. But for actual canning, it’s not safe.
I made peach vinegar 2 weeks ago. It formed a scoby but on top of the scoby, it had a few places that were blackened. I scoop it all off , strained it through a cheesecloth & into a new jar. Q: is the vinegar a loss? (It smells lightly of peach with a slight tang to it. So it doesn’t smell off). Q #2: After straining into a new jar, white foam already started foaming at the top & it appears to have a mother @ the bottom. Does peach ferment faster than other fruits? I did an apple vinegar & did not experience any of this. TIA!
Thanks for watching! Here's my tutorial for making homemade broth-- another pantry staple that costs PENNIES to create! th-cam.com/video/dCn1oC63TTw/w-d-xo.html
You also might be able to use that stronger vinegar for killing weeds ... the homemade weed killers use 30% acidity.
Do you use this homemade vinegar to clean with
Alternative to glass weight is water in a sealed plastic bag or a flat rock in a sealed bag.
I have some glass weights similar to hers, they become slimy and are almost impossible to remove. So I put them in a plastic bag now, and that works really well.
@@amandahuginkiss6868 Hm,... plastic should be avoided esp. in acidic solutions.
Just a heads up. Its relatively easy to test the acidity of your vinegar
Literally just use a PH testing strip thats made for testing water
A PH of 2.4 usually equals out to 5% acidity. The lower the PH the more acidic the vinegar is.
I use apple cider vinegar rinse for conditioner on my hair once a week. Great for your scalp, getting rid of build up and it makes hair super soft. Smell goes away after your hair dries. Just don't get it into your eyes! Ouch!!
Absolutely! I tried this recently and it is amazing! I was with home made soap, rinse, then use a mix of vinegar and water, then rinse. My hair stays cleaner for longer, looks shinier, smells nice, feels softer, and is less frizzy and oily. Its amazing! I'll never use shampoo and conditioner to wash my hair again!
Well In retrospect, you won't get pink eye.. im actually being serious :)
I do this too, it's very essential for my dreadlocks otherwise I get some gnarly buildup and my dreads will unravel.
I believe it would blind you.
I use apple cider vinegar as a rinse as well, but when I washed my hair last week I made my own homemade shampoo and it really stripped and cleaned my hair beyond my expectations, I just added the vinegar to my homemade shampoo instead of doing the vinegar rinse.
-Black soap
-2tsp apple cider vinegar with the mother
-Few drops of peppermint oil
-Few drops of rosemary oil
- 1tsp vegetable glycerin
And there you go, know the measurements vary depending on the amount of hair you have but as far as the vinegar, 2tsp should be enough because your only applying the shampoo mainly on the scalp. And don’t forget to use a conditioner after, the rinse it out then use a leave In conditioner.❤️
Awesome, thanks for this diy.
I have been using apple vinegar for 18 years to rinse my long hair after washing, hair guaranteed to be shiny and in top Olympic shape.
Very impressive. Nothing go to waste. I love to see your young daughter in video helping. Great job.
i bet those vinegar apple scraps are good for the chickens, since it's so packed with fermented and probiotic things. not to mention acetic acid.
Vinegar is also good for cleaning metal things that have rusted. Just put it in a glass jar and completely cover it with vinegar. Wait for a week or so, take out and rinse. Rust gone. Then a light coating of oil to guard against new rust.
That's how i clean my grill grates when they rust
I'm making apple vinegar for the first time. I'm so excited. A week and a half in and all looks good.
watching this because I use SO MUCH apple cider vinegar, I use it as an aftershave for my legs/everything, to rinse soap out of my dreads, in my dogs water, to clean my house(I mix it with hydrogen peroxide), to wash clothes. I'm like dang, I need to make this myself 😅🤣
Short and sweet tutorial!!! Will try
I made it for the first time like a month ago. It was my first apple cider vinegar and it is so easy and nice. I enjoyed a lot watching the bubbling. I used the peels of Mandarine to create a little jar of vinegar I use for dressins. Thanks for your always clear videos.
OOh, ooh, what a great idea!
Great tutorial Jill and great point at the end about maybe not using it for canning. We like to add some kombucha to our vinegar at the beginning to give it a boost, and we've found it helps prevent mould even without a weight. We make ours in a 5 gallon plastic pail and keep adding apple scraps to it.
I add apple scraps to the roots my pineapple plants...makes them sweeter
Most excellent double use of scraps! Thank you, Jill!
Thank you so much, I really appreciate a clear and concise video. I also appreciate that you said to give the fruit scraps to the animals or to put them in the compost and not in the trash.
You can make Fire Cider with the vinegar. That's what I do.
thanks, Jill; i picked 2 bushel of apples yesterday; and have 12 quarts of pie filling ready to cook, i saved my peels and cores, put them in a clean 5 gallon pail. it's my first time trying this, thanks for the tips.
Thanks for the video. When im in Oregon theres lots of apple trees growing in the wild. This video will come in handy
Tks for saying WHY we can't use the vinegar for canning. 👍✝️❤️🙏
The best part was the chickens eating the apple peels. Thanks Jill!
Also did you use organic apples?
I really loved that too
I'm sure they got a buzz 😂😂😂
ACV also makes a good foot bath too! The chickens were hilarious with the apple peels, yes spaghetti, chickens are awesome!
I took the leaving and mashed them through a strainer. I put the peels in the compost and used the mash in oatmeal cookies. Yum! (I also squeeze the toothpaste tube until absolutely nothing can remain.)
Can I make it without sugar ?
The GF and I made our apple cider vinegar in a kraut crock and put the finished 1.5 gl in .5 gl jrs....Was real happy to have it turn out
You can use it half'n'half with dishwashing liquid, in a spray bottle, spray it on your shower, leave 5 mins, then scrub with a little water and a scotchbrite, and rinse off. It's an amazing cleaner and holds mold at bay longer.
discovered making vinegar thru your page here as well as a few other people's do now I'm in a small scale vinegar making binge. I just strained apple, pear, and chai tea a couple of days ago. over the weekend, I will be straining grape, cranberry, and cranberry-apple. going to start orange and rice this weekend.
You can also use this scrap vinegar in refrigerator pickle recipes that are intended to be used up in a short amount of time, or as a hair rinse diluted with water.
You can use the vinegar to make home made fabric softener I use it and it works great on clothes and towels and it’s chemical free
Thanks so much Jill, can't wait to give this a try! It's good to be living in Australia for this kind of thing as fermenting takes half the time because it's so darn hot here!
Living in a hot place definitely as advantages when you're fermenting!
Thanks, watched your video with my three young daughters who are excited to make homemade vinegarand they said your video was, "really fun!"😄
I do this with pineapple peel too.
you probably already know this, but you can also make pectin. takes a long time though. mom used to use it in her jams - she canned applesauce, apple butter, apple jelly and froze the rest in wedges for pies.
How?
Thank you for this. I just made a jar for the first time and I’m excited to see how it turns out.
I use the vinegar for making elderberry shrubs for my husband and I! Super refreshing, healthy natural like soda!
LindasCinema has a video that shows you how to test the vinegar. So I’m excited that we can use this vinegar if it’s acid is high enough. So easy to test. Now that I know. Thanks to Jill and Linda. ❤️
Seeing the chicken chow down on the peels made me smile! Great video thank you :)
I think you are one amazing lady. I enjoy your newsletter on a regular basis - but appreciate the opportunity within this format to give another shout-out of appreciation for all you do and all you share and for the simple, enlightening and elegant way you do share. (Once I recall you asked for votes on format preferences - I still am a fan of the written word more than the video'd word - but here there is a conducive way to respond.)
So many good uses. I think most of my vinegar goes to cleaning and fabric softener uses. I have not heard of using it for hair conditioner. Huh! Who knew?
Keeps ants away, germinates seeds, cleans plant pots and burnt kitchen pots, its a herbicide, keeps fruit fly away, preserves cut flowers, gets rid of slugs and snails, cleans brass and coins, neutralizes the spray on veg too.
Excellent video. Apple Cider Vinegar is great for health. One thing to consider though - apples are rich in sugar, esp. fructose, a top culprit in fatty liver, tooth decay, high levels of insulin, and hence metabolic syndrome (incl. obesity & type 2 diabetes). See Dr. Steven Gundry's books (Plant paradox; Energy Paradox; Longevity Paradox) and Dr. David Perlmutter's books.
A good use for large quantities of ACV is to make the drink called "Shrub"
I made mine from cubed apples,sugar and pickling spices to taste in a jar,then fill up with ACV.
It will ferment so don't seal the jar until you are sure it stops bubbling.
Surprisingly delicious and probiotic too....
Vinegar is great for cleaning up rusty tools. Just let them soak for a few days in a bucket with water and vinegar. Washing windows, just use in a spray bottle, wipe clean with newspaper for no streak clean windows. Vinegar in a container that has hard water deposits will dissolve those hard water deposits, just let it soak. Disciplining cats so they don't scratch your furniture, just use a little vinegar mixed into a water spray bottle they will learn without getting hurt.
Tons and tons of uses for vinegar. Many videos on what vinegar can be used for.
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Great video. Clear. Easy to follow. Well done.
Great project and use of scraps. I use left over peels and cores to make a lovely pink apple jelly. It was a recipe my grandmother, Ruth, used to make.
Could you please share the recipe?
My husband says the best peach jelly he's ever had was made from peach peelings!
soak it in herbs like lavender and do a hair soak so good for the hair ♡
Excellent, Thank you for this video. Actually, we really enjoy them all.
Thanks for watching!
Great video Jill, that vinegar looks awesome. Im making some apple cider vinegar now but want to try the pear vinegar this summer...thanks for sharing your recipe.
I made apple vinegar for the 1st time mid October. My apples must of had tons of natural pectin in it cause my vinegar is on the thick side. It tastes really tart and vinegary. (with a little apple taste. I assumed the thick thing floating on the top was the mother (from all the research i have done) Anyways have you ever experienced vinegar that was thickish (is that a word) Great video Jill. I enjoy them all
Yes-- sometimes I've had it thicker-- and I bet the floaty thing was the mother!
@@theprairiehomestead Awesome thanks....i kept that big old floaty thing thinking it was mum. Thanks Jill
Sooo... then we shouldn't take the floaty thing out unless it looks moldy?
@@themamabearlife3339 yeah if it is a thick gelatinous thing, mine covered the whole top surface.
@@themamabearlife3339 google images of a mother on vinegar. it will show what it looks like
Thanks for sharing, Jill. 👍
Hope your chickens, goats and cows are ok after feasting on the peels.🤔
There was a curious case, years ago of cattle dying of bloating after farmers in New Zealand fed their animals with surplus kiwi fruits from the orchard.😁
Funny thing, I just made dehydrated apples, but not to worry there will be more. I only dehydrate them when they get too mushy for my taste. When dehydrated the mushy over ripe apples turn into pantry candy! Have a great day.
Yes! My kids think the dehydrated ones are candy. ;)
Thank you for a very clearly explained technique! I've done this once (learning from another video calling it apple cider vinegar), and gave up because I thought I must have done something wrong because it did NOT come out like ACV. Now I know the difference! I'll try again.
Jill, I thank you for the informative video and covering all the do's and dont's of the process.
Back in the fall i got a bunch of apples from my boss, i work at a nursery, and made apple pie and apple cider vinegar
Get a freeze dryer girl!! You'll love it 😀
Brilliant thank you, I'm on the Vinegar making, cheers
This is a great video - thank you! :) I have been making apple scrap vinegar for years, but just thought about the possibility of using it in the laundry instead of white vinegar. What do you think about that idea?
I’m interested in that also
I do it, I add dried thyme, lavender, Eucalyptus, etc in bottles and strain after a couple of weeks. It is pure magic!!
Thanks I'm new to your channel and learning lots !
Thanks for the recipe great idea of using our left over apple scraps since we make lots of applesauce. Another option is to make apple jelly from the scraps check online for the recipe.
Yesss best use of scraps 🥰🥰🥰
Great presentation. Thanks for the information.
I use the cores and peels to make apple jelly. It’s delicious! But I’m going to give this a try next! 😁
looks like a nice recipe Jill.
wish I lived down the road from you, thanks for helping me become such a momma. 😂
Not sure but I think you can get strips to measure the acid level
Omg I love this . I need to jump on board and do it . Especially with everything going to shit . I can totally see stores not carrying it .
Heads up vinegar with 4% is on the shelves now so please read the jugs and be sure it’s 5%
If you want to use your vinegar for canning just use test strips to test your PH level. It'll all depend on how long you process to get that desired ph.
Love this! Thanks for sharing! It makes me miss our chickens too!
5:32 I got a ph meter from Amazon for like $12. Just fyi. It has saved my butt several times. You want the ph below 4.6 to prevent salmonella so when I lactoferment veggies I know if it’s safe to consume. Does that translate to what percent of vinegar is in your batch? Does it help to ensure you get 5% if you start your vinegar with a tablespoon of ACV with the mother from the store?
Wonderful!!! How long does it last in the fridge? Wish I had a root cellar
However long vinegar lasts. A year? Forever? Somewhere in that zone.
No need for the fridge. If it gets above 5% acidity it will age like a wine. It will only get better and never go bad.
@@gustavinus is there a way to check if it's above a certain level of acidity? 🤗 (Sorry if this is a silly question, I'm new to all this!!)
@@Msesmith2 I guess you can use a simple PH strip. Normal white vinegar usually measures around PH 2.4 and has 5% acidity. The lower the PH, the more acid it is. At PH 7 is not acid anymore and above that it is a basic solution. So I guess you can aim for around ph 2.4 (you can dilute in distilled water if needed). I think you need at least ph 4.0 or lower for it to be safe. There are more complex tests you can do to find out the exact acidity. Not sure about the max acidity though (there is a maximum to be edible as well).
As a homebrewer, i actually think youre rite to say cool; i prefer to brew most brews at a relatively cold temp, but still above the min temp for the yeast. I actually aim for like a 60f temp, tho id also pitch just a little bread yeast in with the scraps here to help kickstart the yeast fermentation and not rely solely on wild yeast.
Colder does take longer, but ive found that it helps to bring out better flavours in the final brew/vinegar. Its sorta like pre-agin it for part of the fermentation time.
Most yeast can survive to prty cold temps, esp if usin actual brewers yeast; tho if ya want fast brews you def want to use a temp like 70-80f dependin on the yeast strain.
70f is probs a grt middle ground to aim for tho, but id still rec tryin it some time in a slightly colder location. Just check that it still bubbles to know if the yeast are awake and doin their thing; and give it a mix and come back in a day if it stops to see if they were just nappin so to say heh
Awesome. Can't wait to start making some.. Thanks
3: 1 water to vinegar makes a good toner for skin. I have never had clear skin until I did this. Just don't put to close to eyes
You can use vinegar to clean. I add a splash to the water I use to rinse my dishes after washing them, to the soapy water I'm going to use to mop my floors, as a fabric softner and I also spray it in my chicken coops to disinfect and ward off insects and chicken lice
Good video. On a different note, I noticed that you have cast iron skillets in the background. When I used those and washed them, rust developed on them. How do you clean cast iron skillets without having rust develop on it? Do you have any videos on this? If not, that might be a good idea for a video.
Rub them down with bacon grease and put them in a hot oven for a little while to absorb the grease. Wipe dry after cooling with a paper towel or newspaper.
@@elizabethgassaway9519 Thank you. If you don't have bacon grease is there anything else you can add?
@@BoxerDogs any kind of oil or fat will do!
Pick up some vinegar acidic strips online to test if concerned about acidy count.
Excellent !!!! Thank you soooooo much !!!! Love it !! Wonderful explanation !!!!
Wow!! Waste not what not. I love it. I will have to remember this for next apple 🍎 season. Unfortunately ours did not do good this year.
Or reuse them before composting or chickens or pigs
I love your videos! I'm so glad I found your channel!
Glad you're enjoying them!
Thank you for sharing
I need those glass weights! I just threw out an entire batch of hot honey cuz the peppers rose and molded. And I didn't like any of the ideas of adding plastic so this glass weight thing is perfect. Adding to cart!
pH test strips can give assurance; I'd be interested in:
how to clarify vinegars,
when is it safe /ok to close the lid & store vinegar?
how to increase the acidity of vinegar for various uses, or just concentrate it for storage.
(there's a german 25% brand that is neutral & great to work with, sparingly)
Ugh I didn't give mine sugar, just some already fermented ACV as starter. Hmmm
I did that with my kombucha once and it just tasted like REALLY watered down vinegar : (
Thank you.
If you can your slices in simple syrup you can just blend them for delicious apple sauce with out the cooking method.
They think it's worms:
Make switchel:. ACV (or ASV, as it were), make syrup and water. Yum! My kids called it vinegarade!
Hi Jill. Im in the process of making ACV right now. I made 2 half gallons. One of them started leaking all over and when I took the pickle weight off there was black all over it so I dumped it. Was it still good or? Thank you and Merry Christmas
Hmm... there was black coloration down into the liquid in the jar? That doesn't sound great-- I'm not too concerned if the discoloration is at the top (where the fruit was exposed to air), but if it's down in the liquid, you were wise to toss it.
@@theprairiehomestead Thanks so much Jill! ❤️
it's really confusing that in the video you say 1 tablespoon per quart and on your website it says 1 tablespoon per cup.... that's a big difference
Use a ph test. 4.5 to 5 is where you want it. You get a kit with testing tub and drops with your ph up or ph down.
Another great video. Thanks so much.
If you wanted to pickle with homemade vinegar you could measure the pH and check the acid is strong enough.
Awesome video, live you and your channel. ❤
It’s good that you mention that homemade vinegar is not useful for canning.
Unfortunately, most TH-cam videos about DYI homemade vinegar _don’t_ make this clear. It’s all but impossible to make homemade vinegar reach the necessary 5% concentration.
In short, really well-made batch _might_ make it to 3%. This is OK for, for example “refrigerator pickles”, especially if you’re not planning to keep them for too long. But for actual canning, it’s not safe.
This was so helpful. Thank you!
I wish I had seen this sooner. I'm going to do this tomorrow after I make a batch of applesauce!!!
Question: would the sugar in the fruit not be enough for the yeast during the fermentation process?
I made peach vinegar 2 weeks ago. It formed a scoby but on top of the scoby, it had a few places that were blackened. I scoop it all off , strained it through a cheesecloth & into a new jar.
Q: is the vinegar a loss?
(It smells lightly of peach with a slight tang to it. So it doesn’t smell off).
Q #2:
After straining into a new jar, white foam already started foaming at the top & it appears to have a mother @ the bottom.
Does peach ferment faster than other fruits? I did an apple vinegar & did not experience any of this.
TIA!
I guess I'm off to buy more apples..😂
Make sure you read the labels on vinegar now. Manufacturers are reducing their products from 5% down to 4%.
Such a good idea. I made Apple Scrap jelly this year.