A few months back I read an article from one of my favorite chef’s Sean Brock about making your own vinegar. The recipe he provided made use of PBR (Pabst Blue Ribbon) to make vinegar. Since PBR is one of my favorite beers and I always am up for making something from scratch I decided I would try my hand at making some beer based vinegars. You can find all the ingredients at most supermarkets or health food stores. The base of the vinegar (the mother) comes from Bragg’s Organic Apple Cider and all you do is add your beer of choice in a 3 to 1 ratio.
I chose three different beers to experiment with : PBR, Abita Strawberry Ale (seasonal) and a Southern Pecan brown Ale. I have three jars each of the PBR and the Abita and two jars of the Southern Pecan. It should take about 4-6 weeks for them to be ready so I will update the site as they progress. If it works out I will probably play around with other flavors like Guinness, Mikes Hard Lemonade ( might infuse some lemon zest in those) and then try my hand at wine based vinegars
playing around in the kitchen for Gulf Pig
I swear there is a method to this madness, though you will have to be at one of April's Gulf more
Easter lunch
Grilled leg of Lamb marinated with fresh rosemary, garlic and red wine. Buttery flatbread, smoked yogurt and pickled granny smith more
Apologies for the extreme lack of posts…..
I have neglected this site for quite some time. Since last updating I have made two trips to San Francisco, more
REVISIT : Whoopie Pies …… a childhood memory from the holidays
As a kid we routinely made "whoopie pies" around the holidays. We would make them in big batches and freeze more
1st Gulf Pig Dinner scheduled for Sept 18th 2011
Get the details here : http://www.gulfpig.com/gulf-pig-dinner-september-18th-2011 more
Calcium chloride at my grocery store…..who knew??? :)
Found this in the canning/jelly/pickling section.......will save me some money on shipping in the future.



