Vinegar Acidity

[buzzbee]

Help! I am just starting to make some chutney and the recipe calls for "Malt Vinegar" but I want to use Sarsons pickling vinegar. This is labelled "6% acidity" What acidity is ordinary malt vinegar? Should I water mine down? And by how much?

[Clanad]

Your's is right in the middle.... most vinegars range from 5% to 8% acidity. Some can reach as high as almost 20%, but that's unusual and for specific purposes...