Hi, I call myself Ignatz after Dan Herriman's character in the old "Krazy Kat" comic strip. I'm 44, father of 3, husband to one, crazy about music and books and food and movies and history and martial arts. I've had some wild and crazy times in my life, and I figure I might as well put in some of my perspective.
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Last month I bought a few gallons of fresh, unpasteurized apple cider (in an airtight container). Now that I open it, it has become bubbly like soda and it smells like vinegar. It still tastes delicious and mostly normal. Is it now just a "harder" cider, or has it rotted? Is it safe to drink? Now that I've opened it, must I drink it immediately? Thanks! (link)
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I'd drink it immediately. Since it's unpasteurized, whatever wild yeasts that were on the apple skins have started to multiply and ferment the sugars. You may get a stomachache, but nothing majorly dangerous.
If you're feeling courageous, go to a homebrew store, get an ale pail, an airlock, some campden tablets, and some wine yeast and make hard cider. It's wonderful stuff, believe me. :-)
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