Updated on 3/29/2021: I’ve updated this recipe after a few months of experimentation. I think I’ve come up with a pretty solid basic recipe.
This vinegar is called Ouroboros for two reasons: 1. its ingredients are all recycled (the alcohol is left over from offerings to my spiritual court and the apple cores are left over from my minister’s offerings to himself) and 2. a critical ingredient, God is Mother, creates itself.
Ingredients:
- 6 apple cores (or two apples cut into pieces or an analogous amount of fruit scraps)
- 2 cups of water
- 100mL (two shots) of rum or vodka
- 50mL of God is Mother (or 1/2 cup of raw unpasteurized apple cider vinegar)
Process:
Add all ingredients to a mason jar. There should be enough liquid to cover the fruit. Cover the mouth of the jar with cheesecloth and secure with a rubber band to keep out pests.
After two weeks, remove the cheesecloth, strain out and discard the solids, and add the liquid back to the jar. Cover again with the cheesecloth.
Check the vinegar after 4 more weeks (it may take up to 3 months to fully convert), taste the vinegar for acidity.
Strain out the mother and keep it in a jar labeled “God is Mother” before bottling the vinegar. Start using the vinegar immediately, or age the vinegar for a year or more to mellow the flavors.
Recipe adapted from this source: DIY Pantry Staple: How To Make Fruit Vinegar
Uses:
- use in any spell or recipe that requires white vinegar or apple cider vinegar
Observation:
I’ve poured all my experiments into a half gallon mason jar. I strained out the mother before I poured it, but another thinner mother formed in the half gallon jar.
This vinegar is SHARP. The sharpness doesn’t bother me, as I mostly don’t plan to consume any of it, but I understand that the longer you leave it alone, the less sharp it becomes.