Jonathon Sawyer of Greenhouse Tavern turns party leftovers into vinegar: start with malt or wheat beer, add a vinegar mother, and wait. This recipe first appeared in our 2015 SAVEUR 100.
Ingredients
- 8 malt or wheat beer
- Cheesecloth
- 4 oz. vinegar
- 1 gallon glass jar, sterilized
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Instructions
Step 1
Place malt or wheat beer in glass jar; whisk to aerate. Cover mouth of jar with a triple layer of cheesecloth and secure with a rubber band; set in a warm, dark place for 6 hours. Uncover and stir in vinegar mother; re-cover with cheesecloth. Drape a dark dish towel over jar and let sit about 3 months; strain. Store at room temperature up to 6 months.
- Place malt or wheat beer in glass jar; whisk to aerate. Cover mouth of jar with a triple layer of cheesecloth and secure with a rubber band; set in a warm, dark place for 6 hours. Uncover and stir in vinegar mother; re-cover with cheesecloth. Drape a dark dish towel over jar and let sit about 3 months; strain. Store at room temperature up to 6 months.
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