apple vinegar

I made apple vinegar.  I am so impressed myself.  I can even see the mother!  This was very exciting.  Apples and water and I have vinegar.  I did not realize it was that simple. 

I pulled some off and the only negative is that it is going to need to settle a bit to make it less funky before I use it.  It is like a bottle of dandelion mead I got years ago, it tasted lovely as long as the sediment was at the bottom.  Getting the apples out of the jar mixed it all up.

I got this crazy idea to make roasted apple bread.  I did not wish to waste the peels and cores.  So I took about a pint of vinegar out of my jar and all the nine month old apples.  The mother broke up a bit but I do not think that will be much of a problem in the long run.

Into the jar went the cores and peels with about a pint of water.  I roasted the apples for the bread.  The bread was obviously a success because I was told it was almost gone this morning and more would be appreciated.  The apple vinegar is bubbling and frothing again so the yeastie beasties are happy. 

More apple bread, tarts, pies, or plain roasted apples to be made and I will add the peels and cores here again.  There is always a need for vinegar in this house and this means less food waste.  There are so many fermentation experiments going on.  I really need to make more mustard but it will not be ready before I need it.  That is my life.