Saturday, October 13, 2012

Pear wine

Recipe: (per demijohn)


  • 4 1/2 lb pears
  • 2 lb Sugar
  • Water
  • 1 l white grape juice
  • 1 tsp Yeast
  • 1 tsp Yeast nutrient
  • 1 tsp Citric acid

Method: (per demi john)

  • Chop the pairs
  • Add to very large sauce pan
  • Pour over boiling water cover if possible mine were slightly above
  • Simmer until softened


  • Using a masher crush them a little just a couple of presses do not make pear soup!
  • Add the sugar stir to help dissolve
  • Allow it to cool a little (safety for the next bit!)
  • Pour through a sieve try not to allow any of the pears drop into it (some will)
  • Pour 1 l of grape juice into a demijohn
  • Pour the stock into the demi through a funnel (filter if you have bits)
  • Top up with cold water about an inch short of full
  • Wait until lukewarm
  • Add yeast, yeast nutrient, citric acid, rock the demi to mix a little, add the trap
  • Wait about 4 weeks
  • Rack off filtering the liquid
  • Put back into clean demijohn
  • Wait about 3 or 4 weeks until clear
  • Bottle it
  • Try to be patient but you can drink it from now!

This is 5 demi john's of pear wine, 14 bottles of elderberry and 6 bottles of plum (in bad light!) That is 50 bottles of wine :D

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