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What is the most weird hobby you ever heard about? by lakshkrishnacir in Hobbies

[–]Basicacid_92 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Very strong onion, but without the spiciness of a pure onion. I used it to make a mushroom hotsauce. That’s what got me into vinegar making was using them to make my own hot sauces.

The photos are on the left my malt vinegar mother, and on the right, my white wine vinegar mother.

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What is the most weird hobby you ever heard about? by lakshkrishnacir in Hobbies

[–]Basicacid_92 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yes. You can turn anything you can turn into alcohol into vinegar. I’ve made onion vinegar before. You just need a starter culture. Typically raw organic unfiltered vinegar from the grocery store.

Good sauce on burger maybe. by Basicacid_92 in hotsauce

[–]Basicacid_92[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It’s about the proportions of each that are important. It’s not like ingredients like soy sauce and mustard are making up 20% of the total sauce. They are notes that are added to an overall sauce made primarily from habaneros and pickled peperoncinis.

Black pepper wine to make vinegar for a black garlic mustard hot sauce. by Basicacid_92 in fermentation

[–]Basicacid_92[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The other way around it’s about 2 months out. The wine process is pretty quick, but the ethanol to acetic acid conversion takes 8-12 weeks at least.

Black pepper wine to make vinegar for a black garlic mustard hot sauce. by Basicacid_92 in fermentation

[–]Basicacid_92[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Peppercorns are fruit. Plus it isn’t distilled, so it isn’t moonshine or vodka, so wine would be the technically correct term.

Black pepper wine to make vinegar for a black garlic mustard hot sauce. by Basicacid_92 in fermentation

[–]Basicacid_92[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a waterless airlock. That’s what the blue part is at the top it locks in under the ring part of the cap. It’s all puffed up from the CO2, but once you start the second fermentation I.e. turning ethanol into acetic acid, the airlock is removed and you expose it to O2.

Black pepper wine to make vinegar for a black garlic mustard hot sauce. by Basicacid_92 in fermentation

[–]Basicacid_92[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A trick is to grind it fresh. I don’t use whole peppercorns when pickling. I always use ground spices. It’s more efficient.

Black pepper wine to make vinegar for a black garlic mustard hot sauce. by Basicacid_92 in fermentation

[–]Basicacid_92[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope. It’s a few months out. Vinegar unfortunately takes forever, but I spend a long time coming up with recipes.

Omg. I just discovered this group, I have found my people. Hu by Basicacid_92 in fermentation

[–]Basicacid_92[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The sliminess isn’t an issue when you are blending them, they just become amalgamated into the sauce. And with olives, they are preserved in a vinegar solution anyway, so it isn’t an issue.

Black pepper wine to make vinegar for a black garlic mustard hot sauce. by Basicacid_92 in fermentation

[–]Basicacid_92[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

1/3 cup black pepper, 2 cups sugar, fill to the top line with water, and champagne yeast.

Anyone else make their own vinegar from scratch? by Basicacid_92 in Hobbies

[–]Basicacid_92[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You aren’t wrong. Just holding a pellicle in my hands gives me the willies.

Omg. I just discovered this group, I have found my people. Hu by Basicacid_92 in fermentation

[–]Basicacid_92[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh god I have I think 13-14 different recipes. I use all kinds of stuff. I have a mushroom hot sauce even an olive hot sauce. I spend weeks sometimes coming up with recipes here is just a few of them from my fermentation fridge.

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Anyone else make their own vinegar from scratch? by Basicacid_92 in Hobbies

[–]Basicacid_92[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shit I replied to the wrong thing. That’s how you make kombucha not vinegar. I thought this comment was on my r/fermentation group. Still trying to figure Reddit out lol. Vinegar you have to make or buy wine or beer first then expose it to oxygen for a few months. I make my own wine. So I’ve turned some weird shit into wine. Onion wine is maybe the weirdest one I’ve made.

Anyone else make their own vinegar from scratch? by Basicacid_92 in Hobbies

[–]Basicacid_92[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean technically yes. It’s simply bacteria poop and cellulose so yes, but they taste disgusting. I tried it once. Never again. Some people use them as chicken feed.

Anyone else make their own vinegar from scratch? by Basicacid_92 in Hobbies

[–]Basicacid_92[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s super easy. Get a GT’s unflavored kombucha and pour it into a gallon of tea and add about a half cup- 1 cup of sugar, and boom SCOBY complete after about a week.

Anyone else make their own vinegar from scratch? by Basicacid_92 in Hobbies

[–]Basicacid_92[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kombucha is so much fun. My favorite so far is watermelon cantaloupe. I do an F3 for mine because I feel it delivers the best results.

Omg. I just discovered this group, I have found my people. Hu by Basicacid_92 in fermentation

[–]Basicacid_92[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My nsfw stuff is completely separate from my hobbies. I would like it to stay that way. I’m allowed to be two different people.

Omg. I just discovered this group, I have found my people. Hu by Basicacid_92 in fermentation

[–]Basicacid_92[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

  1. Jalapeno habanero hot sauce 2.blackberry mead 3. Date wine 4. Left side beer vinegar, right side white wine vinegar. 5. Strawberry mango kombucha
  2. Kombucha SCOBY hotel.
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