Do you see it? That slimy red substance at the top of this
ceramic jar is called a mother of vinegar, or vinegar mother.
It's basically a combination of cellulose and acetic acid
bacteria that forms on fermenting alcoholic liquids. As the name
implies, a mother of vinegar makes vinegar! What You Need 2
bottles of wine Mother of vinegar Equipment [OR] Tools Wide
ceramic mouth crock with spigot When added to wine, cider, or
other alcoholic liquids, a vinegar mother creates vinegar with a
little help from oxygen. Mother of vinegar sometimes forms in
store-bought vinegar bottles when some sugar or alcohol somehow
gets into the vinegar when it was bottled. It shows up as a thin
layer of slime floating on top of the vinegar. It's harmless and
can be filtered out using cheesecloth or a coffee filter.
Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar comes with the mother. To make your
own vinegar, purchase a wide mouth crock with a spigot at the
base. Don't use glass or plastic because the vinegar and its
mother need to be in a dark plac