# Expired Brewers Best Cider Kits

**URL:** <https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/expired-brewers-best-cider-kits/38057>\
**Category:** Other Fermentables\
**Created:** [April 16, 2025, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/expired-brewers-best-cider-kits/38057 "2025-04-16T00:19:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![NadoBrew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/nadobrew/32/19_2.png) [@NadoBrew](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/NadoBrew)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/expired-brewers-best-cider-kits/38057/1 "2025-04-16T00:19:00Z")

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I was going through some old containers and noticed I have two Brewers Best Cider kits that expired in 2017 and 2018.

They don’t show signs of swelling like a Mangroves Jack I threw away recently.

At what point have expired cider kits gone past the point where they really should be thrown out?

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**Author:** ![sorenlovesbeer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/sorenlovesbeer/32/19_2.png) [@sorenlovesbeer](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/sorenlovesbeer)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/expired-brewers-best-cider-kits/38057/2 "2025-04-22T17:10:00Z")

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With the caveat I am not a micro-biologist or any sort of expert in the fields of things that can make you sick, I have a couple of thoughts.

- if the container is misshapen, swollen etc then don’t risk it!
- if you open it up and it smells “off” or “funny” then I would dump it
- Does it say anywhere on the container that it was “pasteurized”? That would extend the shelf life
- If you open it and it passes the sniff test you could do some research on if you could pasteurize it yourself (aka bring the apple juice up to a specific temperature long enough so it kills off any harmful bacteria)

Good luck!

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**Author:** ![swihart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/swihart/32/21053_2.png) [@swihart](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/swihart)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/expired-brewers-best-cider-kits/38057/3 "2025-04-26T15:23:57Z")

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I had exactly that kit that I “won” at a homebrew competition I judged in 2010 or so, and I lost track of it in my “beverage management area” until about 5 or 6 years had passed. It was fine and made a decent if unremarkable batch.