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Can mold grow in vinegar?
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I found this:
The bottle has a best by date of 2022 and was opened a few months ago.
Is that common that mold can grow in vinegar?
food-safety vinegar
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I found this:
The bottle has a best by date of 2022 and was opened a few months ago.
Is that common that mold can grow in vinegar?
food-safety vinegar
asked 2 hours ago
Thomas
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Is this apple cider vinegar?
– Erica
1 hour ago
1
no, Balsamic vinegar
– Thomas
1 hour ago
Was there anything in/on the bottle? Other than the vinegar?
– senschen
1 hour ago
no, it's a commercial vinegar from the supermarket
– Thomas
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
favorite
up vote
2
down vote
favorite
I found this:
The bottle has a best by date of 2022 and was opened a few months ago.
Is that common that mold can grow in vinegar?
food-safety vinegar
asked 2 hours ago
Thomas
1234
I found this:
The bottle has a best by date of 2022 and was opened a few months ago.
Is that common that mold can grow in vinegar?
food-safety vinegar
food-safety vinegar
asked 2 hours ago
Thomas
1234
asked 2 hours ago
Thomas
1234
asked 2 hours ago
Thomas
1234
asked 2 hours ago
Thomas
1234
asked 2 hours ago
Thomas
1234
1234
Is this apple cider vinegar?
– Erica
1 hour ago
1
no, Balsamic vinegar
– Thomas
1 hour ago
Was there anything in/on the bottle? Other than the vinegar?
– senschen
1 hour ago
no, it's a commercial vinegar from the supermarket
– Thomas
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
Is this apple cider vinegar?
– Erica
1 hour ago
1
no, Balsamic vinegar
– Thomas
1 hour ago
Was there anything in/on the bottle? Other than the vinegar?
– senschen
1 hour ago
no, it's a commercial vinegar from the supermarket
– Thomas
1 hour ago
Is this apple cider vinegar?
– Erica
1 hour ago
Is this apple cider vinegar?
– Erica
1 hour ago
1
1
no, Balsamic vinegar
– Thomas
1 hour ago
no, Balsamic vinegar
– Thomas
1 hour ago
Was there anything in/on the bottle? Other than the vinegar?
– senschen
1 hour ago
Was there anything in/on the bottle? Other than the vinegar?
– senschen
1 hour ago
no, it's a commercial vinegar from the supermarket
– Thomas
1 hour ago
no, it's a commercial vinegar from the supermarket
– Thomas
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
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Normal vinegar concentration (usually around 5% acetic acid) is too acidic to grow mold in the vinegar itself. Mold can sometimes grow on the bottle or on the surface of the vinegar. It isn't dangerous and can be wiped/skimmed off.
What you are seeing is called the mother.
Vinegar is produce when acetobacter bacteria consume alcohol and produce acetic acid. The bacteria form a culture as they work. In the case of filtered vinegar, this culture is removed before bottling but letting a bottle of unpasteurized vinegar sit for a while will allow the culture to reform. Unfiltered vinegar often already has some of the mother present.
It is harmless and can be used to start your own vinegar if you have stale wine sitting around.
answered 1 hour ago
Sobachatina
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what I have looks very similar to that photo; The vinegar is a supermarket item, do they sell them unfiltered (like a Trappist beer for example)? Does that also mean that what is on the top of the bottle is not mold? it looks white and hairy
– Thomas
1 hour ago
Mold can grow at the surface of the vinegar and on the bottle. Everything I've read is that it's harmless and you can just wipe it off. Undistilled, unpasteurized, vinegar of any kind can eventually form a mother. Unfiltered vinegar may already have some of the mother in the bottle. Added to answer.
– Sobachatina
1 hour ago
ok, great! I was a bit scared seeing it for the first time, knowing I used that vinegar a lot!
– Thomas
1 hour ago
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
Normal vinegar concentration (usually around 5% acetic acid) is too acidic to grow mold in the vinegar itself. Mold can sometimes grow on the bottle or on the surface of the vinegar. It isn't dangerous and can be wiped/skimmed off.
What you are seeing is called the mother.
Vinegar is produce when acetobacter bacteria consume alcohol and produce acetic acid. The bacteria form a culture as they work. In the case of filtered vinegar, this culture is removed before bottling but letting a bottle of unpasteurized vinegar sit for a while will allow the culture to reform. Unfiltered vinegar often already has some of the mother present.
It is harmless and can be used to start your own vinegar if you have stale wine sitting around.
answered 1 hour ago
Sobachatina
37.4k14118214
what I have looks very similar to that photo; The vinegar is a supermarket item, do they sell them unfiltered (like a Trappist beer for example)? Does that also mean that what is on the top of the bottle is not mold? it looks white and hairy
– Thomas
1 hour ago
Mold can grow at the surface of the vinegar and on the bottle. Everything I've read is that it's harmless and you can just wipe it off. Undistilled, unpasteurized, vinegar of any kind can eventually form a mother. Unfiltered vinegar may already have some of the mother in the bottle. Added to answer.
– Sobachatina
1 hour ago
ok, great! I was a bit scared seeing it for the first time, knowing I used that vinegar a lot!
– Thomas
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
Normal vinegar concentration (usually around 5% acetic acid) is too acidic to grow mold in the vinegar itself. Mold can sometimes grow on the bottle or on the surface of the vinegar. It isn't dangerous and can be wiped/skimmed off.
What you are seeing is called the mother.
Vinegar is produce when acetobacter bacteria consume alcohol and produce acetic acid. The bacteria form a culture as they work. In the case of filtered vinegar, this culture is removed before bottling but letting a bottle of unpasteurized vinegar sit for a while will allow the culture to reform. Unfiltered vinegar often already has some of the mother present.
It is harmless and can be used to start your own vinegar if you have stale wine sitting around.
answered 1 hour ago
Sobachatina
37.4k14118214
what I have looks very similar to that photo; The vinegar is a supermarket item, do they sell them unfiltered (like a Trappist beer for example)? Does that also mean that what is on the top of the bottle is not mold? it looks white and hairy
– Thomas
1 hour ago
Mold can grow at the surface of the vinegar and on the bottle. Everything I've read is that it's harmless and you can just wipe it off. Undistilled, unpasteurized, vinegar of any kind can eventually form a mother. Unfiltered vinegar may already have some of the mother in the bottle. Added to answer.
– Sobachatina
1 hour ago
ok, great! I was a bit scared seeing it for the first time, knowing I used that vinegar a lot!
– Thomas
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
Normal vinegar concentration (usually around 5% acetic acid) is too acidic to grow mold in the vinegar itself. Mold can sometimes grow on the bottle or on the surface of the vinegar. It isn't dangerous and can be wiped/skimmed off.
What you are seeing is called the mother.
Vinegar is produce when acetobacter bacteria consume alcohol and produce acetic acid. The bacteria form a culture as they work. In the case of filtered vinegar, this culture is removed before bottling but letting a bottle of unpasteurized vinegar sit for a while will allow the culture to reform. Unfiltered vinegar often already has some of the mother present.
It is harmless and can be used to start your own vinegar if you have stale wine sitting around.
answered 1 hour ago
Sobachatina
37.4k14118214
Normal vinegar concentration (usually around 5% acetic acid) is too acidic to grow mold in the vinegar itself. Mold can sometimes grow on the bottle or on the surface of the vinegar. It isn't dangerous and can be wiped/skimmed off.
What you are seeing is called the mother.
Vinegar is produce when acetobacter bacteria consume alcohol and produce acetic acid. The bacteria form a culture as they work. In the case of filtered vinegar, this culture is removed before bottling but letting a bottle of unpasteurized vinegar sit for a while will allow the culture to reform. Unfiltered vinegar often already has some of the mother present.
It is harmless and can be used to start your own vinegar if you have stale wine sitting around.
answered 1 hour ago
Sobachatina
37.4k14118214
edited 1 hour ago
answered 1 hour ago
Sobachatina
37.4k14118214
answered 1 hour ago
Sobachatina
37.4k14118214
answered 1 hour ago
Sobachatina
37.4k14118214
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what I have looks very similar to that photo; The vinegar is a supermarket item, do they sell them unfiltered (like a Trappist beer for example)? Does that also mean that what is on the top of the bottle is not mold? it looks white and hairy
– Thomas
1 hour ago
Mold can grow at the surface of the vinegar and on the bottle. Everything I've read is that it's harmless and you can just wipe it off. Undistilled, unpasteurized, vinegar of any kind can eventually form a mother. Unfiltered vinegar may already have some of the mother in the bottle. Added to answer.
– Sobachatina
1 hour ago
ok, great! I was a bit scared seeing it for the first time, knowing I used that vinegar a lot!
– Thomas
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
what I have looks very similar to that photo; The vinegar is a supermarket item, do they sell them unfiltered (like a Trappist beer for example)? Does that also mean that what is on the top of the bottle is not mold? it looks white and hairy
– Thomas
1 hour ago
Mold can grow at the surface of the vinegar and on the bottle. Everything I've read is that it's harmless and you can just wipe it off. Undistilled, unpasteurized, vinegar of any kind can eventually form a mother. Unfiltered vinegar may already have some of the mother in the bottle. Added to answer.
– Sobachatina
1 hour ago
ok, great! I was a bit scared seeing it for the first time, knowing I used that vinegar a lot!
– Thomas
1 hour ago
what I have looks very similar to that photo; The vinegar is a supermarket item, do they sell them unfiltered (like a Trappist beer for example)? Does that also mean that what is on the top of the bottle is not mold? it looks white and hairy
– Thomas
1 hour ago
what I have looks very similar to that photo; The vinegar is a supermarket item, do they sell them unfiltered (like a Trappist beer for example)? Does that also mean that what is on the top of the bottle is not mold? it looks white and hairy
– Thomas
1 hour ago
Mold can grow at the surface of the vinegar and on the bottle. Everything I've read is that it's harmless and you can just wipe it off. Undistilled, unpasteurized, vinegar of any kind can eventually form a mother. Unfiltered vinegar may already have some of the mother in the bottle. Added to answer.
– Sobachatina
1 hour ago
Mold can grow at the surface of the vinegar and on the bottle. Everything I've read is that it's harmless and you can just wipe it off. Undistilled, unpasteurized, vinegar of any kind can eventually form a mother. Unfiltered vinegar may already have some of the mother in the bottle. Added to answer.
– Sobachatina
1 hour ago
ok, great! I was a bit scared seeing it for the first time, knowing I used that vinegar a lot!
– Thomas
1 hour ago
ok, great! I was a bit scared seeing it for the first time, knowing I used that vinegar a lot!
– Thomas
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
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Is this apple cider vinegar?
– Erica
1 hour ago
1
no, Balsamic vinegar
– Thomas
1 hour ago
Was there anything in/on the bottle? Other than the vinegar?
– senschen
1 hour ago
no, it's a commercial vinegar from the supermarket
– Thomas
1 hour ago