Vinegar

[Vaughn]

Does anyone have any experience converting wine into vinegar? Waldo's Habenero cooking wine got me thinking about creating some gourmet vinegars. Is it difficult and does it take long?

 

[masta]

This should help:


http://winemakermag.com/feature/87.html


George should be able to get the starter culture since LD Carlson carries it.

 

[Vaughn]

George should be able to get the starter culture since LD Carlson carries it.

Looks interesting. According to the article, the culture is used over and over like a sourdough bread yeast. All you have to do is feed it wine.


George,


How much would the culture cost me. Looks like I would have to keep a different culture for every type of wine I'd be using.

 

[Waldo]

Hey Vaughn. Did you ever hear from Gorge on that culure. I think this is sometheing I would like to try also. What method are you going to use? From what I have read thus far and understand I trhink the Orleans method is the way I will go.

 

[masta]

I talked to George and he said he has the culture and I believe it is 10-12 dollars.


I would advise very strongly against making vinegarand wine in the same house. The Acetobacter bacteria could be come airborne and get into your wine. I understand there is some of this bacteria present in the air already but why increase the risk to make some vinegar.


I thought about this also but decided it was not worth the risk.

 

[Vaughn]

Hey Vaughn. Did you ever hear from Gorge on that culure. I think this is sometheing I would like to try also. What method are you going to use? From what I have read thus far and understand I trhink the Orleans method is the way I will go.

Sorry Waldo. I talked with George in person last weekend. He does carry the culture. Just wasn't in the online catalog yet. Looks like I will need a quart container to follow the directions on the culture jar. I will give it a try first thing next year. My interest in it is to make gifts for some of my tea-toting friends. It's too late to make Christmas gifts now.


What is the Orleans method?

 

[Waldo]

The Orleans Method for making Vinegar is the one I believe we are both looking at Vaughn. I found it as a featured articlein the Winter of 99 WineMaker magazine on making flavorful vinegars.


However, given Masta's advice I think I will defer on making any vinegars.


THANKS MASTA

http://winemakermag.com/feature/87.html