USA | Vinegar Crock

Use fruit scraps and leftover wine to ferment sweet home-brewed fruit and red wine vinegar. Homebrewed vinegar is also rich in beneficial compounds, making it a natural probiotic. Some claim it’s a natural home remedy for colds and other ailments, and for shampoo and cleaning.

Home-brewed vinegar is not as tart and bitter-tasting as store-bought vinegar, making it the best-kept secret for cooking and making homemade salad dressings.

Add a Mother or another natural vinegar starter, then store the crock in a warm location between 70-80 degrees Fahrenheit. It takes about two months to ferment fully, so some have several crocks brewing at different intervals. Google “Home Brewing Vinegar” for more information.

The crock will produce approximately one dozen 16 oz. Bottles. The bottles are easy to fill because the crock is equipped with a high-quality, USA-made Polypropylene spigot. 

A three-gallon size is also available; select it using the drop-down box to see the incremental price difference.

Our two-gallon crock measures 8-1/4 wide at the bottom, 7-1/4" wide at the top, and 12" tall. Although you use a cloth to cover the top during brewing, we include a pottery lid as a bonus to cover the crock when it’s not in use. (You provide the cloth and rubber band). The 3-gal water cooler measures 9" wide at the bottom, 7-1/4" wide at the top, and 14" tall.

The standard color is priced in white and blue, with "Vinegar" hand-painted on the front, as pictured. You may choose other colors using the drop-down boxes. Colors are hand-painted and signed by the artist. Please note: the rooster, red apple, and summer splendor design is a decal and is not hand-painted. The Poppy Seed design may include flowers in both blue and peach.

See color samples by clicking to enlarge pictures of various product examples. The white will match the cream used in the white and blue. Depending on its position in the kiln, the actual white color may range from cream to white, with a grayish hue or even a tan/beige tone—another characteristic of old-fashioned hand-turned pottery.

You can also personalize the crock for $12 using the drop-down menu at the top of the page. In the comment section at checkout, please leave the name you would like added.

We will include the vinegar wording in the colors or personalization unless you instruct us not to, such as for Jan’s Home-Brewed Vinegar.

Personalized names and messages will be hand-painted and will look more rustic and free-flowing than printed block letters.

Please allow 2-6 weeks for shipment. Because these are so popular, stock is sometimes limited and may take up to 8 weeks to produce and ship. Most colors, including plain white and personalized items, are custom-made to order and will take up to 8 weeks.

Stoneware Pottery is made in the U.S.A. in Texas by a small family-owned and operated pottery company that has been making quality pottery for over 22 years. Each piece is hand turned by a master potter, hand-painted or finished, and then coated with a lead-free glaze.

The spigot is also USA-made at an ISO 9000-certified factory. It is NSF-certified and made of FDA-grade Polypropylene. Meets ASTM Standard D4101 specifications. Polypropylene has been identified as a safer alternative to BPA-containing polycarbonate and other plastic products.

The spigot fits a 3/4" hole and has a 7/8" threaded area.

The spigot will not be installed for shipping protection. To install, insert the spigot with the rubber washer, bevels facing each side of the opening. Place the spigot so that the handle top is pointing at 9 o’clock. Reach in and add the inside washer and nut. Hand-tighten, then hold the nut while turning the outside spigot to 12 o’clock (straight up). Add water up to and over the spigot inside. Place a napkin under the spigot and just under the front of the crock. Check for leaks over several hours. If the nut is loose, loosen it, turn the spigot to 6 o’clock, and repeat the steps. Note: Over-tightening can push the rubber washers aside and may cause them to leak. Check the bottom for wetness over several days.

Because pottery is hand-turned dimensions may vary slightly. Stoneware pottery may also develop minor imperfections during firing and glazing. All food contact surfaces are inspected for such imperfections before shipping. The exterior may have imperfections that enhance the stoneware's character.

We also carry other drinking water coolers and a similar Kombucha brewing crock. Click Here to see more.

Click Here to view our optional stoneware crock stand to elevate the crock up off a countertop.