How to Make Your Own Vinegar

Vinegar Making Equipment

Required:

Wide-mouthed brewing vessel. Use something like a small jelly jar, a quart Mason jar, a one-gallon sun tea jar, an oak barrel, or something similar. Make sure that the container is made from glass, ceramic, stainless steel, or wood. Do not use containers made of materials that react badly to acetic acid like aluminum, iron, or copper.
An air-porous cover like a paper towel or cheesecloth. This item is used to cover the mouth of the vinegar container but still allow air to flow in and out. The cover prevents most dust and other items from falling in and contaminating the vinegar. It also provides a barrier against vinegar flies (Drosophila spp, a type of fruit fly). Another creature that can be found in vinegar is the vinegar eel (Anguillula acetic/turbatrix). It is a free-living, non-parasitic roundworm that is adapted to living in a low pH (acidic) medium and feed off the bacteria that produce the vinegar.
Rubber band. Used to hold the cover on the container.

Optional but helpful:

Coffee filters to filter the vinegar
Kitchen funnel to help bottle the vinegar
Nice bottles to store the finished vinegar
Labels to identify the vinegar
Oak chips to age and mellow the vinegar
Herbs, spices, and flowers to flavor the vinegar

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