)I've had some wine and some Organic Vinegar in a pot for 6 months, and although it smells of vinegar, there is no mother forming.
Would prefer red, but Cider or white would be appreciated. Or all 3.
Wine vinegar
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hoomin_erra
- Barbara Good
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Re: Wine vinegar
Anyone in the UK got a piece of a mother that they are willing to part with? (* of vinegar that is, not * in law. )
I've had some wine and some Organic Vinegar in a pot for 6 months, and although it smells of vinegar, there is no mother forming.
Would prefer red, but Cider or white would be appreciated. Or all 3.
)I've had some wine and some Organic Vinegar in a pot for 6 months, and although it smells of vinegar, there is no mother forming.
Would prefer red, but Cider or white would be appreciated. Or all 3.
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Mylovelyhorse
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Re: Wine vinegar
Hi hoomin_erra (nice name by the way!)
I got your message - I'd be happy to send you a part of my mother, which is definitely doing what it's meant to do with my red wine dregs.
I'm just not sure how feasible it is to send it through the post. As I understand it, the mother needs air to stay 'alive', so can only be shut up in a bottle for a few hours before it dies (bringing it back from France we had it closed in for maybe 7 hours, max). And even if the post were super speedy, I'd have to put it in a bottle at (say) 4.30pm Monday, and it wouldn't get to you until probably midday on Tuesday (that's if you were in to accept delivery of a parcel) even if it were sent first class ...
Does anyone out there know anything about how long vinegar mothers can survive without air??
MLH x
I got your message - I'd be happy to send you a part of my mother, which is definitely doing what it's meant to do with my red wine dregs.
I'm just not sure how feasible it is to send it through the post. As I understand it, the mother needs air to stay 'alive', so can only be shut up in a bottle for a few hours before it dies (bringing it back from France we had it closed in for maybe 7 hours, max). And even if the post were super speedy, I'd have to put it in a bottle at (say) 4.30pm Monday, and it wouldn't get to you until probably midday on Tuesday (that's if you were in to accept delivery of a parcel) even if it were sent first class ...
Does anyone out there know anything about how long vinegar mothers can survive without air??
MLH x
Re: Wine vinegar
Hi Hoomin_erra,
don't know if you've had a read of the previous posts on this thread but making your own mother doesn't appear to be as simple as just mixing wine & vinegar, you need to add 'pot barley' to wine. I've just googled & pot barley retails at around £1.30 for a packet on-line, so it may be cheaper to order a packet & give it a go yourself (thats what I intend to do)
don't know if you've had a read of the previous posts on this thread but making your own mother doesn't appear to be as simple as just mixing wine & vinegar, you need to add 'pot barley' to wine. I've just googled & pot barley retails at around £1.30 for a packet on-line, so it may be cheaper to order a packet & give it a go yourself (thats what I intend to do)
Jo
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hoomin_erra
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Re: Wine vinegar
Ok, hoping our French connections can help here. Weekend of 8/9 August i have to take my M.I.L back to Germany. 
Hoping to make it worth while. I am coming through Calais, and was wondering whether anyone knows of any places that sell cheap Vinaigriers. None of these bloody £40 things on ebay. Second hand doesn't matter, about 3 or 4 litres.
Hoping to make it worth while. I am coming through Calais, and was wondering whether anyone knows of any places that sell cheap Vinaigriers. None of these bloody £40 things on ebay. Second hand doesn't matter, about 3 or 4 litres.