Homemade Apple Cider Vinegar
Homemade Apple Scrap Vinegar
Apple cider vinegar - one of nature's forgotten natural remedy. A great time to pull this one out!
I love to use the apples that come right off my trees. Because, of course my family can’t eat all they produce, we’ve gotten creative over the years. In addition, experiencing the joy in watching the apple trees we planted sprout, grow and provide for our family has us feeling a bit tender about being wasteful of ANY part of the work of those little trees. So, we try to use every part. Even when I’m baking with the apples then, I found that a simple and very useful use of those peelings and cores is to make a version of homemade apple cider vinegar. Of course, it’s really apple SCRAP vinegar because we don’t cider it first, but useful all the same. You still can cider it first as well. I just go through so many apples that I make this instead of the extra effort. The only potential downfall is that it isn’t advisable to use Apple Scrap Vinegar for canning as it’s not acidic enough. It still is useful to make herbal medicines, for the most part.
If apple cider vinegar is new to you, then it’s uses would be worthy for you to check into. It has applications in health, beauty, and home care. For instance:
It can be used as a facial tonic to help reduce age spots, lighten skin, and even out skin tone, simply by putting a bit on a cotton ball and applying to face.
Household cleaner- mix 1 part ACV to 9 parts water in a spray bottle, used to clean all surfaces
Mixed with a 1:1 ratio, it can be very effective in taking urine and it’s lingering smell out of fabrics and carpets. Simple spray on, press to soak up the moisture until mostly dry, repeat as often as needed.
Use in cooking as recipes call for traditional ACV. Add to anything that you add baking soda too. It will give the baking soda action an additional boost, make your baking lighter and airier, and add a it of the goods from fermenting to your baked good as well.
How to:
Take your peelings and cores and place in a quart jar that has a lid. Peelings should fill maybe ¾ of the way up the jar.
Next, you’ll pour sugar water over the apple scraps. It’s 1 tbsp sugar to every 1 cup filtered water. If you’re getting water from the tap, pour it into a pitcher and leave it out on the counter overnight to evaporate any chlorine in the water. Pour the water to cover the scraps.
We want the scraps submerged in the water, not floating on the top, so you might think of investing in some fermenting stones. I will use a plastic cover in a pinch to push the apple scraps down and hold them down.
Cover with a cheesecloth or organic coffee filter and place in a warm dark place for 2 weeks.
The scraps can be strained at this point. Compost the scraps and put the filter back on.
Replace back in the warm dark location and allow to ferment another 2 weeks.
When the fermenting time is up it will have that distinct sharp vinegar-y bite. If it does not, simply ferment until it has the flavor you desire
Cover with a plastic lid or waxed paper between the glass jar and the metal standard lid and keep in the fridge.
Tips:
You can replace the sugar with honey, however through the fermentation the sugar is eaten, and it is a bit more effective
You can buy plastic lids to fit ball jars
Don’t forget to title and date, as you should with any herbs, homegoods, or medicinals.
* If a greyish scum appears on top, simple spoon it out and throw it out. If a gelatinuous blob appears in your vinegar, congratulations you have made a “mother”. You can store it separately and use it to jumpstart future batches. I just leave mine in the jar and store it that way until I make the next batch. I put the mother in with the next peelings when I start the next batch. SCD people: this ACV is great because without the mother it is considered SCD legal, so don’t ferment it so long that one develops. ACV with the mother is considered SCD illegal.
It’s perfectly fine to use bruised peelings, but avoid moldy fruit.
Uses for Apple Scrap Vinegar:
Rinse your hair with it
Use it as toner for face
Use it as an all purpose household cleaner 1 cup water to ½ cup ACV
Add it to soups for some kick
Add it to homemade sauces like barbecue sauce. Not only do you pop the flavor, you get the benefit of beneficial bacteria in the ACV.
ACV has been known to stabilize blood sugar after a high carb meal by taking 1 tsp after the meal.
Taking a tsp of ACV 15-20 min before a meal can help raise ph in the stomach in low acid individuals and help digest food better.
ACV has been known to neutralize odors. Simply mix with water in a spray bottle and spray to deodorize.
Can be used in place of straight vinegar to make salad vinaigrette
Dilute with water and gargle to soothe a sore throat. Since ACV has some antibacterial properties, it can help take away some of the offenders causing the soreness.
ACV can trap pesky fruit flies
Wash fruits and vegetables with ACV diluted with water to help kill harmful bacteria.
ACV can be an effective homemade natural weedkiller, used at full strength.
References:
https://uk.e-cloth.com/blogs/e-chatter/3-ways-to-use-apple-cider-vinegar-for-cleaning
https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2015/02/how-to-make-apple-cider-vinegar.html
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/apple-cider-vinegar-uses#section21
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Homemade Apple Scrap Vinegar
I love to use the apples that come right off my trees. Because, of course my family can’t eat all they produce, we’ve gotten creative over the years. In addition, experiencing the joy in watching the apple trees we planted sprout, grow and provide for our family has us feeling a bit tender about being wasteful of ANY part of the work of those little trees. So, we try to use every part. Even when I’m baking with the apples then, I found that a simple and very useful use of those peelings and cores is to make a version of homemade apple cider vinegar. Of course, it’s really apple SCRAP vinegar because we don’t cider it first, but useful all the same. You still can cider it first as well. I just go through so many apples that I make this instead of the extra effort. The only potential downfall is that it isn’t advisable to use Apple Scrap Vinegar for canning as it’s not acidic enough. It still is useful to make herbal medicines, for the most part.
If apple cider vinegar is new to you, then it’s uses would be worthy for you to check into. It has applications in health, beauty, and home care. For instance:
It can be used as a facial tonic to help reduce age spots, lighten skin, and even out skin tone, simply by putting a bit on a cotton ball and applying to face.
Household cleaner- mix 1 part ACV to 9 parts water in a spray bottle, used to clean all surfaces
Mixed with a 1:1 ratio, it can be very effective in taking urine and it’s lingering smell out of fabrics and carpets. Simple spray on, press to soak up the moisture until mostly dry, repeat as often as needed.
Use in cooking as recipes call for traditional ACV. Add to anything that you add baking soda too. It will give the baking soda action an additional boost, make your baking lighter and airier, and add a it of the goods from fermenting to your baked good as well.
How to:
Take your peelings and cores and place in a quart jar that has a lid. Peelings should fill maybe ¾ of the way up the jar.
Next, you’ll pour sugar water over the apple scraps. It’s 1 tbsp sugar to every 1 cup filtered water. If you’re getting water from the tap, pour it into a pitcher and leave it out on the counter overnight to evaporate any chlorine in the water. Pour the water to cover the scraps.
We want the scraps submerged in the water, not floating on the top, so you might think of investing in some fermenting stones. I will use a plastic cover in a pinch to push the apple scraps down and hold them down.
Cover with a cheesecloth or organic coffee filter and place in a warm dark place for 2 weeks.
The scraps can be strained at this point. Compost the scraps and put the filter back on.
Replace back in the warm dark location and allow to ferment another 2 weeks.
When the fermenting time is up it will have that distinct sharp vinegar-y bite. If it does not, simply ferment until it has the flavor you desire
Cover with a plastic lid or waxed paper between the glass jar and the metal standard lid and keep in the fridge.
Tips:
You can replace the sugar with honey, however through the fermentation the sugar is eaten, and it is a bit more effective
You can buy plastic lids to fit ball jars
Don’t forget to title and date, as you should with any herbs, homegoods, or medicinals.
* If a greyish scum appears on top, simple spoon it out and throw it out. If a gelatinuous blob appears in your vinegar, congratulations you have made a “mother”. You can store it separately and use it to jumpstart future batches. I just leave mine in the jar and store it that way until I make the next batch. I put the mother in with the next peelings when I start the next batch. SCD people: this ACV is great because without the mother it is considered SCD legal, so don’t ferment it so long that one develops. ACV with the mother is considered SCD illegal.
It’s perfectly fine to use bruised peelings, but avoid moldy fruit.
Uses for Apple Scrap Vinegar:
Rinse your hair with it
Use it as toner for face
Use it as an all purpose household cleaner 1 cup water to ½ cup ACV
Add it to soups for some kick
Add it to homemade sauces like barbecue sauce. Not only do you pop the flavor, you get the benefit of beneficial bacteria in the ACV.
ACV has been known to stabilize blood sugar after a high carb meal by taking 1 tsp after the meal.
Taking a tsp of ACV 15-20 min before a meal can help raise ph in the stomach in low acid individuals and help digest food better.
ACV has been known to neutralize odors. Simply mix with water in a spray bottle and spray to deodorize.
Can be used in place of straight vinegar to make salad vinaigrette
Dilute with water and gargle to soothe a sore throat. Since ACV has some antibacterial properties, it can help take away some of the offenders causing the soreness.
ACV can trap pesky fruit flies
Wash fruits and vegetables with ACV diluted with water to help kill harmful bacteria.
ACV can be an effective homemade natural weedkiller, used at full strength.
References:
https://uk.e-cloth.com/blogs/e-chatter/3-ways-to-use-apple-cider-vinegar-for-cleaning
https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2015/02/how-to-make-apple-cider-vinegar.html
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/apple-cider-vinegar-uses#section21
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Amanda Plevell, PhD, CNHP is a Natural Medicine Practitioner, Cellular Biochemistry Researcher, and the effects that experiences, emotions, and beliefs play into the programming of the cells and their resulting health expression. As a popularly followed Intuitive Life Coach, Self and Business Trainer and Program Developer, she is the founder of the Natural Source Companies, The Success Conditioning Academy, and the Health Rocks Cafe. Author of over 28 natural health and self development books, Amanda is well sought after in the arenas of education, wellness and health, and business development. Her bestselling books include such titles as " The Success Conditioning Work it Out Book", "The Genesis Code", "I Am Success", "The Energy of Divorce", "The Real Heal: The Genesis Code", and "Clean Your Plate". She spends her time homeschooling her children along with her husband, growing food, and making medicines. You can access her courses at her online hub: Health Rocks Cafe, found at courses.healthrockscafe.club.