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Do you still have that 10 gallon keg? What condition is it in?

Impetus for Federal level regulation began with outbreaks E. coli O157:H7 from unpasteurized apple cider and other illnesses caused by contaminated fruit juices in the late 1990s.[10] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made proposals in 1998;[11] Canada began to explore regulation in...

From everything I have read, they require pasteurization if cider (hard or sweet) is sold off the orchard. There was a big E. coli problem a long while ago and that lead to the requirements. It may be different from state to state but, again from my readings it seems NY and New England all...

Has anyone used a standard drinking water inline UV pasteurizer and are they effective? I am using sheet filtration but also want to be sure I'm meeting FDA requirements as I begin to offer my cider for tasting. These are fairly inexpensive and while the throughput is low I figured I could...