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How to make balsamic vinegar infusion by hand

Making your own diy balsamic infused vinegar is easy, you just pick a spice of your choice and put it in a sealable glass jar, fill it with heated vinegar from the top, seal it, label it and you're done . After a few weeks, it will be filled with an intoxicating, delicious, aromatic and sour flavor. If you want it as a small gift, you can also tie it with a decorative string.

How to make balsamic vinegar infusion by hand

The following are three bottles of infused balsamic vinegar that I recently made. Let them serve as a guide to start todays tutorial. They are tarragon orange vinegar, blue blackberry lavender vinegar, and garlic chili vinegar. How about it? Choose according to your familys preferences. Make your own balsamic vinegar condiment for your own kitchen. Making something you love is a beautiful thing. You can master the unique balsamic vinegar flavor according to your choice.

Let us officially start DIY, first introduce the materials required for these three kinds of vinegar:

Tarragon Orange Vinegar:

1 teaspoon orange peel

2-3 sprigs of fresh artemisia

Blue Blackberry Lavender Vinegar

6-8 blueberries

4-6 blackberries

2 teaspoons lavender bud garlic chili vinegar

Garlic chili vinegar

2-3 dried chilies

2-3 garlic cloves

1 teaspoon brown mustard seeds

1 teaspoon coriander seeds

Preparation method:

Choose a glass container based on your preferences. I keep all kinds of used glass bottles on hand to prepare for this. Sterilize and dry the bottles.

How to make balsamic vinegar infusion by hand

Put the materials of your choice into the glass container. If necessary, you can use chopsticks or bamboo skewers to poke the materials in.

How to make balsamic vinegar infusion by hand

How to make balsamic vinegar infusion by hand

How to make balsamic vinegar infusion by hand

Measure a moderate amount of wine vinegar to your container (not too full) and heat the vinegar, but not to a boil.

How to make balsamic vinegar infusion by hand

Use a funnel to pour warm vinegar into the glass container.

How to make balsamic vinegar infusion by hand

Store in a cool place without direct sunlight [such as in a cupboard] for two weeks, taking it out and shaking it a few times from time to time.

Strain to remove large floating particles and add some to reconstitute the infusion vinegar if necessary. Put a label on it.

A small jar of infused balsamic vinegar makes a wonderful gift, affordable and creativeInteresting and delicious choices. With Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, graduations, and more coming up in the coming weeks and months, you might consider making a jar of uniquely flavored infused vinegar as a gift for friends and family around you. For gifts, you need some hemp rope or golden ribbons for decoration.