Apple vinegar is a great natural addition in the kitchen and cosmetics, my dear. The French have been using it for a long time to care for their skin and help maintain a slim figure. It is trendy among models and, most importantly, we can make the most ecological one ourselves from home, and only 3 ingredients are enough.
I do apple vinegar when I have a lot of different apple scraps left, for example, when I make an apple cake.
Thoroughly wash the apples and cut them into pieces. For the vinegar, we use all parts of the apples except the stalks.
Add honey to boiled warm water, cool it down, and pour over our apples earlier in a scalded jar.
For vinegar production, we do not use metal spoons or bowls because the bacteria that ferment fermentation react badly with the metal. It includes glass, plastic and wood.
We cover the jar as soon as I have it ready with a gipsy glass cup.
I close the lid at night and gently open it for the whole day.
I wouldn't say I like the version with cloths and rubber bands because everything is dirty when the vinegar ferments. But I can use vinegar in such a jar, too. It is a proven option.
Apples prepared in this way should be placed in a warm place and mixed well every day to get air inside, promoting fermentation.
Vinegar production takes from 1 to 3 weeks and depends on the acidity of the apples. The vinegar is ready when it stops fermenting.
Unfortunately, all the vinegar is thrown away when mould appears, which means that the fermentation did not go in the right direction.The recipe gives about 1 liter of apple vinegar. Store apple cider vinegar in a tightly closed bottle in a dark place.
You can read more about the properties of apple vinegar on my blog.