Hey...I know, I know...but this Cider Forum is the only place that seems even halfway suitable for this question!
I've got several members of my family, plus extended family - aunts, cousins, nieces, etc., that take doses of Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) daily.
Regular ACV from the supermarket, at $1.39US @ quart, is unacceptable it seems, as it is pasteurized.
They believe that only the unpastuerized version from the health food store, at $7+US @ quart, plus the fuel to drive 25 miles one way, offers the health benefits that they say that ACV offers.
Even without figuring the cost of the fuel, this is getting near to the cost of bottled wine!
I've read somewhere that ACV can be made with the leftovers from the makings of apple cider.
I realize that there are NO leftovers from making Apfelwein (other than plastic jugs), but as cheap as apple juice is, home made ACV from 100% apple cider/juice is still gonna be way cheaper than the health food store source.
Plus, I can see a nice little cottage industry being generated here, just suppling my own family!
Can anyone provide, or point me to, a recipe?
Pogo
BTW - Would fermenting ACV in the same room with my other carboys cause problems?
I've got several members of my family, plus extended family - aunts, cousins, nieces, etc., that take doses of Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) daily.
Regular ACV from the supermarket, at $1.39US @ quart, is unacceptable it seems, as it is pasteurized.
They believe that only the unpastuerized version from the health food store, at $7+US @ quart, plus the fuel to drive 25 miles one way, offers the health benefits that they say that ACV offers.
Even without figuring the cost of the fuel, this is getting near to the cost of bottled wine!
I've read somewhere that ACV can be made with the leftovers from the makings of apple cider.
I realize that there are NO leftovers from making Apfelwein (other than plastic jugs), but as cheap as apple juice is, home made ACV from 100% apple cider/juice is still gonna be way cheaper than the health food store source.
Plus, I can see a nice little cottage industry being generated here, just suppling my own family!
Can anyone provide, or point me to, a recipe?
Pogo
BTW - Would fermenting ACV in the same room with my other carboys cause problems?