Un pasteurized cider

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Guthrie

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Are there any health risks to drinking unpasteurized cider, and would the alcohol created during fermentation be enough to kill bacteria?
 
If there are significant numbers of bacteria in the juice, they will sour the cider long before the yeast can ferment it. Also, bacteria can grow in beverages at double the alcohol levels of a cider.
 
So once the juice has finished fermenting there is still a chance that harmful bacteria could still exist.
 

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