Make Herbal Vinegar Yourself: Tips and Recipe Ideas

Make herbal vinegar yourself – the basic recipe

Choose a good vinegar with at least five percent acid as a basis. Sherry, apple, or wine vinegar is most suitable.

• For every cup of herbs (dried or fresh) add 500 ml of vinegar.
• Place all ingredients in a sterilized jar that seals tightly.
• Put the jar in a cool and dark place. The vinegar sits there for four weeks.
• Pour the vinegar through a fine sieve and then fill it into a sterilized glass bottle.
• You can use the vinegar for twelve months if it is stored in a dark and cool place.

Different vinegar variations to try

Use a liter of wine vinegar for all variations and let your mixture steep according to the basic recipe.

• Garlic Vinegar: Peel 10 cloves of garlic and pour vinegar over them.
• Pepper Variant: Soak 20 green peppercorns in wine vinegar.
• Variant with rosemary and bay leaf: Peel and quarter 500 grams of onions. Add two cloves, a sprig of rosemary, and a bay leaf. Pour vinegar on everything.
• Elderflower vinegar: Mix a sprig of tarragon, two cloves, a handful of elderflowers, 50 grams of coarse sea salt, 200 grams of peeled onions, a pinch of coriander, eight peppercorns, and two bay leaves with wine vinegar.
• Mediterranean vinegar: Add two sprigs each of sage, tarragon, basil, marjoram, and thyme and two cloves to the vinegar.

Lavender vinegar as a home remedy

This variant is not intended for consumption. Breathe in the scent of vinegar. This will help you relax and fall asleep. In addition, headaches are alleviated.

• Pour a liter of apple cider vinegar over two handfuls of fresh lavender flowers.
• Place this mixture in a sunny spot for two weeks.
• Then strain the vinegar through a sieve.
• Well sealed in a cool and dark place, this variant can also be kept for up to a year.