Light Exposure

[Fletch78]

Is light exposure the same enemy to fermenting or bottled cider that it is to beer/hops?

 

[evlgenius74]

from what i just saw in my last batch that i left out to test it...OMG yes...tasted bloody horrible!

 

[boo boo]

Is light exposure the same enemy to fermenting or bottled cider that it is to beer/hops?

Not unless the light affects the cider the way it do hops, and as far as I know it don't.

( disclaimer... I am not a biologist, nor do I play one on TV )

 

[Yooper]

Yes, but not in the same way as beer. Beer gets "skunky" from the hops oils interaction to light. Cider/wine/mead can get "lightstruck" but not skunky. White wines almost always come in clear bottles, but red wines come in colored bottles to help prevent that light struck issue. The color can bleach out, and you can get a funny taste from light damaged cider.

I keep my carboys covered, and my bottles in a cool dark place, whether it's beer, wine, mead or cider.