Apple Cider Vineger

[MeepBeep]

I don't know about the 'cooked up in a lab' comment, the difference between ACV and the clear 'white' vinegar (or other vinegars) you see in the store is what was used as the base for the vinegar fermentation... Similar to the difference between wine, beer, brandy, whiskey any other alcoholic drinks... Apple cider vinegar as the name applies is derived from fermenting the ethanol found in apple cider, they use the entire cider mixture to ferment, while white vinegar or the misnomer named 'distilled vinegar' is derived from using an already distilled ethanol spirit as the fermentation base... Simply difference processes that create slightly different but very similar products...

Compare the cheap ACV (the stuff I call cooked up in a lab) with Bragg and you can clearly see and taste the difference. I'm not going to debate the differences with anyone when it's so obvious theres a difference between the two.

I never said there wasn't a difference, just like beer, brandy and wines there are of course differences... I simply found objection to the 'cooked up in a lab' comment you made as the reason for the difference...

As I said the difference between vinegars is in the fermentation base and how much it's filtered or not filted...

There is really nothing to debate, the reason your Bragg's taste and looks different from many other 'filtered' ACV is that Bragg's is not filtered and thus still contains the entire 'Mother and other left over apple cider particles... If you were to make your own or use another similar unfiltered ACV the noticeable difference would be very little to nil in a blind test... The difference has nothing to do with some 'laboratory process' it's simply the degree of filtering done to the product...

 

[ChickNanny13]

Anyone else find that the waterer gets a slimy feel when using ACV in the water?

 

[MeepBeep]

Anyone else find that the waterer gets a slimy feel when using ACV in the water?  

Yep, my waterer got a slimy coating every day and actually smelled requiring daily washing with soap when using ACV, thus the reason I no longer use it...

I believe the effects of vinegar that people experience will vary all over the place based the original PH and mineral composition of their water as well if they are are treated municipal water vs untreated well water...

 

[omalicha]

So far looks like there is no strong positive review of the ACV for chicken health?

 

[Ravynscroft]

Anyone else find that the waterer gets a slimy feel when using ACV in the water?  

Yep, my waterer got a slimy coating every day and actually smelled requiring daily washing with soap when using ACV, thus the reason I no longer use it...

I believe the effects of vinegar that people experience will vary all over the place based the original PH and mineral composition of their water as well if they are are treated municipal water vs untreated well water...

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Yup... made it much worse than usual... I switched to ACS, haven't had to scrub out slime or algae in a year and a half...

 

[ChickNanny13]

Yep, my waterer got a slimy coating every day and actually smelled requiring daily washing with soap when using ACV, thus the reason I no longer use it...

I believe the effects of vinegar that people experience will vary all over the place based the original PH and mineral composition of their water as well if they are are treated municipal water vs untreated well water...

Never thought of that, just for the sake of experimenting will try adding ACV in a gallon of distilled water. Even if it doesn't get slimy, will probably quit using ACV in the water. Hubby would roll his eyes if I start buying water for the chickens

I do FF so they barely drink any water. Thanks for your thoughts.

 

[MeepBeep]

So far looks like there is no strong positive review of the ACV for chicken health?

There are many that swear by it, but the fact remains there is little to no scientific backing to many/most of the claims, most of the claims are simply anecdotal...

 

[MeepBeep]

Never thought of that, just for the sake of experimenting will try adding ACV in a gallon of distilled water.

Might be a good experiment but I would advise against using distilled water as drinking water as it lacks the trace elements found in natural water that are beneficial...

 

[crealbilly]

I dont think I would use distilled water, my understanding is a lot of the "good" stuff is removed along with the bad stuff during the distilling process.

I'm currently switching over from well water to a rain water capturing system for poultry watering. It's mainly for my convenience though...

 

[crealbilly]

There are many that swear by it, but the fact remains there is little to no scientific backing to many/most of the claims, most of the claims are simply anecdotal...

My scientific evidence that ACV is good for me is my body, that's all the proof I need. Take it as anecdotal or not