# Making vinegar from leftover wine - for the first time!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-vinegar-from-leftover-wine-for-the-first-time/499298
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Tags:** wine
**Created:** [June 10, 2009, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-vinegar-from-leftover-wine-for-the-first-time/499298 "2009-06-10T03:06:19Z")
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### Author:  [@Hey\_Hey\_Paula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_Hey_Paula)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2009, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-vinegar-from-leftover-wine-for-the-first-time/499298/1 "2009-06-10T03:06:19Z")
I finally decided to try it! I bought a “home vinegar making kit” including a jar of mother of vinegar, some ph test strips, some cheesecloth and a nice bottle for my finished product. The directions indicated to use a one gallon wide mouth glass jar, and I found a glass sun tea jar at my local supermarket. A few days ago I combined the mother of vinegar, some leftover red wine, a little leftover white wine, and some water as directed, and covered the top of the jar with some cheesecloth (tied with a bit of ribbon), and placed it in a warm corner of my kitchen.
Have any of you ever made vinegar from leftover wine? Any tips for the novice? The directions included with the kit were a bit confusing - for example, despite the incluion of the ph test strips, there was no indication of what correct ph to look for. Also, can I just keep dumping in leftover wine (and water in a 2:1 ratio) or do I have to wait certain intervals? Any advice from the wise Dopers would be appreciated!
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### Author:  [@Olive\_The\_Other\_Reindeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olive_The_Other_Reindeer)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2009, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-vinegar-from-leftover-wine-for-the-first-time/499298/2 "2009-06-10T13:32:07Z")
There is no such thing as “leftover wine” where I come from.
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### Author:  [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2009, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-vinegar-from-leftover-wine-for-the-first-time/499298/3 "2009-06-10T14:36:39Z")
Agreed. My husband and I easily (and frequently) finish a bottle in an evening. I’ve never had this problem.
But it sounds like a fun project - good luck!
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### Author:  [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-vinegar-from-leftover-wine-for-the-first-time/499298/4 "2009-06-10T14:38:04Z")
You can turn it?..we just let it sit until it turns. Then we use it for cooking.