A few years back I was bitten by a brown recluse spider . I was rushed by ambulance with 108 degree temp. I was fainting. About 45 minutes after I got there my leg started to look like hamburger. The damage had begun. I don't think they knew what else to do but to give me antibiotics and pain meds. Two and a half days later when I got home my daughter and I started to wash and Pat my leg with soap and water then we'd Pat generously with a c v . Within 5 days my leg was completely healed. Thank God. I have so many stories about it. The chemicals in the vinegar are the same as in the best. Of acne lotions. It is a funguscidal, and an antimicrobial. It's a healer a cleaner you cook with it and so on and so on . It's a gift from nature so wonderful.
Thanks for making this video. I tried making a batch of apple cider vinegar with my own apples and it worked. It even grew a mother like yours only a little thinner. I'm making my second batch now. I don't have a country homestead like yours so I don't have so I won't go through my vinegar so fast. So I'll share it with friends.
You are so lucky to live on a farm - I have a question if you can answer it; I made two small batch of ACV in a jar, but one smells like Alcohol and it tastes bitter so I left it for 3 more weeks after adding some sugar but still smells like alcohol and tastes bitter. Do you have any idea why ..? the other jar tastes and smells like ACV. thanks
nice timing I've been checking out some video's the past two weeks on Kombucha and Vinegar but this is the first one that shows a mother or some call it a scoby, Thanks for sharing
sorry I should have asked right off the bat, can one use a cup of store apple cider vinegar along with apple cores and peels to get started ? or is the coby needed from the get go? I tried researching how scoby's originated but fail to know more then get a sample from a friend or purchase a starter..
freakygeaktwo You can start from ACV from the store if it is the raw organic stuff. The processed ACV is good for cleaning and all but lacks the live cultures.
Awesome a man of many talents and a waste not want not family culture, thank so much for sharing, is it possible to share a link or information on how to start and culture the mother when your starting from scratch, another great useful video full of handy info. Thank again Regards Matt
I use Natural sugar with some, and I also use Honey instead of sugar. With the apples on my property (every 2-3 years) the vinegar turns out a beautiful red brown, and appears better than store bought apples but maybe stronger.
Not much a difference with honey. Yes lucky to have apples growing. The produce store a few miles away had some HUGE apples that could not be natural. Some the size of cantalopes! I have to buy apples in off season, because mine are every 2-3 years. But I don't buy the big ones. My ACV I made fall of 16 was store bought. I hope this year the apples grow so I can do more than ACV. I need to get a dryer or build one.
I processed my vinegar in 1 month daily pushing down apples to prevent mold. Strained and bottled then capped and put in pantry. A couple of months later pulled out a bottle and opened and major carbonation spewing out from cap. I had the same issue with every bottle and am not sure if the batch is bad? Help
Another on my bucket list, this process is much different than the one I had in mind. I think I will try this first. Thank you for sharing your wisdom.
Great vid guys!! Funny when I went to my pantry this very morning I saw my vinegar bottle, and was wondering , yes really I was. . "How is that done"? and here you are with this great post on "HOW TO". Man . . so do you need a mother to make the vinegar? How/where do you get a mother? We use it for mouthwash, and we use allot of it here. The organic ACV is COSTLY at the grocery!!! GREAT SHARE!! Love all the family and animals involved. Most X-Celllent, and thank you and yours again, ENJOY each other! :)
+miz sterious haha, it's clear that I missed a very important point in this video... how to start without a mother! I'll have to make another video to answer that question :)
You are the only person that I’ve seen who gives other uses for ACV, thank you. I thought it didn’t need to be refrigerated? I’m liking your sons hair cut and how the dog sat still for his bath 🙂
AWESOME.THANK YOU. guess when you have a good thing going and you show us all people who are willing to take the steps to make there own goods instead of store brought products but have never done it before want to no how to start things of hahaha well thats the case for myself anyway. again thank you and your family so much for your time and effort you put in so others like myself can learn.
***** I did not add yeast. Sugar is a variable. There are sources that say no sugar and others that say lots of sugar. My fist batch was 2 cups of sugar in about 2 quarts total volume of water and apples. I'm making a video this evening to address these questions too.
Yay I have a mother too, I knew it! I wasn't sure because it looked creepy and it's my first ACV batch 🤣🙌🏽 but I'm so glad I found your video for confirmation. 🌱💕
Found your video by accident .. love your video..I learn lot of useful tips . Esp on using vinegar while bathing the dogs on as I have dogs at home , too.. and the reason why mold keep forming on the top surface of my homemade fruit enzyme. coincidentally , I have some old apples in my refrigerator. Would be making apple cider vinegar soon.... 💕Thanks for the video...
Thank you so much for doing this video. I live in the Caribbean and Its hard to find real ACV. I really want to do this. Question: how long can you store the mother and where? Thanks again!! btw, you are a really good teacher!
Hi I just bottled my 2nd brew and am excited to see how it comes out. Thanks very much for your video. It really helped me to start my own kombucha❣I'm going to try apple cider vinegar next 😃
Hi ... I have several questions I hope you can help me with ....no 1 what is the best way to store a surplus of scobys. No 2 I appear to have a ginger beer scoby what do I do with it. No I have a s boy in my malt vinegar what should I do with her .? Thanks you
Hi Blake! Thank you so much for your videos. I was wondering how do yo make the mother at the first place. As I am a starter in this area and I would love to find out how to start it. And another question can be sugar replaced by honey ? If in the process of making the mother requires the sugar can be it also replaced by honey ? or Dark brown sugar ? Thank you in advance for your answer!
I've never used honey in the fermented foods because I know that honey has some anti-bacterial properties that might slow down the process.... however, some people do it :)
Blake Kirby thank you so much for your prompt response😊 Do you mind letting me know how you make the mother ? I have seen your both videos but there they were already ready ones, so I am a bit lost and not sure how to start. Thank you once again for your time 😊
Honey is anti-bacterial because it has so little water available to the bacteria and fungi. Honey is anti-bacterial the same way a rock is anti-bacterial, not like penicillin. If you mix a spoon of honey into a gallon of water, it gets diluted, then it's just like regular sugar with some added flavours.
Naz H I too want to know how he made the mother, I mean I think you just make acv like he has done here but when you have no mother you just put like heaps of braggs vinegar in the water,apples and sugar and it will eventually turn into a mother. Not just that brand but I have heard and read and it always works unless it's out of date of course.
I started a batch ACV without the mother & stirred it every couple of cays for about 2 weeks but then I got very busy & left home a few times, long story short,,,it was left in the jar for 2 months! Apples were sitting on the bottom, no mold so I poured off the liquid into another jar 2 days ago. Do you think the ACV is ok ? Does the ACV need a second ferment with a cloth or just cap the jar and store away?
Now it all makes sense. I am not sure how my first batch will turn out but the next one will work. Thanks in part to your video. I used to make Kombucha back in the 90's.
I am new to Making this, I don't have a large open mouth jar but I do have large plastic (cranberry jug) with small lid opening, its has been 5 weeks now, I used a starter "mother" from organic store bought apple cider.. I do not have a solid like you have in video. I put lid on every day to shake it so no mold or bacteria forms on top (what I have learned from other videos), I don't know if its the starter I smell or batch actually worked. Is it that important to have open wide mouth top to breath?.. (I place cap on top loose so no pressure forms). or do I have apple water wine?
It will go through an alcohol stage before vinegar. Breathing is important. Keep that cap loose. 5 weeks may not be long enough on your first batch. Keep an eye on it, I think you'll be ok.
Hello dear sir. How do you get the mother to stay so thick on to?. I make and seperate new batches every 7 weeks or so but only ever get a thin white mother on top. the rest sinks to the bottom and a new thin layer forms on top. Is the bottom dead and should I remove it. It does not even attempt to form one single layer just all thin individual layers I have pics, If I can show you. (this is a late summer ripe batch so there is much sediment.)
I made my first batch. I noticed it had some fruit flies in it. I covered it exactly like you said. How long does it take to make the mother so big. Mine came out very small almost like spots. when I strained it I could not find the mother. Please recommend what should I do. Thanks so much.
Hey, awesome videos. Very informative. I have a couple questions. 1) You put the frozen apples in the microwave. Is this only to thaw them? I don't own a microwave nor do I wish to purchase one. Would it be okay to let them thaw on the counter/in the fridge or will this cause problems such as bad bacteria growth? 2) Is the mother or the SCOBY you use for the ACV the same SCOBY as you use to make kombucha? I am ordering some gallon jars in bulk, and grabbing a couple kombucha scobys off a girl I know to try brewing kombucha for the first time so if I could just use one of those for the ACV I think that would be better. I use ACV every day, but up until I found your channel today I didn't even realize it was something I could make at home. Very excited for more videos. Thanks!
Yes, thaw the apples in the fridge to allow for slow safe thawing. The SCOBY and MOTHER are same in concept but different. Many people ask if they are interchangeable. I'm not sure of the answer exactly. There are plans to conduct an experiment :)
+Mark W we add it to drinking water to help with gut health. We condition skin and hair with it diluted. Not sure of scientific details lol, but it seems to leave it looking and feeling nicer.
Hi Blake ☺ great posts thank you. so......we want to keep the jar dark/covered ? & also i was NOT aware of using ACV as a cleaner, i wanted it to use as a food. I love your chickens, i'd heard Tyson doesnt allow folks to have chickens in the U.S. (because common folk might screw up & contaminate ALL american chickens) Best Wishes to You & thanks again
Us normal people do sometimes mess up, but nothing like those large abnormal corporations that treat animals like commodities or a cruel science experiment. Yes keep the jar covered and out of direct light ;)
Blake Kirby ☺ Best Wishes to You Blake! I like your attitude! ☺☺☺ and your animals look very well loved & cared for. Blake it seems you are a credit to our species. Thank You & CARRY ON DEAR, CARRY ON! 😉 ☺☺☺☺☺
Hello, thanks for your nice video. Could you please tell me how I can understand if all the alcohol has turned into vinegar? How long should I keep it for fermentation until there's no alcohol left in it?
Do you thinkacv mother and kombucha scoby is essentially the same thing? I really think the first kombucha scoby was just a mother that was converted and changed over time. And on another note, i use acv to make honey switchel now and i love it!
it's apple cider vinegar mixed with either maple syrup or honey, and water. most recipes say ginger too but I haven't gotten any yet. It's a great idea to turn your over cultured kombucha or water kefir into switchel, or something similar. It's best to let it sit for a day once you put it together.
What is the best way to store my Surplus mother’s. I am using about six but have 5 mothers in a kilner jar in acv. I want to keep them heathy. So how long will they be happy. I try to rotate them. I can’t bring my self to throw them away and my friends don’t seem to want one. Offered them free on FB no takers. So my question is the best way to store them long term. I love your down to earth blogs and have deleted all others from my library.
quick question, Can I use the mother scoby I made for my kombucha tea? since u are not showing or explaining how to make the mother scoby to keep the apples pieces below the water level, any suggestions please? I am sure many people below wonder the same question and i rather hear from you than getting many opinions from below people that makes me more confused. thanks
Hi new subcriber here. I love this video and i like to make my home made acv. My question is up to how many months it will take to established a mother like yours? Lol
Sir I have a question once I drain the apples I have the mother I put in my mason jar, with just the juice, do I seal it for the next month or does it need to breath.?
Watched ur video. Thanks alot Here in Nigeria we have imported apples which I believe are not organic. How can I use such apples to make ACV? Thank you
Thank you so much for your videos, they are so informative and educational. I would like to know where can I buy the "Mother" to make apple cider vinegar? Thank you so much in advance.
Great informative video! I do have one question though. I have a bottle of organic apple cider vinegar with the mother and I was wondering if I could make more vinegar by just taking some of the mother out, putting it in a jar with water and wait?
A few years back I was bitten by a brown recluse spider . I was rushed by ambulance with 108 degree temp. I was fainting. About 45 minutes after I got there my leg started to look like hamburger. The damage had begun. I don't think they knew what else to do but to give me antibiotics and pain meds. Two and a half days later when I got home my daughter and I started to wash and Pat my leg with soap and water then we'd Pat generously with a c v . Within 5 days my leg was completely healed. Thank God. I have so many stories about it. The chemicals in the vinegar are the same as in the best. Of acne lotions. It is a funguscidal, and an antimicrobial. It's a healer a cleaner you cook with it and so on and so on . It's a gift from nature so wonderful.
If I grew up having a Dad, I'd want him to be like you! Blessings!
I was thinking the same thing ❤
Thanks for making this video. I tried making a batch of apple cider vinegar with my own apples and it worked. It even grew a mother like yours only a little thinner. I'm making my second batch now. I don't have a country homestead like yours so I don't have so I won't go through my vinegar so fast. So I'll share it with friends.
Digging the new style on the videos, I'd be interested in seeing more on how you use what your farm produces.
Keep up the great work!
I do hope to do more of that... of course that mean I have to produce more! LOL
Waste not, want not. My man. Thank you for that.
You are so lucky to live on a farm - I have a question if you can answer it; I made two small batch of ACV in a jar, but one smells like Alcohol and it tastes bitter so I left it for 3 more weeks after adding some sugar but still smells like alcohol and tastes bitter. Do you have any idea why ..? the other jar tastes and smells like ACV. thanks
nice timing I've been checking out some video's the past two weeks on Kombucha and Vinegar but this is the first one that shows a mother or some call it a scoby, Thanks for sharing
+freakygeaktwo yes my kombucha SCOBYs are pretty impressive and prolific :)
sorry I should have asked right off the bat, can one use a cup of store apple cider vinegar along with apple cores and peels to get started ? or is the coby needed from the get go? I tried researching how scoby's originated but fail to know more then get a sample from a friend or purchase a starter..
freakygeaktwo You can start from ACV from the store if it is the raw organic stuff. The processed ACV is good for cleaning and all but lacks the live cultures.
Awesome a man of many talents and a waste not want not family culture, thank so much for sharing, is it possible to share a link or information on how to start and culture the mother when your starting from scratch, another great useful video full of handy info. Thank again Regards Matt
Matt, I'm going to do a video about this in the next day or so. I didn't guess that was going to be the number one question in the comments! LOL
Lucian Franetovic , yes, good question, I also need to know how to maje ACV from scratch, God bless!
Daddykirbs Farm ,yes, I also need to know how to maje ACV from scratch, God bless!
Thank you so much! a month ago I made my first batch of acv and now we have a mother to make the next batch :)
Yay! It worked!
what brand ACV did you use?
really enjoyed your video. Your laid back way of explaining things made it fun to watch
glad you liked it!
OMG!!!! I got a mother!!!! I am so happy..better than braggs...thank you so much for your video's...and I didn't even have a snowman towel
You did it without a snowman towel!? I'm so impressed ;)
I use Natural sugar with some, and I also use Honey instead of sugar. With the apples on my property (every 2-3 years) the vinegar turns out a beautiful red brown, and appears better than store bought apples but maybe stronger.
That is the best when you have your own apples to work with. So, do you notice a difference using honey instead of sugar?
Not much a difference with honey. Yes lucky to have apples growing. The produce store a few miles away had some HUGE apples that could not be natural. Some the size of cantalopes! I have to buy apples in off season, because mine are every 2-3 years. But I don't buy the big ones. My ACV I made fall of 16 was store bought. I hope this year the apples grow so I can do more than ACV. I need to get a dryer or build one.
R&R Cornett The next brand of ACV I want to see in the stores is "Cornett Natural Raw ACV" :)
I am going to make a small batch to practice on. I use vinegar for cleaning too especially on the stove. Excellent product.
+wildchook (Mary) you'll love it!
Blake Kirby n
I processed my vinegar in 1 month daily pushing down apples to prevent mold. Strained and bottled then capped and put in pantry. A couple of months later pulled out a bottle and opened and major carbonation spewing out from cap. I had the same issue with every bottle and am not sure if the batch is bad? Help
Another on my bucket list, this process is much different than the one I had in mind. I think I will try this first. Thank you for sharing your wisdom.
+Simple Ground fill that bucket with apples, water and s bit of sugar and make it happen! Lol
Great vid guys!! Funny when I went to my pantry this very morning I saw my vinegar bottle, and was wondering , yes really I was. . "How is that done"? and here you are with this great post on "HOW TO". Man . . so do you need a mother to make the vinegar? How/where do you get a mother? We use it for mouthwash, and we use allot of it here. The organic ACV is COSTLY at the grocery!!! GREAT SHARE!! Love all the family and animals involved. Most X-Celllent, and thank you and yours again, ENJOY each other! :)
+miz sterious haha, it's clear that I missed a very important point in this video... how to start without a mother! I'll have to make another video to answer that question :)
wonderful way of vinegar making
thank you now I can make my own organic ACV .. I cannot find a organic ACV here in Kuwait....thanks God bless ..
You are the only person that I’ve seen who gives other uses for ACV, thank you. I thought it didn’t need to be refrigerated? I’m liking your sons hair cut and how the dog sat still for his bath 🙂
Excellent! I'm glad to have found your site😊.Well spoken & edited. Your Kombucha video was enjoyable too!
AWESOME.THANK YOU. guess when you have a good thing going and you show us all people who are willing to take the steps to make there own goods instead of store brought products but have never done it before want to no how to start things of hahaha well thats the case for myself anyway. again thank you and your family so much for your time and effort you put in so others like myself can learn.
You are very welcome. :)
first time making his without the mother,,is it just the apples water sugar?
+jeanne miller yes. Cover it and gently stir it occasionally to discourage mold.
How much sugar for the first batch? and no yeast?
***** I did not add yeast. Sugar is a variable. There are sources that say no sugar and others that say lots of sugar. My fist batch was 2 cups of sugar in about 2 quarts total volume of water and apples. I'm making a video this evening to address these questions too.
Hello Daddykirbs Farm, the vinegar mother and the scoby are the same..? Thank you in advance,
I have been watching tons of videos on Apple cider vinegar. This is by far the best so far! thank you!
Wow! so easy!. I love your farmhouse kitchen. Cheers!
+Marsha Balderrama the kitchen is a fun place to hang out. Thanks :)
Yay I have a mother too, I knew it! I wasn't sure because it looked creepy and it's my first ACV batch 🤣🙌🏽 but I'm so glad I found your video for confirmation. 🌱💕
Wow that looks easy who knew! I love your kitchen btw.
I'm uploading a video right now to answer some basic questions to starting this from scratch. Thanks!
Found your video by accident .. love your video..I learn lot of useful tips . Esp on using vinegar while bathing the dogs on as I have dogs at home , too.. and the reason why mold keep forming on the top surface of my homemade fruit enzyme. coincidentally , I have some old apples in my refrigerator. Would be making apple cider vinegar soon....
💕Thanks for the video...
How did you get one ACV Scoby that is so thick? I've been making ACV for 1 year now and ended with multiple scobyS
The Mother of Vinegar just got thicker each time I transferred it to a new batch.
Another great video. Very informative and entertaining. Thanks for sharing.
+Terry W Ivey my pleasure! Glad you liked it.
Great, thanks for sharing your experience.
Just curious about the jar to use, must it be a transparent jar?
Thank you
I needed this!
awesome
thank you for sharing
+Michiadje Elise I'm glad it's helpful :)
After squeezed 2nd fermentation start...should we use cloth again or lid to cover
Did someone give you a starter scoby or can you create one using Bragg's apple cider vinegar
can you cut up the mother and add it to multiple jars for bigger batches ?
Thank you so much for doing this video. I live in the Caribbean and Its hard to find real ACV. I really want to do this. Question: how long can you store the mother and where? Thanks again!! btw, you are a really good teacher!
Thank you so much! .. nice video and explanation..can I use distilled water? or tap water?
Can you please tell me how you would get mother to start and grow? What are the steps?Can you use a scoby from kombucha?
Hi there! Can I use kombucha mother to start an apple cider vinegar batch? thank you...
Hi I just bottled my 2nd brew and am excited to see how it comes out. Thanks very much for your video. It really helped me to start my own kombucha❣I'm going to try apple cider vinegar next 😃
Hi ... I have several questions I hope you can help me with ....no 1 what is the best way to store a surplus of scobys. No 2 I appear to have a ginger beer scoby what do I do with it. No I have a s boy in my malt vinegar what should I do with her .?
Thanks you
Hi Blake! Thank you so much for your videos. I was wondering how do yo make the mother at the first place. As I am a starter in this area and I would love to find out how to start it. And another question can be sugar replaced by honey ? If in the process of making the mother requires the sugar can be it also replaced by honey ? or Dark brown sugar ? Thank you in advance for your answer!
I've never used honey in the fermented foods because I know that honey has some anti-bacterial properties that might slow down the process.... however, some people do it :)
Blake Kirby thank you so much for your prompt response😊
Do you mind letting me know how you make the mother ? I have seen your both videos but there they were already ready ones, so I am a bit lost and not sure how to start.
Thank you once again for your time 😊
Honey is anti-bacterial because it has so little water available to the bacteria and fungi. Honey is anti-bacterial the same way a rock is anti-bacterial, not like penicillin. If you mix a spoon of honey into a gallon of water, it gets diluted, then it's just like regular sugar with some added flavours.
Athran A. Rahman thank you so much for your response :)
Naz H I too want to know how he made the mother, I mean I think you just make acv like he has done here but when you have no mother you just put like heaps of braggs vinegar in the water,apples and sugar and it will eventually turn into a mother. Not just that brand but I have heard and read and it always works unless it's out of date of course.
I started a batch ACV without the mother & stirred it every couple of cays for about 2 weeks but then I got very busy & left home a few times, long story short,,,it was left in the jar for 2 months! Apples were sitting on the bottom, no mold so I poured off the liquid into another jar 2 days ago. Do you think the ACV is ok ? Does the ACV need a second ferment with a cloth or just cap the jar and store away?
Now it all makes sense. I am not sure how my first batch will turn out but the next one will work. Thanks in part to your video. I used to make Kombucha back in the 90's.
I now have one of those symbiotic cultures thank you for your more in depth video on this subject.
I am new to Making this, I don't have a large open mouth jar but I do have large plastic (cranberry jug) with small lid opening, its has been 5 weeks now, I used a starter "mother" from organic store bought apple cider.. I do not have a solid like you have in video. I put lid on every day to shake it so no mold or bacteria forms on top (what I have learned from other videos), I don't know if its the starter I smell or batch actually worked. Is it that important to have open wide mouth top to breath?.. (I place cap on top loose so no pressure forms). or do I have apple water wine?
It will go through an alcohol stage before vinegar. Breathing is important. Keep that cap loose. 5 weeks may not be long enough on your first batch. Keep an eye on it, I think you'll be ok.
Hello dear sir.
How do you get the mother to stay so thick on to?.
I make and seperate new batches every 7 weeks or so but only ever get a thin white mother on top.
the rest sinks to the bottom and a new thin layer forms on top. Is the bottom dead and should I remove it. It does not even attempt to form one single layer just all thin individual layers I have pics, If I can show you. (this is a late summer ripe batch so there is much sediment.)
Can you use frozen apples ?? Thank you
Thanks for sharing. Is it ok to put refined sugar?
yes :)
I made my first batch. I noticed it had some fruit flies in it. I covered it exactly like you said. How long does it take to make the mother so big. Mine came out very small almost like spots. when I strained it I could not find the mother. Please recommend what should I do. Thanks so much.
Thanks! Great Video! How do you start the first batch? do you sell any starter kits with mother, etc?
I do not sell any kits. There is a second ACV video that might answer some questions.
Hey, awesome videos. Very informative. I have a couple questions.
1) You put the frozen apples in the microwave. Is this only to thaw them? I don't own a microwave nor do I wish to purchase one. Would it be okay to let them thaw on the counter/in the fridge or will this cause problems such as bad bacteria growth?
2) Is the mother or the SCOBY you use for the ACV the same SCOBY as you use to make kombucha? I am ordering some gallon jars in bulk, and grabbing a couple kombucha scobys off a girl I know to try brewing kombucha for the first time so if I could just use one of those for the ACV I think that would be better. I use ACV every day, but up until I found your channel today I didn't even realize it was something I could make at home.
Very excited for more videos. Thanks!
Yes, thaw the apples in the fridge to allow for slow safe thawing. The SCOBY and MOTHER are same in concept but different. Many people ask if they are interchangeable. I'm not sure of the answer exactly. There are plans to conduct an experiment :)
Please where i can find your answer of my question about how to creat ACV mother and handle it after making vinegar means how mother will live ..
You're a genius! This is the best video on making apple cider vinegar. By the way, that mother looks healthy and so good! Thank you and God bless.
What does it look like when molded vs a new mother forming?
can i use the same mother for different type of vinegar?
instead of sugar can I use jeggry to make apple cider vinagar
what is the purpose and/or benefit of using apple cider vinegar rinse on the animals, especially on the dogs?
+Mark W we add it to drinking water to help with gut health. We condition skin and hair with it diluted. Not sure of scientific details lol, but it seems to leave it looking and feeling nicer.
Could you use a Wine makers demijohn with an airlock to make ACV? the only problem would be removing the mother, what do you think?
Hi Blake ☺
great posts thank you.
so......we want to keep the jar dark/covered ?
& also i was NOT aware of using ACV as a cleaner, i wanted it to use as a food.
I love your chickens, i'd heard Tyson doesnt allow folks to have chickens in the U.S.
(because common folk might screw up & contaminate ALL american chickens)
Best Wishes to You & thanks again
Us normal people do sometimes mess up, but nothing like those large abnormal corporations that treat animals like commodities or a cruel science experiment. Yes keep the jar covered and out of direct light ;)
Blake Kirby ☺
Best Wishes to You Blake!
I like your attitude!
☺☺☺
and your animals look very well loved & cared for.
Blake it seems you are a credit to our species. Thank You &
CARRY ON DEAR,
CARRY ON! 😉
☺☺☺☺☺
Thanks :)
Do I have to stir the Apple scraps if I have a SCOBY on top?
Can the 'mother' have a piece broken off it , like a kombucha scoby, if I was making a couple of batches?
Can you make ACV using a kombucha mother SCOBY and vice versa? Why or why not? Thanks in advance.
good day sir,is it also advisable to use mineral water(un-boiled) how often do i have to stir my homemade ACV,thanks.
Great video & thanks for the education.
My pleasure! Thanks for joining me :)
Hello, thanks for your nice video. Could you please tell me how I can understand if all the alcohol has turned into vinegar? How long should I keep it for fermentation until there's no alcohol left in it?
Do you thinkacv mother and kombucha scoby is essentially the same thing? I really think the first kombucha scoby was just a mother that was converted and changed over time. And on another note, i use acv to make honey switchel now and i love it!
I've heard of switchel, but know nothing about it. I'll have to look it up :)
it's apple cider vinegar mixed with either maple syrup or honey, and water. most recipes say ginger too but I haven't gotten any yet. It's a great idea to turn your over cultured kombucha or water kefir into switchel, or something similar. It's best to let it sit for a day once you put it together.
How long before a scoby develops? I have some apples in the jar for a month, no scoby
Can I use frozen apples to make apple cider vinegar
A lot like making kombucha but what if you don’t have a skoby to start your acv?
What is the best way to store my Surplus mother’s. I am using about six but have 5 mothers in a kilner jar in acv. I want to keep them heathy. So how long will they be happy. I try to rotate them. I can’t bring my self to throw them away and my friends don’t seem to want one. Offered them free on FB no takers. So my question is the best way to store them long term. I love your down to earth blogs and have deleted all others from my library.
Question...how can a mother form on top if you have to stir it? I've been stirring mine everyday.
endangeredwhiteseed its okay after the apples floated down to the bottom you can stop stirring
quick question, Can I use the mother scoby I made for my kombucha tea? since u are not showing or explaining how to make the mother scoby to keep the apples pieces below the water level, any suggestions please? I am sure many people below wonder the same question and i rather hear from you than getting many opinions from below people that makes me more confused. thanks
can you use the same scoby as you would use for kombucha?
Where I can store the finished apple cider vinegar ? and where l can store the mother if I currently don't need to do new batch?
Hi new subcriber here. I love this video and i like to make my home made acv. My question is up to how many months it will take to established a mother like yours? Lol
How long does it take to get the mother on there? After you strain it, Do you do a second ferment? Can you use a scoby from kombucha in your vinegar?
How do you keep the nats from taking over?
thank you...I have 2 half gallon jars processing now...but it's only been 8 days
Janice Magruder How's it going so far? Are you smelling that yeasty early vinegar smell yet? 8 days is still very early.
Sir I have a question once I drain the apples I have the mother I put in my mason jar, with just the juice, do I seal it for the next month or does it need to breath.?
I made ACV and when I strained it the apples were surrounded by a clearish jell. I’m wondering if this is the beginning of a mother.
sounds like it
Can I use this as fertilizer?
Watched ur video. Thanks alot
Here in Nigeria we have imported apples which I believe are not organic. How can I use such apples to make ACV? Thank you
hi, can i use peeled apple? to avoid wax.
can I use a kombucha scoby for this?
Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed the video.
Does making homemade ACV stink up the house? I'm thinking about to make my own for hair rinse!! and more.
No it doesn't stink the house up. Your pantry might have a slight smell at different stages but nothing terrible.
How can it used for after hair wash.. water ratio
If i want to make apple cidar vinegar first time how i bring mother to make fermentation
Is it possible to do it if all you have is some stringy looking stuff from your last bottle of vinegar?
Thank you so much for your videos, they are so informative and educational. I would like to know where can I buy the "Mother" to make apple cider vinegar? Thank you so much in advance.
Thanks for explaining so well...question; would you be able to use that scoby to make kombucha?
I don't know the answer to that question. I hope to do an experiment someday to prove that one way or the other :)
cool, I may do that soon. If I do I'll post it in the reply but since vinegar takes longer, not sure when that will be. thanks!
can i use some of my scoby from my kombucha for the ACV ??
can you use the scoby from kombucha to make the acv?
This is a very popular question. Someday I will do a video experiment with that to come up with the answer.
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you can
where to get the best the ACV scoby for homemade
Nice hair Luke. Great haircut too Blake.
Thanks! He will not leave me alone when he thinks it's time for a haircut!
Could i use apple scraps that have been used for the next batch.. or mixed it up with a new batch 😁
Great informative video! I do have one question though. I have a bottle of organic apple cider vinegar with the mother and I was wondering if I could make more vinegar by just taking some of the mother out, putting it in a jar with water and wait?
Plain water won't make vinegar. That mother needs the sugars from the fruit to grow and convert to vinegar.
+Blake “Daddykirbs” Kirby Thank you! I'll put some sugar in a jar with the mother.
can I use a scoby from my kumbucha to make apple cinder vinegar??
This common question will someday be an experiment in the Daddykirbs Kitchen :)
it won't taste the same and it's not exact same bacteria I have read
how often do you stir it, when starting new. once or twice a week?
+Sandy Sledge yes every few days. You'll find find that apples start to sink over time. As they sink the risk of mold is reduced.
Nice video and lifestyle have you heard that microwaves kill the nutrients?
+Isaiah Hesslup I have heard that. Maybe someday we'll wean ourselves off of that modern comfort :)
How does the vinegar help the dog?