What sort of vinegar is best for pickling beetroot.

[Toes]

The non stop rain, now means I have masses of beetroot, so need to get pickling, what sort of vinegar would you recomend?

[daisya]

Malt vinegar is my choice as the beetroot IMO tastes much better. Think it's personal preference though.

[Clanad]

Apple cider vinegar (at least here in the U.S., which may be the same as daiya's Malt vinegar)...

[joggybear]

why pickle all of it? (yak) Its nice with salad, bit of salt.

[Toes]

Thanks guy's. Joggybear, I need to pickle some of it as I have enough to feed a small African country!

[mccfluff]

I think its up to you, you could do some with malt and how about making a spiced vinegar by adding chillis?

[dzug2]

Definitely choose proper vinegar rather than 'non-brewed condiment' which is sold as a cheap substitute

[julia-mag]

I have just cooked a panful of beetroot , they seem to have cropped all of a sudden and taken me unawares!, so I am off to get more malt vinegar and sort out some jars!

[Toes]

Same here Julia, and so many of them. I'll get some malt vinegar in the morning, have just made a huge batch of beetroot crisps!!!

[2unicorns]

GOOD OLD FASHIONED SARSONS

[2unicorns]

good old fashioned Sarsons

[rowanwitch]

a good malt vinegar sweetened with a little sugar

Also if you have a load try juicing some and freezing the juice and dont forget chocolate/beetroot cake
http://www.bbc.co.uk/...latebeetrootcak_71739

[diddlydo]

Please don't pickle beetroot - it just ruins it. Make some soups and freeze them, ditto curried beetroot, also beetroot hummus. And use loads roasted in chunks after par-boiling. Just anything except pickling in malt vinegar.