Country Wines (1) - Pears

After a summer of a pear a day, there was still several kilos of pears left on my tree. What better to attempt than homemade perry?

(With apologies to CJJ Berry - First Steps in Winemaking)

Perry (Lambrini?)

  • 5 kilos of pears
  • 1 kg sugar
  • Yeast nutrient (boiled baker’s yeast)
  • Campden tablets
  • Yeast EC-1118
  • Pectin enzyme
  • 3 gallons water
  1. Blend the pears into a pulp
  2. Mix with other ingredients and top up to 3 gallons
  3. Ferment in bucket fermenter for 3 weeks with airlock
  4. Strain into demijohns (add more sugar for a sweeter perry)
  5. Drink a few weeks later

Lemon Mead

  • 3 jars honey (750g)
  • 1 jar lemon curd (250g)
  • Yeast nutrient (boiled baker’s yeast)
  • Campden tablets
  • Yeast EC-1118
  • 1 gallon water
  1. Mix with other ingredients and top up to 1 gallon
    • We missed an important part of boiling everything together beforehand….
  2. Ferment in demijohn for 2 monthswith airlock
Written on November 2, 2019