One of the reasons I love your channel: a six month long project and you have the whole process on one video!! Bravo and thank you!

I love how you guys don't post a video until the final product is complete. That way we get a start to finish guide, plus more, on how to replicate the process

I make this vinegar out of our garden apples every year. Several liters. And from our plums and raspberrys. The key to get good results is, to raise the alcohol level quite high, because the acidic bacterias feed of it. And i never ever stir or move the vinegar in the making, they like to be as if you've forgotten them. Leave the lid completely, just cover with a cheesecloth, so dust and flys wont reach the good stuff, but lots of air. Keep on going and the point will come, where you try to gift every one you know with the jellyfishes called "mother". In an perfect setting this will form on top or bottom of your vinegar and will grow. You can then seperate it, even divide it and gift someone with a perfekt starter. In Austria we even have a fancy restaurant where the chef is preparing backed mother of vinegar and it's delicious! Greetings and carry on making the good stuff!

Thank you for putting the whole process on one video!! I brew about 3 of these buckets every year and end up with 7-9 gallons of ACV. I’d say 60-days is perfect with about one cup of ACV starter or a mother per bucket. The real trick is air flow more than temperature. I’ve found that a cloth tied around the bucket like a bonnet gives the brew the air it needs much more than the plastic lid. That and a good stir every now and again of course. I have really enjoyed your videos! Thanks!!

Your first vinegar turned out lovely. I make mine as soon as the very first apples come in so I can take advantage of the warm weather temperatures. I do put a dash of older batch raw vinegar in it and a pinch of yeast to jump start it and if I have some scoby from an earlier batch a dab of that goes in, too; I like to make sure. I and nearly every one I know doesn't strain it after the boozy stage. I leave my apples in there until it is all the way vinegar. Plus I stir mine nearly every day, to keep it from getting any gunk on the top. And even though I've made it for decades, I now use the cheap ph strips to make sure it is 3ph or below, since cooking experts pretty much have a conniption fit if you mention canning with homemade vinegar AND I will admit there are super bugs growing now that perhaps weren't so virulent back in the day? Once you've got a few batches under your proverbial belt, you ought to branch out to other vinegars. Pineapple vinegar is my favorite eating vinegar and pine needles vinegar is my favorite cleaning vinegar. It's almost like playing.

We made apple cider vinegar by mistake, we made homemade cider, it got hard and we didn’t use it fast enough and it turned to vinegar, it’s some of the best vinegar I’ve ever had.

I love how 1. you tell us the names of the bacteria, etc, when it comes to the different types of fermentation, and 2. the fact you can actually *pronounce* them! (No fumbling or tongue-stumbling, yay!) You do speak a little quickly for some folks, but you speak clearly, with lovely diction and pronunciation, and that makes listening to these explanation videos a joy. Thank you!

I can’t get enough of your channel! Absolutely a dream what you are doing and thanks for all the great ideas and tips!!

Hey, congrats on 100K subscribers! I'm so happy for you two! Awesome start to finish video.

Thank you for this demonstration. I’m always intrigued with stuff like this.

Nice tutorial. What a great way to use up the apples that are getting soft in our pantry!

Love how you share the entire process. I applaud you for sharing what to do differently..

Chickens be running around with a buzz lol

Very cool, I'm going to have to try this. Thank you for showing this video, take care you two

Thanks for sharing your recipes and wisdom, your guys are amazing.

great video.... I loved being able to see not only the start- but also the end product-

EXCELLENT VIDEO ! THANKS ! LOOKS LIKE ROSEMARY GROWING IN THE BACKGROUND ! ❤️

Thank You good video I shared with my family keep watching you both !!

Love you guys! you keep to the point without the fluff.

Even know this was your first time. You did a very detailed video on how to. Thanks as always. You two have a wonderful night..!!

Those are the most unique and beautiful apples I have ever seen🥰😍

Vinegar looks great and a big CONGRATULATIONS on the 100k ❤️❤️

Really enjoyed watching you it felt real and authentic thank you

I’ve never thought of making vinegar but you made it look so easy. I think I’d give it a try after having watched your video. Thanks Ariel!

I love your channel. Great job. I made ACV for the first time last year. It was amazing and so simple to make!

Hey! The Brewstation in CG! 👋🏼 from Eugene! I've been thinking about ACV and now thanks to you two giving it a go so will I. Congrats on your 100k! Many blessings to you!

This is the best (most complete) video I’ve seen about making apple cider vinegar! Thank you.

I really love you teaching about ACV and I love love you made it in a bucket because I have many apples and I don’t wanted to make it in small jars of glass or mason jars. 💕👍🏼 I love it !!!

This is awesome and so useful! I've been planting crabapple trees all over the yard and soon they'll be leaving fruit all over the yard.

Awesome video! I love that its start to finish!

Congratulations on hitting 100k subscribers! Great video!

I’m a big fan of ACV! So amazing to watch you make your own. I just bought two little Apple trees to plant.😆 I actually stockpile ACV. Crazy. Never even dawned on me to make my own!

Hello from western Iowa - new sub here! It never crossed my mind to make our own apple cider vinegar we’re so glad you shared this! We’ve got two apple trees and I’m really stoked about giving this a try this year! Thank you for sharing!

Another excellent learning video. Y’all do an awesome job. Thanks

I can't believe it is that easy to make apple cider vinegar. You two are the best. God Bless.

I love ACV and now I know how it easy it is to make, I'm going to give this ago!! Cheers for this video 😊

Excellent video I am looking forward to making my own this summer. Thank you

So excited to see a new video. I have binge watched your complete journey. Congrats on hitting 100k subscribers! So happy I found your channel. Thank you for sharing all that you do. I think the root cellar would have done me in ! The camera work is awesome. I so enjoy the beautiful scenery. Thanks again....

Thank you so much for this video. I've been in the beginning stages of starting an urban homestead, and was thinking about getting a self pollinating apple tree since I only have room for 1 tree. My concern was what to do if I had too many apples for myself and others on a semi dwarf tree in years to come. But this is yet another use for apples on the homestead. I'm thinking after watching this video, I may stick to my guns and get the apple tree. Great video!! And as always, a big thank you to both of you for being such an inspiration to so many.

*It's amazing to see how simple ingredients like apples can transform into such a versatile and beneficial product. Your detailed explanation and visual demonstration made it easy to understand. Kudos on a fantastic video!*

I can’t wait to try this! Great video!!

This took my by surprise when I realized what you were doing with the peelings and cores. I always boil mine down and save the "broth" and then freeze it. I will definitely try this come apples season. Thank you!

Cool project! I love apple cider vinegar! The best for making potato salad in my opinion.

You need what I just got! An apple peeler, corer, slicer! It's amazing! So much easier and faster! Thanks for this video!

Thank you for this video.. I done some here while back and mine didn't work out right but now I feel good about trying it out again. Do thanks can't wait for spring here in southern KY. It was 20 degrees this morning and supposed to be 50 degrees and sunny. Buttercups have been blooming and yesterday I saw my first Robin's on the ground yesterday that's the sign for me spring is close by.. God speed

I've made small patches of ACV but have not thought about brewing a large batch in a 5 gal bucket! Great tip, Thank You!!

I grew up making applesauce, but we never did the vinegar. Very cool process, thanks for sharing!

I agree with the comments on how clearly you speak I’m australian and have a hearing problem so listen to you tube with blue tooth straight to my hearing aid and some American and Canadian accent can be hard to follow but you are always clear and easy to understand thanks

My mother in law used to make jelly with the cores and peels. It was fantastic!

The instructions are always great 👍thanks for sharing🍎

When you started hand peeling every apple I thought “you go girl!!”

Ooh, we always make our own applesauce and vinegar. You will love it.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Much appreciated!

Thanks a lot for sharing the whole process from start to finish. I just wanted to tell you that I just saw your video from August of last year about picking wild berries. I saw that you were picking them by hand. I had seen others who pick berries and they used a "fingered" scoop. On Amazon one listing is called, Berry Picker with Metallic Comb and Ergonomic Handle for Easier Berry Picking Swedish Design by Ivique. They help you to pick many berries all at once and very quickly. I thought that this might help you to get bigger collections, in the same amount of time. Thanks for all of the videos. Even though we can't get up there, it is great to follow along with you two, Thanks again.

Thank you! I was trying to figure out what to do with all of these apples we picked and I want to do large quantities of apple cider vinegar. I love the way you showed the steps.

Now I'm going to have to try it out myself. Thanks for your inspiration 💚🍎

Always wondered if it would come out as well as store bought this is great !

I glad to see someone make it in a five gallon bucket. When I tried it it failed, but I didn't follow all the rules. So I'm glad to see it can be done. Vert well done video (just subscribed ).

Thank you! This helps alot, I have made ACV a few times but have never been real happy with it. I am going to try this method and see how it turns out.

I remember I found your channel last year when I was looking for a recipe for making homemade apple cider vinegar. There’s a cluster of wild apple trees nearby our home in Western Massachusetts, and I wanted to make the ACV for eating but also as a Korean Natural Farming amendment, to amplify the wild yeasts that are native to our region in our garden soil. It was so helpful to be able to watch someone else going through the entire process! Recently I started watching your videos from the beginning, and it’s funny to come full circle back to this video. Watching your channel is kind of like a pep talk for myself: if you can grow what you do in zone 3, I can surely grow abundance in zone 5. I went to a different patch of wild apples this year and harvested over 400 apples that I processed into hard cider and dehydrated. Seeing the way you forage and grow your food is so inspiring. I got just a taste of what that work must be like when I processed the apples, but it felt transformative to get into the mindset of doing a mammoth task with many repetitive steps. Also to realize that being alive displaces other organisms. When you’re buying food from the grocery store, everything is abstracted. When you’re growing, hunting, foraging, you are intimately connected to the consequences of your existence. That’s something that I’ve loved while watching your channel, whether you’re recycling fishing lures, hunting a moose, or showing care with the way you feed your pets-you bring such a heightened level of consciousness to how you live in relationship with other beings. Even sad garden slugs with no friends!

Cool deal! Congratulations on 100K subscribers.

Loved this video!! Will try to make my own this year! Thanks.

We love your channel. I would love to see a video on all the different ways you can use the apple cider vinegar you make. You mentioned your skin, hair, your animals, etc. Newbie homesteaders and learning everything.

I was today (61) year’s old when I learned how to make apple cider vinegar. Very informative! Thank you!!

We make about 15 gallons a year. There have been a lot of shrubs made this year. Excellent for salad. good video.

I loved the look on your face when you took a drink of your vinegar. When my granddaughter was about four she wanted to know what vinegar tasted like so i gave her a drink. She just drank it right down and at that moment i thought her face would turn inside out. My wife and i just about died laughing. She is almost 11 now and has not asked for another drink of vinegar since that day.

A few years back I tried this with large mouth mason jars. I put in the apples and sugar water , weighted it down and covered with a coffee filter and jar ring. I put it on the top shelf in the kitchen cabinet. This works when you have smaller patches of apples. Love the content guys

Wow! That’s so easy! Thanks for the awesome video!

I enjoyed the video. It was very informative. Thanks for sharing.

This is brilliant! Thanks! I live in Argentina and yesterday I asked for organic apple cider vinegar at a health store, it was quite expensive. I am going to get the one at the store and I will attempt to make my own as well.

I'm going to have to wait until late spring to make my sourdough starter, sauerkraut, and now acv. It's just too damn cold in the cottage over the winter! 🙄 Thanks for sharing another great fermentation video. 😊👍

Love this. I bottle 4 gallons of kambucha a week. I will def be doing this!

Great educational video on making apple cider vinegar, great job.

I've been thinking about doing this as well!! Thank you!

I think we'll try this...... had no idea how easy it can be. Thanks!

Great video! I love that it started with your old sink too

Thanks. Will certainly make.

I have made it....I prefer a glass vessel....the only thing I wondered about was with the curve of the plate there was air trapped in there....I would have tipped the plate the other way...great idea on using a jar of water to weight it down. I am excited to make more this year. I am very interested to watch u guys this spring ...and see how and when u start gardening 👍

You made it seem Easy to make. I watch other videos about Apple cider vinegar and it looked hard to do but you’re way looks easier.

Nice work Ariele. I enjoy apple cider vinegar also. You two keep busy making sure that you have high quality food. Your beautiful hair and skin are a testimony to your cider vinegar. My best wishes and prayers for both you and Eric. Arctic Circle Dave

CONGRATULATIONS on 100K SUBS!!!!!

Great video ... as always ... very interesting and educational!!!

I love your sink!!!

You have much more motivation and drive than I do... How much labor involved with simple tasks makes me feel less bad about having a normal job.

Thanks for sharing, I will trying this very soon.

You and I have something in common. We both used to live in California. Alaska has had some really big earthquakes. You should have rail guards on your shelves so everything does not end up broken and on the floor after a quake. I love the two of you.

Yay!! I was hoping you were going to make a video on this every since you said that you were going to make AC vinegar! We also give it to our chickens.

Thank you for such a good explanation video. I am going to give it a go.

I just canned apples and tosses the peels!! Wish I had seen this before!! Thanks for showing us the follow through!

We use organic apples from select trees (always free other than fuel to drive & pic them) we then make apple cider by grinding clean apples, pressing in a cider press then allow that to set for 7-9 months. At the end of this time we have pure cider vinegar. Our vinegar mother is about 8" thick. We make about 50 gallons a year

Ooo great video topic! Enjoyed it, thanks!

Really enjoy your videos. I love your willingness to be resourceful and try doing it your self. You mentioned a few of your uses for ACV. In particular interest to me you mentioned hair and skin, and I was curious how you would use it in that way? Thanks, and keep up the wonderful job!

Our cider apples are teeny tiny, my partner is from an area well known for apples & it made us chuckle to hear yours described as "small" 😄

just found your channel it is so interesting very enjoyable to watch all you do

Wow, great info...i have the apples and now some info on how to do the job...thank you!!

Amazing process 👍

TY so much, excellent job. All The Best

very informative..good job on your video

I make vinegar with my pear scraps. (Here in Tennessee , it is very hard to grow organic apples but our pear trees don’t require any spray at all.). When researching how to make vinegar, I found out you cam make it with most any type of fruit. Love your videos, keep sharing.

Been doing this for some years now. Very good when it's homemade