Pear wine

Location: the Ancient pear tree, Shrewsbury garden

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Drinks
It's a brewing day.  Pears from the old once part espalier pear tree providing autumn abundance. Hard and not good for eating, these have great wine making qualities, so 10lb of fallen pears rescued from wasps and wildlife makes 2 demi johns worth of wine.

Recipe
5lbs pears
2lb sugar (makes dry wine)
1 gallon water
yeast nutrient
citric acid
pectolayse

Wipe the pears clean, chop into rough chunks preserving any juice.  Sleepy pears can be used.  Add pears and water.  Bring to boil, but for no longer than 20 minutes otherwise the wine will not clear.  Strain off juice.  Wait until blood hot and add sugar, yeast and other ingredients. Pour into demijohns and add airlocks.  Do not fill to shoulder but reserve some of the liquor to add once active fermentation process has toned down.

Bubbly pear view