How to Make Fruit Scrap Vinegar using Strawberry Tops
Hi Sweet Friends,
Making vinegar from fruit scraps is so easy—and it basically costs you nothing. You can make vinegar from items you might throw out or throw into the compost pile. So next time you are cutting up some fruit, save the scraps and make vinegar. In the video above, I’ll show you how.
And a nice side benefit…the jar will look lovely sitting on your kitchen counter while it turns into vinegar!
Step-by-step instructions
So be sure to watch the YouTube video above as I walk you through the step-by-step process for making Fruit Scrap Vinegar using Strawberry Tops.
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You can print the recipe below.
How to Make Fruit Scrap Vinegar Using Strawberry Tops
Ingredients
- 1-2 cups Strawberry tops or other fruit scraps
- 1/2 cup Cane sugar divided
- 8 cups Spring water
Instructions
- Add the fruit scraps to a 1/2 gallon glass jar.
- Add 1/4 cup sugar.
- Fill jar with spring water.
- Stir well and cover jar with a coffee filter or clean cloth and secure with a rubber band.
- Stir contents of jar daily. A wooden toothpick can be useful for this purpose.
- After a few days, add the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar to the jar and stir well to incorporate.
- Continue to stir contents of jar daily.
- After 30 days, vinegar should have developed. Test by smell, taste, or using a pH strip. If you use a pH strip, you are looking for a pH of lower than 4.5.
- Once you are satisfied with the taste of the fruit scrap vinegar, strain out the fruit and decant the vinegar in a clean glass bottle with a top.
Notes
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Hi! Thanks so much for your recipe and video. I tried it and got a great citrus vinegar. I tried again using saved strawberry scraps I collected and froze. Followed the recipe, adding a second 1/4 c sugar after 3 days. Unfortunately, the bubbling stopped. It’s been two weeks and still no vinegar smell, it just smells like sweet strawberries. There’s a white film on top like kahm yeast but no mold or anything unpleasant. How do I jump start the acetobacter?
Hi Mercedes, This is a great question. As I have shared with many folks, ferments of any type can be VERY persnickety! Since there is no mold, I might try continuing to stir and give it another week. I wouldn’t add any more sugar. Actually, sometimes too much sweetness can actually slow the process. Maybe the strawberries were very sweet and the bacteria is slow to eat all the natural sugar. Keep me posted – and keep giving the ferment daily stirrings – really good stirrings to incorporate a lot of air. Love, Mary
Thank you for such wonderful videos. Very informative. I made strawberry and it turned to vinegar in 3 weeks. It was fantastic and everyone in my family loved it. I just started peach a week ago and it is bubbling and I smell vinegar already. If the ph drops to 4.3 or 4.5 and the bubbles stop is it done even if it’s early? Or should I make sure it’s closer to the 30 days? I remember you said in another video to slow it down put it in the refridgerator. If it turns quickly into vinegar is that a good thing or bad. Thanks again.
Hi Patricia, I am SO happy to hear that you are enjoying the vinegar! Yes, it can ferment quicker than 30 days – especially in warm weather. Many people like their vinegar at around 4.5. You do not need to get it down to 3.0. Yes, with ferments, you can slow things down by putting it in the fridge but you really don’t need to worry about that with vinegar. The process can go quickly from fruit water, to a mild alcohol, to vinegar. As long as it starts to smell “vinegary” and no longer “yeasty” or “beer like”, your vinegar is ready. Great job! Love, Mary