Make Your Own Fruit Vinegar: A Beginner's Guide


A display of ripe apples


Learn one more practical skill with this free beginner's guide!


Have you ever had one of those moments when you discovered that something you've always bought at the store is actually something you can make yourself?


I have.


Years ago, making yogurt from scratch led me to baking bread, and then to one “I can make that?” discovery after another.


Making fruit vinegar was one of them.


And it turns out that making vinegar at home isn't nearly as complicated as you might think. With fruit or fruit scraps, sugar, water and a little patience, you can make your own fruit vinegar right in your kitchen.


It's also a wonderfully resourceful way to use apple peels and cores, extra fruit, or even a crop of less-than-perfect fruit instead of letting it go to waste.


A box of apples, ready to make into fruit vinegar.


I'll show you how


Make Your Own Fruit Vinegar: A Beginner's Guide walks you through the process step by step, using the same method I've used for years to make vinegar from apples, pears, plums, pineapple and more.


Inside the free guide, you'll learn:


  • The simple proportions I use for a quart-size batch
  • What supplies you'll need
  • How to make your first batch, step by step
  • What to expect while your vinegar ferments
  • How to recognize a mother of vinegar
  • What's normal, and what might mean something has gone wrong
  • How to know when your vinegar is ready
  • How to strain, store and use your finished vinegar
  • An important safety precaution


You don't need special equipment or complicated ingredients.


You just need the directions.


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A bucketful of delicious, juicy blackberries

Yes, you can even make vinegar from berries!