title: "Vinegar Production for Food Preservation" subtitle: "Two Fermentations, One Acid, Ten Thousand Years of Proof" author: "Nored Farms" date: "2026" tags: [formulation] [beginner] [product-ref]

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**Hook 1:** Vinegar is not a single fermentation. It is two separate biological processes performed by two unrelated kingdoms of life — yeast first, bacteria second — and confusing the two is the most common reason homestead vinegar fails.

**Hook 2:** The "mother of vinegar" is not an organism. It is a cellulose biofilm — a structural scaffold produced by Acetobacter bacteria, not the bacteria themselves. Removing the mother does not kill your vinegar. Killing the bacteria does.

**Hook 3:** Most apple cider vinegar sold as a health product cannot safely preserve food. USDA canning standards require a minimum 5% acetic acid concentration. Homemade ACV frequently tests between 2% and 4% unless the operator measures and corrects.

**Key mechanism:** Saccharomyces yeast converts sugar to ethanol under anaerobic conditions. Acetobacter bacteria then oxidize ethanol to acetic acid under aerobic conditions. Two opposite oxygen requirements, two different organisms, two sequential stages.

**Misconception:** That vinegar "just happens" when you leave apple juice out. Spontaneous vinegar production relies on wild yeast and wild Acetobacter arriving in the right sequence at the right concentrations. It sometimes works. It frequently produces a weak, off-flavored product contaminated with film yeasts or Gluconobacter species that stall at low acidity.

**Practical application:** Any sugar source — fruit, honey, grain mash, maple sap, whey — can become vinegar. The operator controls the outcome by managing sugar concentration at the start, yeast selection for the alcohol stage, oxygen exposure for the acetic stage, and titration testing at the end.

**Citation-ready claims:**

  • USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning (2015) requires minimum 5% acetic acid (50-grain) vinegar for all water-bath canning and pickling recipes.
  • Johnston & Gaas (2006), *Annals of Internal Medicine*, found limited evidence for vinegar's effect on glycemic response — 2 tbsp vinegar before a meal reduced postprandial glucose by 20% in insulin-resistant subjects, but the study had only 29 participants and has not been replicated at scale.
  • Entani et al. (1998), *Journal of Food Protection*, demonstrated that acetic acid at 5% concentration eliminates E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and Listeria monocytogenes at room temperature within 30 minutes.

1. Introduction — The Oldest Acid in the Kitchen

Vinegar predates every other intentional food preservation method except salt and drying. Babylonian records from 5000 BCE describe date vinegar. Chinese rice vinegar production is documented by 1200 BCE. Roman legionaries carried *posca* — diluted vinegar — as a field ration antiseptic and daily drink. The word itself comes from the French *vin aigre*, sour wine, but vinegar has never been limited to grapes. Any sugar source that can ferment to alcohol can become vinegar. The technology requires no electricity, no refrigeration, no specialized equipment, and no purchased chemicals.

The modern confusion around vinegar comes from two directions. The health-product market has turned apple cider vinegar into a supplement, complete with unsupported claims about weight loss, detoxification, and pH balancing. Meanwhile, industrial white vinegar is produced by submerged fermentation in steel tanks using petroleum-derived ethanol — a product as far from traditional vinegar as high-fructose corn syrup is from honey. Neither of these represents what vinegar actually is: a controlled two-stage fermentation that converts sugar into a stable, self-preserving acid with a shelf life measured in decades.

This document covers the complete process from sugar source to bottled vinegar with verified acidity, plus the preservation chemistry that makes vinegar one of the most reliable tools in homestead food storage.

2. The Two-Stage Fermentation

This is the concept that separates functional vinegar production from guesswork.

**Stage 1: Alcoholic fermentation.** Yeast — typically Saccharomyces cerevisiae — consumes sugar and produces ethanol and carbon dioxide under anaerobic (oxygen-free) conditions. This is identical to beer, wine, or cider making. The yeast needs sugar, water, nutrients, and a sealed environment. The output is an alcoholic liquid, usually between 5% and 8% ABV for vinegar purposes.

**Stage 2: Acetic acid fermentation.** Acetobacter bacteria — primarily *Acetobacter pasteurianus* and *Acetobacter aceti* — oxidize the ethanol into acetic acid. This is an aerobic process. The bacteria need oxygen, warmth, and time. The more surface area exposed to air, the faster the conversion. The output is vinegar.

The critical insight: these two stages require opposite conditions. Stage 1 needs an airlock to keep oxygen out. Stage 2 needs maximum air exposure. Running both simultaneously — the "leave the jar open and hope" method — produces weak vinegar because the yeast and bacteria compete. The yeast cannot build alcohol concentration when Acetobacter is consuming it as fast as it forms.

**Practical sequence:** 1. Ferment your sugar source to 5-8% ABV with an airlock, exactly as you would make hard cider or country wine. This takes 1-3 weeks. 2. Once fermentation is complete, remove the airlock and replace it with a cloth cover that admits air but excludes insects. 3. Inoculate with a vinegar mother or unpasteurized vinegar. 4. Wait 3-8 weeks at 60-85 degrees F (15-29 degrees C). 5. Test acidity by titration. Minimum 5% acetic acid for preservation use.

**Why 5-8% ABV and not higher?** Acetobacter species are inhibited above 10-12% ABV. A strong wine at 13% will convert slowly or stall entirely. A beer-strength liquid at 5-7% converts efficiently. Aim for the sweet spot: enough alcohol to produce adequate acidity, not so much that it poisons the bacteria. A rough rule — the final acetic acid percentage will be slightly lower than the starting ABV, because conversion is never 100% efficient. Starting at 6% ABV typically yields 5-5.5% acetic acid.

3. Equipment and Setup

Vinegar production at homestead scale requires almost nothing you do not already own.

Fermentation Vessels (Stage 1)

Any food-grade container that accepts an airlock. Glass carboys, food-grade plastic buckets with grommet lids, stoneware crocks with water-seal lids. Avoid metal — acetic acid corrodes aluminum, copper, and uncoated iron. Stainless steel is safe but unnecessary at this scale.

Vinegar Crocks (Stage 2)

Wide-mouth vessels maximize the surface-to-volume ratio, which is the primary speed control for acetic fermentation. Traditional vinegar crocks are barrel-shaped with a wide opening covered by cloth. A 2-gallon wide-mouth glass jar works. A food-grade 5-gallon bucket with the lid removed works. A wooden barrel with an open bunghole works. Surface area matters more than volume.

**Spigot crocks** — ceramic vessels with a tap near the bottom — allow continuous-process vinegar production. Draw finished vinegar from the bottom, add fresh alcoholic liquid to the top. The mother stays near the surface. This is the Orleans method, used commercially in France and Italy for centuries.

Essential Supplies

| Item | Purpose | Approximate Cost | |---|---|---| | Glass carboy or food-grade bucket (1-5 gal) | Stage 1 alcoholic fermentation | $10-30 | | Airlock and stopper | Keeps oxygen out during Stage 1 | $2-5 | | Wide-mouth crock or jar (1-5 gal) | Stage 2 acetic fermentation | $10-40 | | Cheesecloth or tight-weave cotton | Covers Stage 2 vessel — air in, flies out | $3-8 | | Hydrometer | Measures sugar content (Brix) and alcohol | $8-15 | | pH meter or pH strips | Monitors acidity during fermentation | $15-60 | | Titration kit (sodium hydroxide + phenolphthalein) | Measures exact acetic acid percentage | $15-25 | | Yeast (wine or cider strain) | Stage 1 inoculant | $3-8 per packet | | Vinegar mother or raw unpasteurized vinegar | Stage 2 inoculant | $5-15 or free from a friend | | Glass bottles with caps | Storage | $1-3 each |

Total startup cost: $70-200. Everything is reusable except yeast and bottles.

Temperature

Yeast fermentation (Stage 1): 60-75 degrees F (15-24 degrees C). Standard wine/cider range. Higher temperatures produce faster but rougher fermentation with more fusel alcohols.

Acetic fermentation (Stage 2): 60-85 degrees F (15-29 degrees C). Acetobacter work faster at warmer temperatures. Below 60 degrees F, conversion slows dramatically. Above 95 degrees F (35 degrees C), the bacteria begin to die. The ideal range for speed without off-flavors is 75-85 degrees F.

4. Apple Cider Vinegar Production — Full Process

Apple cider vinegar is the most accessible entry point because the raw material is abundant, the process is forgiving, and the product is immediately useful.

Starting Material

Fresh-pressed apple cider. Unpasteurized, unfiltered, no preservatives. Potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate — the standard commercial preservatives — kill yeast and will prevent Stage 1 fermentation entirely. If buying cider, confirm it contains no preservatives.

A mix of apple varieties produces better-tasting vinegar than a single variety. Tart apples (Granny Smith, crabapple) contribute acidity. Sweet apples (Fuji, Golden Delicious) contribute sugar. Aromatic apples (Gravenstein, McIntosh) contribute flavor complexity. A homestead pressing of whatever apples are available almost always makes better vinegar than single-variety cider.

**Starting sugar content:** Fresh cider typically runs 10-14 Brix (roughly 10-14% sugar by weight). This will ferment to 5-7% ABV — the ideal range for vinegar. If your cider tests below 10 Brix, add honey or sugar to bring it up. If above 16 Brix, dilute with water. Measure with a hydrometer or refractometer.

Stage 1: Cider to Hard Cider (1-3 Weeks)

1. Sanitize your fermentation vessel and airlock with Star San, iodophor, or a boiling water rinse. 2. Pour fresh cider into the vessel, leaving 2-3 inches of headspace. 3. Add yeast. A cider or champagne yeast (Lalvin EC-1118, Red Star Premier Blanc) provides clean, reliable fermentation. One packet per 5 gallons. Alternatively, wild-ferment by skipping yeast entirely — the native yeast on apple skins will do the work, but more slowly and less predictably. 4. Attach the airlock. The goal is anaerobic conditions — CO2 escapes, oxygen does not enter. 5. Store at 60-75 degrees F. Within 24-48 hours, the airlock should begin bubbling as CO2 is produced. 6. Fermentation is complete when bubbling stops and the hydrometer reads below 1.000 specific gravity (all sugar converted). This typically takes 1-3 weeks.

The product at this point is hard cider, roughly 5-7% ABV. It is drinkable. It is also the feedstock for Stage 2.

Stage 2: Hard Cider to Vinegar (3-8 Weeks)

1. Transfer the hard cider to a wide-mouth vessel. Do not filter — the yeast sediment provides nutrients for Acetobacter. 2. Add the inoculant: either a vinegar mother (a rubbery disc of cellulose from a previous batch or purchased) or 1 cup of raw, unpasteurized vinegar per gallon of hard cider. Bragg's raw ACV works as a starter. 3. Cover the vessel with cheesecloth or cotton secured with a rubber band. The bacteria need air. They do not need fruit flies. 4. Place in a warm location (75-85 degrees F is ideal). A kitchen counter, a shelf above the water heater, a warm closet. 5. Do not stir. Do not disturb the forming mother. The biofilm grows at the air-liquid interface and disrupting it slows conversion. 6. A vinegar smell should develop within 1-2 weeks. A visible mother (translucent, rubbery disc) typically forms within 2-3 weeks. 7. Begin testing acidity at 4 weeks. Use a titration kit (Section 6). 8. The vinegar is ready when it reaches 5% acetic acid or higher and tastes sharp without residual sweetness or alcohol flavor.

Bottling

Strain through cheesecloth to remove sediment. Bottle in glass with tight caps. The mother can be saved and used to start the next batch — it is a living culture and will remain viable for months if stored in finished vinegar.

**Raw vs. pasteurized:** Raw vinegar retains the live Acetobacter culture and will continue to develop a mother in the bottle. This is harmless but can alarm people. Pasteurizing at 140 degrees F (60 degrees C) for 10 minutes kills the bacteria and prevents further mother formation. Both products are equally effective for preservation — the acetic acid does the work, not the bacteria.

5. Other Vinegar Types

The process is identical for every sugar source. Only the starting material and flavor profile change.

Wine Vinegar

Start with any finished wine — red, white, or rose. Commercial wine works. Homemade wine works. Oxidized or "corked" wine that is undrinkable makes excellent vinegar — this is the original use case. Wine at 11-13% ABV should be diluted to 7-8% with water before inoculation, or the high alcohol will inhibit Acetobacter. Red wine vinegar takes 2-3 months; whites convert slightly faster.

Malt Vinegar

Start with unhopped beer or a simple malt wash. Steep 2 lbs crushed malted barley in 1 gallon of water at 150-155 degrees F (65-68 degrees C) for 60 minutes to convert starch to sugar. Strain, cool, ferment with ale yeast to 5-6% ABV, then proceed to acetic fermentation. Hops are antimicrobial and can inhibit Acetobacter — use unhopped wort for best results.

Fruit Vinegar

Any fruit with sufficient sugar content works. Pear, peach, plum, berry, grape, persimmon. Crush the fruit, press the juice, ferment to alcohol, convert to vinegar. Fruit vinegars with strong aromatics — raspberry, fig, quince — are premium products. The same 5-8% ABV rule applies to the intermediate alcohol stage.

Honey Vinegar (Mead Vinegar)

Dissolve 2-3 lbs of honey per gallon of water (target 12-14 Brix). Ferment with a wine or mead yeast. Honey lacks the nitrogen that yeast needs, so add 1/2 tsp yeast nutrient per gallon. Ferment to 6-7% ABV. Convert as normal. Honey vinegar has a distinctive floral character and has been produced continuously since at least classical Greece.

Sugar Wash Vinegar (White Vinegar Equivalent)

Dissolve 1.5-2 lbs of white sugar per gallon of water. Add 1/2 tsp yeast nutrient. Ferment with a neutral wine yeast. Convert to vinegar. The product is a clean, neutral-flavored vinegar functionally equivalent to distilled white vinegar. This is the cheapest vinegar to produce — raw material cost under $0.50 per gallon.

6. The Mother of Vinegar

The mother is the most misunderstood component in vinegar production.

It is not an organism. It is not a SCOBY in the kombucha sense (though the term is sometimes applied loosely). The mother is a cellulose biofilm — a structural mat of bacterial cellulose produced by Acetobacter xylinum (now reclassified as Komagataeibacter xylinus) and related species. The bacteria live within and beneath the biofilm, but the visible rubbery disc is cellulose, not cells.

**What it does:** The biofilm floats at the air-liquid interface and creates a microenvironment where Acetobacter can access both the oxygen above and the ethanol below. It functions as scaffolding, not as the active agent. Vinegar production will proceed without a visible mother — the bacteria work in suspension as well — but the mother increases efficiency by concentrating bacterial activity at the optimal location.

**Managing the mother:**

  • A new mother forms on every batch if conditions are right. You will never run out.
  • Mothers can be divided and shared. Tear or cut them. They are not fragile.
  • A mother that sinks has been displaced by a new one forming above it. This is normal. Remove the old one or leave it.
  • Mothers stored in finished vinegar in a sealed jar at room temperature remain viable for 6+ months.
  • A mother that turns black or develops green/blue mold should be discarded. The vinegar beneath it may still be fine — test the acidity and smell it.

**The mother is not magic.** It is evidence that Acetobacter are present and active. A batch without a visible mother can still be converting. A batch with a thick, healthy-looking mother can still be too weak if the starting alcohol was insufficient or the temperature was too low. Test acidity. Do not rely on the mother's appearance as a quality indicator.

7. Testing Acidity and Quality Control

This is the section that separates vinegar you can preserve food with from vinegar that might grow botulism.

Why Testing Matters

USDA canning guidelines require vinegar with a minimum 5% acetic acid concentration (labeled as 50-grain) for all pickling and water-bath canning recipes. Below 5%, the pH may not drop low enough to prevent Clostridium botulinum spore germination. This is not a guideline to be flexible with. It is the line between safe preserved food and a potentially lethal toxin.

Commercial vinegar is standardized to exactly 5% (or higher for cleaning vinegar at 6-10%). Homemade vinegar is whatever it is — and it is the operator's job to verify.

Titration (The Accurate Method)

Titration measures the exact percentage of acetic acid by neutralizing a known volume of vinegar with a known concentration of sodium hydroxide (NaOH).

**Supplies:** 0.1N sodium hydroxide solution, phenolphthalein indicator, a graduated syringe or burette, a small beaker or cup.

**Procedure:** 1. Measure exactly 10 mL of vinegar into a clean beaker. 2. Add 2-3 drops of phenolphthalein indicator. The solution stays clear. 3. Slowly add 0.1N NaOH from the syringe, swirling after each addition. 4. When the solution turns permanently pink (holds for 30 seconds), stop. 5. Read the volume of NaOH used. 6. Multiply the mL of NaOH by 0.060 to get the acetic acid percentage.

**Example:** If 8.5 mL of 0.1N NaOH turns the sample pink, the acidity is 8.5 x 0.060 = 5.1% acetic acid. This vinegar is safe for preservation use.

Titration kits designed for vinegar testing are available for $15-25 and include pre-measured NaOH solution, indicator, and a syringe. They last for dozens of tests.

pH Meter (The Quick Method)

A pH meter gives a rough acidity check. Vinegar at 5% acetic acid typically reads pH 2.4-2.5. However, pH alone does not tell you the concentration — different vinegars at the same acetic acid percentage can read slightly different pH values depending on buffering compounds in the base material. Use pH as a screening tool. Use titration as the definitive test for preservation-grade vinegar.

**pH target for food preservation:** Below 4.6. This is the threshold below which C. botulinum cannot grow. Vinegar at 5% acetic acid easily achieves pH 2.4-3.0, providing a substantial safety margin. But again — measure the acetic acid percentage directly for preservation use. Do not rely on pH alone.

8. Using Vinegar for Food Preservation

Vinegar preserves food through acid inhibition. Below pH 4.6, the spores of Clostridium botulinum cannot germinate and produce toxin. Most spoilage bacteria, yeasts, and molds are inhibited below pH 4.0. Acetic acid is also directly antimicrobial — Entani et al. (1998) demonstrated that 5% acetic acid eliminates E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and Listeria at room temperature within 30 minutes.

Quick Pickling (Refrigerator Pickles)

No canning equipment needed. Submerge vegetables in a brine of equal parts vinegar (5% minimum) and water with 1-2 tablespoons of salt per quart. Add garlic, dill, peppercorns, mustard seed, or any desired spices. Refrigerate. Ready in 24-48 hours. Keeps 2-3 months refrigerated.

Quick pickles work with any firm vegetable: cucumbers, green beans, carrots, cauliflower, onions, peppers, radishes, beets, asparagus.

Vinegar-Based Canning (Water Bath Method)

For shelf-stable preserved foods without refrigeration, follow tested recipes from the USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning or the Ball/Kerr canning guide. The key rules:

1. **Use only vinegar tested at 5% acetic acid or higher.** Homemade vinegar must be titrated. 2. **Do not reduce the vinegar ratio in a tested recipe.** The acid-to-food ratio is calculated to achieve safe pH throughout the jar. 3. **Do not substitute homemade vinegar of unknown strength for commercial vinegar in a tested recipe.** If your homemade vinegar tests at 6%, you can use it. If it tests at 4.2%, you cannot. 4. **Process jars for the full time specified.** Water bath processing at 212 degrees F (100 degrees C) for the listed time eliminates vegetative pathogens. The acid prevents spore germination.

Common Preservation Ratios

| Product | Vinegar (5%) | Water | Salt | Processing Time (Pints) | |---|---|---|---|---| | Dill pickles (whole) | 3 cups | 3 cups | 3 tbsp | 15 min | | Bread & butter pickles | 2 cups | 0 | 1 tbsp + sugar | 10 min | | Pickled peppers | 4 cups | 0 | 2 tsp | 10 min | | Pickled beets | 2 cups | 0 | 1/2 tsp | 30 min | | Chow-chow / relish | Per recipe | Per recipe | Per recipe | 10-15 min |

All processing times assume altitudes below 1,000 ft. Add 5 minutes for 1,001-6,000 ft. Add 10 minutes above 6,000 ft.

Vinegar in Fermented Foods

Vinegar is not a substitute for lacto-fermentation. Sauerkraut, kimchi, and traditional fermented pickles use lactic acid produced by Lactobacillus, not acetic acid. Adding vinegar to these products changes the flavor, inhibits the Lactobacillus culture, and produces a different product. Both methods preserve food. They are not interchangeable. Use vinegar for acid pickling. Use salt brines for lacto-fermentation.

9. Troubleshooting

Stage 1 Problems (Alcoholic Fermentation)

**Fermentation never starts.** The cider contains preservatives (potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate). Start with preservative-free juice. Alternatively, the yeast was dead — check the expiration date and proof the yeast in warm sugar water before pitching.

**Fermentation stalls before sugar is consumed.** Temperature too low (below 55 degrees F), or the sugar content was too high and alcohol toxicity killed the yeast before it finished. For vinegar, a stall at 5-6% ABV is actually fine — that is enough alcohol for adequate acetic acid production. Proceed to Stage 2.

**Smells like sulfur or rotten eggs.** Yeast stress from high temperature or nutrient deficiency. Usually resolves after racking (transferring off the sediment). Add 1/2 tsp yeast nutrient if not already included.

Stage 2 Problems (Acetic Fermentation)

**No vinegar smell after 3 weeks.** Insufficient Acetobacter inoculation — add more raw vinegar or a piece of active mother. Temperature too low — move to a warmer location. The vessel opening is too small — Acetobacter need surface area and airflow.

**Vinegar smells right but tests below 5%.** Starting alcohol was too low. The only fix is to start with a higher-ABV base next time. You cannot safely use this batch for canning, but it works for salad dressings, marinades, cleaning, and garden pest spray.

**White film on surface that is not rubbery.** Likely film yeast (Pichia, Candida), not Acetobacter. Film yeast produce a white, powdery or wrinkled film rather than the smooth, rubbery disc of a true mother. Film yeast are not dangerous but they consume acetic acid, weakening the vinegar. Skim off the film, add more raw vinegar to reinoculate, and ensure the vessel is in a warm location with good airflow. Film yeast thrive at lower temperatures where Acetobacter are sluggish.

**Fruit flies.** Drosophila are attracted to acetic acid. They lay eggs in vinegar. Cover vessels with tight-weave cloth — cheesecloth alone is often too loose. A cotton flour sack towel or fine-mesh nylon secured with a rubber band is more effective.

**Vinegar eels.** Turbatrix aceti — tiny nematodes visible as thread-like worms in the vinegar. Not harmful to humans but unappetizing. They enter through fruit flies or contaminated mothers. Pasteurizing the vinegar at 140 degrees F eliminates them. Filtering through a coffee filter removes adults but not eggs. Prevention: tight covers on vessels, clean equipment, pasteurize vinegar intended for gifts or sale.

10. Storage and Shelf Life

Vinegar at 5% acetic acid or higher is self-preserving. The acid concentration prevents the growth of all common spoilage organisms. Properly bottled vinegar does not expire in any meaningful sense.

**Storage guidelines:**

  • Glass bottles with tight-fitting caps or corks. Avoid metal lids in direct contact with vinegar — the acid corrodes them. Use plastic-lined caps or wax-sealed corks.
  • Store in a cool, dark location. Light does not spoil vinegar but degrades color and flavor compounds over time.
  • Raw (unpasteurized) vinegar will develop a new mother in the bottle. This is harmless. Strain it out if it bothers you. It does not indicate spoilage.
  • Pasteurized vinegar stored in sealed glass is stable indefinitely. The Vinegar Institute (a trade organization, but correct on this point) states that vinegar shelf life is "almost indefinite."

**Color changes:** Some vinegars darken over months or years. This is oxidation of phenolic compounds and is cosmetic, not a safety issue. White vinegar stays clear. Apple cider vinegar darkens. Red wine vinegar may lighten or turn brownish.

**Sediment:** Normal in raw and unfiltered vinegar. Strain before use if desired. Not a quality defect.

11. References

1. USDA. *Complete Guide to Home Canning.* Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 539, revised 2015. National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

2. Entani, E., Asai, M., Tsujihata, S., Tsukamoto, Y., & Ohta, M. (1998). Antibacterial action of vinegar against food-borne pathogenic bacteria including Escherichia coli O157:H7. *Journal of Food Protection*, 61(8), 953-959.

3. Johnston, C. S., & Gaas, C. A. (2006). Vinegar: Medicinal uses and antiglycemic effect. *Medscape General Medicine*, 8(2), 61.

4. Budak, N. H., Aykin, E., Seydim, A. C., Greene, A. K., & Guzel-Seydim, Z. B. (2014). Functional properties of vinegar. *Journal of Food Science*, 79(5), R757-R764.

5. Adams, M. R. (1998). Vinegar. In B. J. B. Wood (Ed.), *Microbiology of Fermented Foods* (2nd ed., Vol. 1, pp. 1-44). Blackie Academic & Professional.

6. Solieri, L., & Giudici, P. (Eds.). (2009). *Vinegars of the World.* Springer-Verlag Italia.

7. Ball Corporation. *Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving.* Robert Rose, 2nd edition, 2012.

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