Cider turned dark

[James0816]

Hey guys, i've been aging this cider fir a year now and was ready to bottle when I noticed that it turned dark. Any thoughts? Did it go bad? I'll be opening them this weekend to find out.

Been stored in basement, dark room, round about 70 degreesF

 

[James0816]

Trying to upload pics...

 

[James0816]

Ok, got the pics attached now. i'll put them in this comment as well.

 

[Lampy]

Based on other similar posts in the past, it has oxidized.
Super dark cider… help

 

[James0816]

Based on other similar posts in the past, it has oxidized.
Super dark cider… help

Great, so I have somehow managed to ruin 12 gals of good cider. I'm confused on this. Any help would be appreciated for my next batches.

I sterilize everything, every time I use it. I use a racking cane from one jug to another. I limit head space as much as i can. How do you prevent this?

 

[gregbathurst]

Could there be any iron dissolved in the cider? how did you grind the fruit?

 

[James0816]

Could there be any iron dissolved in the cider? how did you grind the fruit?

I used Motts apple juice.

 

[An Ankoù]

The big question is: Does it taste good? If it does, then it is good.

 

[James0816]

So to prevent this in future batches, I should add sorbate and kmeta correct?

 

[bwible]

Light colored beers and cider always look darker “in bulk” in a carboy than they do in a glass. I’ve seen other threads where people ask why it got dark and what they were seeing was the yeast settled out and the beer/cider dropped clear.

As previously said, taste it and see. So many people are quick to jump on the oxygen boogeyman. It may be, but don’t assume.