The pear tree at the bottom of the garden has yielded 3 fermenting buckets full of pears, the obvious choice is to turn this into a alcoholic beverage pear cider or perry.
My local homebrew shop will hire me a scratter and press £25 for two days no idea if this is the going rate so I was wondering how much juice this amount of pears this will give before hiring said equipment.
Also the pears are quite firm should they be left for a whilst to soften, no they need washing or any other type of preparation ?
All advice snd help welcome including recipe ideas
Many thanksbin advance Paul
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pas8280
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The Hollyhop Brewery 100 litre stainless
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Klaus
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On the face of it sounds cheap at £12.50 per day. I am thinking of hiring an electric saw and get quoted £40+VAT per day ..... not for wine making of course ....
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Sounds cheap as Klaus says.
Save you loads of time as well.
Save you loads of time as well.
Fermenter(s): Lambic, Wheat beer, Amrillo/Cascade Beer
Cornys: Hobgoblin clone, Four Shades Stout, Wheat Beer, Amarillo/Cascade Ale, Apple Wine, Cider, Damson Wine, Ginger Beer
Cornys: Hobgoblin clone, Four Shades Stout, Wheat Beer, Amarillo/Cascade Ale, Apple Wine, Cider, Damson Wine, Ginger Beer
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pas8280
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Yes I agree doesn't sound too bad my worry is that I would only get a gallon or so of juice then it doesn't become cost effective
The Hollyhop Brewery 100 litre stainless
A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her - W.C. Fields
Reality is an illusion caused by lack of alcohol - anon
A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her - W.C. Fields
Reality is an illusion caused by lack of alcohol - anon
Re: Pearplexed
You should get at least three or four gallons I would have thought.
Fermenter(s): Lambic, Wheat beer, Amrillo/Cascade Beer
Cornys: Hobgoblin clone, Four Shades Stout, Wheat Beer, Amarillo/Cascade Ale, Apple Wine, Cider, Damson Wine, Ginger Beer
Cornys: Hobgoblin clone, Four Shades Stout, Wheat Beer, Amarillo/Cascade Ale, Apple Wine, Cider, Damson Wine, Ginger Beer
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Gordonmull
Re: Pearplexed
My LHBS wanted £60/day for a press. No too bad what you've been offered in my view. Howver a car jack, 2 by 4 and a bit of ingeneuity could also help...
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Steve B
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Have you considered just chpping them by hand and using the water extraction method?
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Re: Pearplexed
Please tell me more I have no knowledge of this processSteve B wrote:Have you considered just chpping them by hand and using the water extraction method?
The Hollyhop Brewery 100 litre stainless
A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her - W.C. Fields
Reality is an illusion caused by lack of alcohol - anon
A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her - W.C. Fields
Reality is an illusion caused by lack of alcohol - anon