Pears

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sparky

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« on: July 26, 2007, 21:55 »
Looks like we'll get a very good harvest off our Conference pear tree (if the local scrumpers allow it :evil:) A few I don't mind as we scrumped as kids. Any ways of making this into alcohol (of the strong variety :wink: )
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seadart

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« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2007, 19:24 »
There is a recipe for Pear wine here
http://www.winesathome.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=870
The usual drink to make from Pears is Perry but it can be difficult to make try here
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/scrumpy/cider/recipes.htm

Hope this helps :wink:
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sparky

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« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2007, 23:37 »
Thanks seadart, much appreciated 8)

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David.

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« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2007, 09:13 »
I now use all the pears I get to make Blackberry & Pear wine, as it's better better than either individually:

5 lbs chopped, skinned ripe pears (I've put skinned, but I normally press the juice out with a fruit press).

3 lbs blackberries
1 Kilo sugar
6 pints water
1 teaspoon General purpose yeast
1 teaspoon Yeast nutrient
1 teaspoon Pectalase

Tip blackberries into a bucket, cover with boiling water and squash thoroughly with a potato masher, add chopped pears, mash again, then add remainder of water. Cover with cloth (unless it has a lid). When below blood heat add pectalase, leave 24 hrs, then add yeast nutrient and yeast.

Stir 2/3 times a day for 5 days, then strain onto sugar, dissolve and pour into demijon TO THE SHOULDER and fit airlock. Keep enough in a bottle (with airlock) to top after initial vigourous ferment dies down -This one tends to spray out/blow the tops of airlocks off if filled too much. It produces a heavy sediment which can be racked off whilst still fermenting and topped up with cooled, boiled water.

Ferment out, rack off sediment, leave 6 months then bottle/taste. It produces 6 bottles of good red wine with an alcohol content of about 13% for about £1 (instead of say nearly £30 for a case of Hardys Banrock Station!).Freezing the blackberries & chopped pears overnight will help break down the fuit & release juice.

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sparky

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« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2007, 22:16 »
Thanks David, just started one off now although the blackberries are a bit on the small side this year.

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Celtic Eagle

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« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2007, 12:47 »
Pears make a nice perry sparkling wine I'll try to find the recipie
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