Dec 16 2008
Making Pear Wine Recipe
Pear wine is an alcoholic drink that is made of fermented pear juice. It is also referred to as Perry or, sometimes, Perry Wine. An assurance of producing or making a high quality or good tasting pear wine may not be as high as other wines since there are a lot of species of pears and each will have its own characteristics. Based on these various characteristics by different pear species, the requirements in terms of ingredients and preparation may vary as well. But, to provide a general concept on how to produce your own homemade pear wine, there is a basic recipe on pear wine making below.
Ingredients:
4 lbs pear
6 pts water
4 cups sugar
2 1/2 tsp Acid Blend
1 tsp Yeast Nutrient
1 crushed Campden Tablet
1 pkg Wine yeast
Process:
1) Remove the stems, chop and remove the seeds and core. Washing the pear is optional because pears have natural wild yeast which could be used in the fermentation process.
2) Put the chopped pear in the nylon straining bag, mesh or crush the pear then extract juice into the primary
3) Put the straining bag in the primary
4) Pour either normal water or hot water; if hot/boiling water is used, wait until it has cooled down to add other ingredients
5) Add all ingredients and stir until ingredients dissolve ( do NOT add yeast yet)
6) Cover the primary with cloth and set aside for 24 hours
7) Add yeast after 24 hours and cover primary again with cloth
Stir the concoction daily; keep extracting the juice from the pulp by squeezing
9) Ferment the the wine until specific gravity reaches 1.040
10) Rack the wine to a sterile secondary for an anaerobic fermentation (attach air lock)
11) When specific gravity goes down to 1.000, rack again to another secondary vessel and attach air lock
13) Repeat Racking process every two (2) months until no more lees or sediments appear at the bottom of the vessel
14) Bottle and age for 3 months
Reminders:
- Making Pear wine starts with the picking of the fruits. Make sure that the pear you are using for your wine is fully ripe. Avoid using over ripe fruits because it will affect the taste of the wine.
- There are various species of pears that could be used as base ingredients for the pear wine you are planning to make. Make sure that you observe the sugar levels, the acid levels and the specific gravity of the pear you are using for a higher probability of making high quality wine
- Pears naturally have wild yeast. You can make use of it when during fermentation by not washing the pear. Using wild yeast is optional though
Clean your equipment and tools carefully. Unsanitized equipment will allow your wine to be vulnerable to bacteria and unwanted lactic acids that might cause your wine to spoil