Apple Cider Vinegar Mother

Vinegar Mother for Homemade Vinegar

A vinegar mother is a living culture of acetic acid bacteria that helps transform alcohol into vinegar. It forms naturally during vinegar fermentation as the bacteria convert alcohol into acetic acid, creating the characteristic sharp, tangy flavour of vinegar.

Our vinegar mother is suitable for making your own vinegar at home from a variety of fermented liquids, including apple cider, fruit wines and other alcoholic bases.

Making vinegar is a wonderfully simple example of traditional food fermentation. With a little patience, the vinegar mother does the work of transforming your chosen base into a naturally fermented vinegar. How much do I need?

This pack contains one vinegar mother, suitable for starting a batch of approximately 1 litre.

Once established, a healthy vinegar mother can continue to grow and develop during fermentation. You may be able to use the resulting mother to start future batches, allowing you to continue making your o...