Re: [CH] Chile fermentation? V8 #614
jim@wildpepper.com
Thu, 21 Nov 2002 17:49:51 -0500
Re: Then is "cider vinegar" actually fermented?
Depends, as usual. There are commercial 'ciders vinegars' which are
simply white vinegar with concentrated apple flavoring added. I was
sent a 1 ounce bottle of concentrate for evaluation one time. The
bottle would knock you on your can from the apple smell. 1 oz was
supposed to do a 55 GALLON drum. I declined.
Fortunately, 'natural' cider vinegar is easy to come by. We used to
make it by the hogshead at the apple orchard. We had 5 enormous wooden
tuns that we aged it in. Kept some pretty mean mother from year to year
for a started.
Alas, it all went by the wayside in the late 80's.
-Jim C
Mild to Wild