I have no idea what this is...

[shamisan]

This is a cider that has been in secondary for about a week with a few cinnamon sticks and some brown sugar tossed in. I went to check on it tonight after I got home from work and I found this weird black thing floating around inside. Is this just a piece of the cinnamon stick maybe? I dont think it's a bug. Could it be mold? I'm not sure what else could have caused something like this. This is also not the only piece, there are much smaller black pieces floating around as well, primarily on the surface.

I'm concerned that the cider wont be good to drink. Anyone got any ideas?

 

[RPh_Guy]

Not cinnamon. Probably mold.

 

[MarkKF]

Is it stuck to the side or floating?

If floating....

Suck it out and carry on!

 

[Maylar]

You'd be able to tell if it's a piece of cinnamon by feeling it.

 

[OG-wan Kenobi]

I don't like how that looks

 

[shamisan]

Is it stuck to the side or floating?

If floating....

Suck it out and carry on!

It's just floating it seems, not sure if I want to risk it but I guess I should attempt to figure out what it is first

 

[RPh_Guy]

Just squeeze the jug and use one of your bite size tostitos to scoop it.

 

[MarkKF]

use tubing to siphon and suck it out, no risk

 

[OffbeatBrew]

Yar, ‘‘tis be mold, I reckon.

Was this a fairly high pH (low acid) juice that you used? If so, adding cinnamon sticks without any kind of sanitation / heat could have introduced it. Get those bits out if they’re and you’ll probably save the cider just fine