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The Bath Alchemist’s plant infused Apple Cider Vinegar Wellness Tonics are a blend of eleven simple, natural ingredients: turmeric, ginger, habanero pepper, onion, garlic, orange zest, black peppercorns, juniper berries, star anise and horseradish. These are all infused for twelve weeks in organic Apple Cider Vinegar ‘ACV’ with ‘The Mother’ which is then fermented. Live bacteria cultures are responsible for the cloudiness, strands or sediment you see in high quality Apple Cider Vinegar with its multitude of enzymes, amino acids, proteins, minerals and vitamins.

Apple cider vinegar is made by fermenting apple juice, s0 the sugars are transformed into alcohol. The cider then undergoes a second fermentation where the alcohol is converted to acetic acid. Acetic acid is a main component of vinegar and is what gives vinegar its sour taste profile.

‘The Mother’ or the ‘mother of vinegar’ is a complex structure of beneficial acids found in unfiltered, unrefined apple cider vinegar. We start with raw, unfiltered, non-pasteurised organic apple cider vinegar that contains the ‘The Mother’, which is the naturally occurring sediment.

Naturally fermented Apple Cider Vinegar contains natural minerals, vitamins and amino acids. Among the acids, acetic acid assists in forming a bacteria called acetobacter, which is a good bacteria that creates the ‘The Mother’.

 

We make our products by hand in the beautiful city of Bath in very small batches. It is lovingly infused for twelve weeks to give all the wonderful ingredients time to be absorbed into the vinegar. The end result is a pleasant and easy way to boost natural health processes and stimulate digestion as well as promote good gut health.