Sweet Pear Wine Recipe. Add the sugar and citric acid to the primary fermentation container with the pears. Pour boiling water over fruit and stir until sugar has dissolved. Let cool until the mix reaches room temperature. Add the pectic enzyme and let the liquid rest for 1 day. After the mix has sat for a day, add the yeast and yeast nutrient.
wayne bahrsays: September 9, 2015 at 11:15 am Great website ! Working on our first batch of pear wine Have a question on the sugar per gallon – Your ‘Pear Wine Recipe’ calls for 7 cups (3.5 pounds) of sugar per gallon. Have checked several other recipes and most call for 2 pounds sugar per gallon.
Boil your water in large pot. Chop the pears and place in the primary fermentation container. Add the sugar and citric acid to the primary fermentation container with the pears. Pour boiling water over fruit and stir until sugar has dissolved. Let cool until the mix reaches room temperature.
Though food-quality pears probably do make the best wine, pears that has fallen from the tree or are ugly or a little old will also make excellent wine. This is not a recipe for wine making experts, it is a guide for regular people who have an abundance of pears that they cannot sell and are not going to eat.