Question

How much quantity of water must be added to synthetic vinegar?

Answer 1

Answer :

the accepted rule of thumb for safe vinegar / water pickling solutions is that the vinegar should be of at least 5% acidity, and that the vinegar ratio in that mix should be a minimum of 50%. So that is, 50 % of 5% acid vinegar / 50% water.

It’s fine to raise the vinegar to 60% and lower the water to 40%, but you can’t do the opposite: it’s not okay to lower the vinegar.

If a recipe calls for 100% vinegar, you must use 100% vinegar and can’t replace any of it with any water. If a recipe calls for a pickling mixture of vinegar and water, it’s okay (food-safety-wise) to replace some or all of the water with vinegar — provided you don’t mind the pucker power!

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