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> >Yes, I have done it, not with crabapples though. 

Making vinegar is easy.  It's NOT making vinegar that's the trick!

Crab apples are coated with wild yeast, it's that waxy stuff on the skin.  If 
you crush up the apples and do nothing else they will soon turn into hard 
cider.  Don't try to drink it, it will permanently curl your toes, sour and 
harsh 
beyond description.  

Like all alcoholic beverages, if you leave it exposed to air, the bacteria 
eat the alcohol and give off acetic acid.  Crab apple mash will turn into 
crab 
apple cider in a few days and in a few days more it will be crabapple cider 
vinegar.