With the advent of autumn, it is time for harvesting for the winter. And of course, in order to preserve all these twists for a long time, the housewives use natural preservatives. And the most common of these is vinegar. True, some recipes require table vinegar, while others require vinegar essence. How many percent of the acid itself in each of these products, not all housewives know. Moreover, not everyone knows how one can be replaced by another. But this will help to save not only time, but also save you from unnecessary costs.
A bit of history
The properties of acetic acid have been known to mankind for a long time. As early as the third century, mention was made of peroxidized wine and its consumption in food. In the Middle Ages, alchemists very often used acetic acid for their experiments. And at the end of the 19th century, it was possible to synthesize it artificially. Today it is widely used in various sectors of the national economy, industry, including food.
In fact, 70-80% aqueous solution of acetic acid is the essence of vinegar. How many percent exactly it contains is usually written on the label. But table vinegar means already a 9% solution of the same acid. Apple, wine and grape vinegar are also found on store shelves. They are obtained as a result of fermentation of natural raw materials, and therefore the acid content in them is small and amounts to no more than 3-5%. Usually they are recommended for dressing salads and preparing workpieces. Only storing at home is much more convenient than one bottle, rather than several different ones.
How to plant vinegar essence?
As a result, many are interested in how to plant vinegar essence at home. After all, there is not always the opportunity to buy the right product in the store, and storing the entire assortment of the house is unnecessary, and there is not enough space in the kitchen. The main thing you need to know is the proportion of vinegar essence and water to get the right solution. For example, to make 9% table vinegar, you need to mix the essence and water in a ratio of 1 to 7. In order not to look for this information each time, you can have a similar table on hand.
| The percentage of vinegar,% | The number of essences, Art. spoons | Water, Art. spoons |
| 3 | 2 | 45 |
| 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | 1 | nine |
| ten | 1 | 6 |
| thirty | 2 | 3 |
You just need to remember that in addition to preserving properties, natural apple or grape vinegar gives the dish its own specific flavor. Therefore, for dressing salads it is much more useful and better to follow the original recipe.
How to count vinegar essence?
There is a reverse situation. In many prescription books for workpieces, it is often recommended to use precisely vinegar essence. But she was not at home or could not be bought at the nearest store. Then you can replace it with what is already available. It remains only to figure out how the vinegar essence is recounted. How many percent would not be in the vinegar that is at home, it can be used to replace it. For this, they usually use the following formula:
where X is the concentration of acetic acid in the essence (usually 70%);
Y is the concentration of acetic acid in vinegar that we managed to buy;
V1 is the desired volume of prescription fluid;
V2 is the volume to replace the essence.
For example, if you decide to use 5% apple cider vinegar in a dish , then instead of 1 spoon of essence you should already add 14 vinegar.
In any case, when vinegar essence is used to prepare dishes and preparations for the winter (no matter how many percent it is), it is important to work carefully. If it gets on the skin and mucous membranes, the acid causes severe burns and may even require medical attention.