Black sediment in cider bottles - Ok?

[Alsace]

Hi All,

I make a batch of cider with just store bought pasturized cider about 6 months ago. I didn't do anything special with it, I just pitched some champagne yeast. I tried one many months ago and it was rather harsh tasting so I decided to put it in my basement and forget about it for a while to see if it improved. I was going to give on a try today and I noticed that on the bottom of all the bottles there is a layer of black sediment. This is my first time making cider so I wasn't sure if this is a problem or if it indicates any kind of spoilage/infection/etc. especially because I didn't repasturize the cider or use any campden tablets. Please let me know what you think.

 

[truckjohn]

Taste one and see how it tastes..... Just pour careful so you don't slosh the sediment into your glass...

Likely - you are seeing the brown yeast lees through your dark bottles.....

Thanks

 

[KevinM]

I expect that it'd be yeast and possibly gathered pectin. That's what a few of mine from a few months ago looks like and I pretty much do the same thing.

Edit: Never mind about the pectin. My pectin looks kinda like this. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f32/so-what-my-cider-224887/ I'm just going to vote yeast.