I was just at Target and they have a 2 gallon glass jar with lid from
Anchor Hocking; it looks perfect for vinegar making. I'll just make a
standoff for the lid if necessary. (Getting the acetate 'mother' out
of a carboy can be a lot of work, mine are very thick.) 2 gallon
batches are about the perfect size. I'm sure these are available
elsewhere too; they look like the thing you would run into at the
bargain stores down the road.

Joe

Joe Sallustio wrote:
> I was just at Target and they have a 2 gallon glass jar with lid from
> Anchor Hocking; it looks perfect for vinegar making. I'll just make a
> standoff for the lid if necessary. (Getting the acetate 'mother' out
> of a carboy can be a lot of work, mine are very thick.) 2 gallon
> batches are about the perfect size. I'm sure these are available
> elsewhere too; they look like the thing you would run into at the
> bargain stores down the road.
>
Hi Joe,

I don't know how you do it? I have tried to make vinegar many times
and always the same result. It smells and tastes good at first and
then when I try to get it grow it turns stinky. Some kind of bacteria
smell not the vinegar smell.

I buy the mother and add that to 2/3 wine. That gives me 1/2L. Then
after a month or so I take that and mix it with 1l of wine into a 1 gal
jar. Then after a few months it starts to smell bad?

any ideas would be appreciated.

thanks
Joe

"Pino" > wrote in message
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>
> Joe Sallustio wrote:
>> I was just at Target and they have a 2 gallon glass jar with lid from
>> Anchor Hocking; it looks perfect for vinegar making. I'll just make a
>> standoff for the lid if necessary. (Getting the acetate 'mother' out
>> of a carboy can be a lot of work, mine are very thick.) 2 gallon
>> batches are about the perfect size. I'm sure these are available
>> elsewhere too; they look like the thing you would run into at the
>> bargain stores down the road.
>>
> Hi Joe,
>
> I don't know how you do it? I have tried to make vinegar many times
> and always the same result. It smells and tastes good at first and
> then when I try to get it grow it turns stinky. Some kind of bacteria
> smell not the vinegar smell.
>
> I buy the mother and add that to 2/3 wine. That gives me 1/2L. Then
> after a month or so I take that and mix it with 1l of wine into a 1 gal
> jar. Then after a few months it starts to smell bad?
>
> any ideas would be appreciated.
>
> thanks
> Joe
>

When making vinegar I dilute the wine by adding an equal amount of water.

Joe Sallustio > wrote:
> I was just at Target and they have a 2 gallon glass jar with lid from
> Anchor Hocking; it looks perfect for vinegar making. I'll just make a
> standoff for the lid if necessary. (Getting the acetate 'mother' out
> of a carboy can be a lot of work, mine are very thick.) 2 gallon
> batches are about the perfect size. I'm sure these are available
> elsewhere too; they look like the thing you would run into at the
> bargain stores down the road.

I went to Target.cam and did not find it.

Dick

Hi Dick,

> I went to Target.cam and did not find it.

I don't see it online either, but our store had it.

Here is the one and this page has links to suppliers.

http://www.anchorhocking.com/products.asp

Joe

Dick Adams wrote:
> Joe Sallustio > wrote:
> > I was just at Target and they have a 2 gallon glass jar with lid from
> > Anchor Hocking; it looks perfect for vinegar making. I'll just make a
> > standoff for the lid if necessary. (Getting the acetate 'mother' out
> > of a carboy can be a lot of work, mine are very thick.) 2 gallon
> > batches are about the perfect size. I'm sure these are available
> > elsewhere too; they look like the thing you would run into at the
> > bargain stores down the road.
>
> I went to Target.cam and did not find it.
>
> Dick

I found one of these at Walmart. I paid 13 dollars for it and I use it
to ferment my one gallon batches of wine.
Anne

On 26 Dec 2006 11:18:21 -0800, "Joe Sallustio" >
wrote:

>I was just at Target and they have a 2 gallon glass jar with lid from
>Anchor Hocking; it looks perfect for vinegar making. I'll just make a
>standoff for the lid if necessary. (Getting the acetate 'mother' out
>of a carboy can be a lot of work, mine are very thick.) 2 gallon
>batches are about the perfect size. I'm sure these are available
>elsewhere too; they look like the thing you would run into at the
>bargain stores down the road.
>
>Joe

A Pickle Jar???
The Anchorage Fishwrapper and Litterbox Liner Press

A. J. Rawls > wrote:
> "Joe Sallustio" > wrote:

>> I was just at Target and they have a 2 gallon glass jar with lid from
>> Anchor Hocking; it looks perfect for vinegar making. I'll just make a
>> standoff for the lid if necessary. (Getting the acetate 'mother' out
>> of a carboy can be a lot of work, mine are very thick.) 2 gallon
>> batches are about the perfect size. I'm sure these are available
>> elsewhere too; they look like the thing you would run into at the
>> bargain stores down the road.

> A Pickle Jar???

Great idea - I have a friend who owns a Deli and will ask him to
save me a pickle jar! Thanks.

Come think of it - I have a one gallon jar in my downstairs fridge.
But it has Kim Chi in it. It would need to thoroughly cleaned,
rinsed with bleach, sterilized, and pass the smell test before
sanitizing!

Dick