DIY Apple Cider Vinegar

I have to say I'm shocked, SHOCKED I tell you, how simple this is!

DIY APPLE CIDER VINEGAR

This link is to one of many sites related to this procedure. Basically, you don't need much in order to make your own Apple Cider Vinegar. Here's the short version of how you do it.

1)  gather your apples; it doesn't matter if they're all the same kind or not - some people recommend a mix of sweet, tart, and bitter

2)  wash 'em

3)  cut 'em up into cubes of one inch or so, including peels and seeds 

4)  put 'em into a glass container 

5)  cover 'em with room temperature water that didn't come out of your tap - filtered rain water or snow melt, or filtered water from your store; make sure all of the apple pieces are covered but leave an inch or so at the top

6)  add honey or cane sugar at a ratio of about one part to five parts apple and stir until it's all dissolved; as always, raw honey is best - if you can't get it, do the best you can with what you've got to work with and call it good enough

7)  cover with a lightweight cloth and secure it around the top

8)  stir it once or twice a day for a week or so; leave it alone the rest of the time; bubbles will start forming and you'll smell the honey fermenting; the apple pieces will sink to the bottom during this time

9)  when all of the apple pieces have sunk, you've got hard apple cider; use the cloth you've had your container covered with to strain the apple pieces out; the liquid goes into either another big glass container or into glass canning jars [note: if you use lightweight apples they might never sink; strain anyhow after a week and a half if it smells like alcohol]

10)  cover the filled container(s) with cloth and secure said cloth to said container top(s)

11)  leave it alone for a month or so - yeah I realize this sounds awfully time-expensive but it doesn't take hardly any effort on your part so quit whining;  while it's sitting there a 'mother culture' will form on the top and some sediment will gather in the bottom; don't fret yourself, this is what's supposed to happen - it's turning the alcohol of the hard apple cider into acetic acid, which is what you want

12)  strain it again into the jars you'll be storing it in and put it away out of direct sunlight; your Apple Cider Vinegar will not go bad - it might grow another 'mother culture', though; you can just strain it again if you want; if it gets too strong for your taste all you have to do is dilute it with more water that didn't come out of your tap

I'm thinking that if you're reading this you already have a mighty fine idea about all the uses Apple Cider Vinegar can be put to. If not, a quick search on line will tell you in no time flat what a great thing this stuff is.

Here's a LINK to get you started. It's got a bunch of some of the most common uses.

Okay, I'll give you a hint:

Preventive medicine

Curative medicine

Hair

Face

Cleaning

Pets

...

Go take a look for yourself! It's got amazing benefits for such a darned simple thing (not to mention economical).