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I agree, don't add any water, pear is a light flavor wine and you lose a lot of flavor when adding water. After the must has sat the 24 hours after adding the pectic enzyme, sanitize a stainless steel strainer, place it on top and push down slightly, you should get enough juice to take a reading.
 
Thanks for the offer Seth8530! But I'll try the clearing method first. Lol, I'm what you would call totally useless at math :re

Julie - between you and Dezil I think this will work!

Runningwolf - what's a refractometer? JFGI - right?
 
I realize this is an older thread, but I have a quick question:

I'm about to start a pure pear juice wine, the juice is really more like pear puree - and I can't get an SG reading! I pop the hydrometer into it and it just glops to a halt. Should I pectic enzyme a sample and try again?

How did you all take the initial reading with pure juice?
Thanks, Ray

Stir must then use a fine mesh....edit edit edit....since Julie already said it.
And if you do not have pectic enzyme on board you really need some. They market one specifically for pears and other high pectin fruits like apple and quince....called PearADex.
 
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We make pear wine almost every year, fermenting on the fruit and skins with very little water. It always comes out with intense flavor. But pear ALWAYS needs bentonite in the primary because pear is very hard to clear, otherwise. You could try Super Kleer on it and if that doesn't work, you can bentonite your secondary. When you rack off the bulk of the bentonite, in a month or so, get it under refrigeration to and it will finish clearing for you. REALLY--bentonite the primary and you will never have the sediment issue.

Regarding cinnamon---we always make some cinnamon pear and it's awesome. Make yourself an extract using a bottle of vodka and about 8 cinnamon sticks. Shake the bottle every couple of days and in a month or two you'll have an extract to add to the pear--works nicely on apple too. Use about 1/2 ounce of it per gallon of wine.

Extract works better than using cinnnamon sticks in the carboy because the alcohol content of the wine isn't strong enough to draw out the oils and flavor. We experimented with it and the cinnamon flavor depletes down to almost nothing after it's bottled for a while when using the sticks in the carboy. The extract, however, holds up very well after bottling.

Turock,how much and how do you prepare the Bentonite I bought a bag but has no instructions....Thanks
 
One tbs per 1/2 cup hot water---this is for 5 gals. Be sure there's no lumps. Not necessary for it to stamd 24 hrs. like you do when using it in the secondary. Just pitch it once you have it mixed. Pitch on 3rd day.
 
One tbs per 1/2 cup hot water---this is for 5 gals. Be sure there's no lumps. Not necessary for it to stamd 24 hrs. like you do when using it in the secondary. Just pitch it once you have it mixed. Pitch on 3rd day.

Thanks Turock that helps a bunch...
 
Stir must then use a fine mesh strainer, basic kitchen model, press it down into the thick must & liquid will fill the strainer, albeit slowly. And collect enough for the sample. And if you do not have pectic enzyme on board you really need some. They market one specifically for pears and other high pectin fruits like apple and quince....called PearADex.

OMG Sara what a great idea about using the strainer, :)
 
OMG Sara what a great idea about using the strainer, :)

I swear, I just completely missed your awesome response. I will go amend my awesome one. ;-)
 
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I have 2 pear trees loaded with pears. They are still hard. I have been picking up the windfalls and putting them in the freezer. The ones on the tree are very close. I think I am going to try fermenting on the skin. I dont have a grinder, yet. I was just gonna pulse them in the food processor and put them in a strainer bag. I think the only water I will add will be enough to dissolve the sugar. From what I have read bentonite is a must?

RR
 

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