Corey Fish
Well-Known Member
Hi there! Looking for suggestions for my quick and dirty pear port I'm brewing.
Recipe:
6 pounds of pears, cored and mashed in a mesh bag
Sugar, (1 part white, 2 parts light brown, 1/2 part dark molasses) to kick the initial brix to 23
Campden
Pectic
Red Star Premier Blanc
Plan is to remove the mesh bag and squeeze juice at day 4
Should leave me with about 5 quarts of liquid.
Planning to add fortifier at brix 12, estimated ABV at that point would be ~6.4% abv.
I want to turn this into 2 gallons of port (I have one gallon jugs and don't want too much headroom in the jug after blending/racking).
Based on my calculations, I would then need to use a spirit with a proof of about 80 plus or minus a bit. I'd like to not cover up the flavor of the pears too much, so wondering what ya'lls suggestions are to add. I don't have access to neutral grape spirits or anything, so it'd be something easily found at a liquor store.
My thoughts were:
1. Pear brandy (a little pricey to be blending with and I definitely don't want ANY more sweetness added)
2. Grape based vodka, again a little pricey to be blending with
3. Regular grain vodka
What other suggestions ya'll have? Thanks in advance!
Corey
Recipe:
6 pounds of pears, cored and mashed in a mesh bag
Sugar, (1 part white, 2 parts light brown, 1/2 part dark molasses) to kick the initial brix to 23
Campden
Pectic
Red Star Premier Blanc
Plan is to remove the mesh bag and squeeze juice at day 4
Should leave me with about 5 quarts of liquid.
Planning to add fortifier at brix 12, estimated ABV at that point would be ~6.4% abv.
I want to turn this into 2 gallons of port (I have one gallon jugs and don't want too much headroom in the jug after blending/racking).
Based on my calculations, I would then need to use a spirit with a proof of about 80 plus or minus a bit. I'd like to not cover up the flavor of the pears too much, so wondering what ya'lls suggestions are to add. I don't have access to neutral grape spirits or anything, so it'd be something easily found at a liquor store.
My thoughts were:
1. Pear brandy (a little pricey to be blending with and I definitely don't want ANY more sweetness added)
2. Grape based vodka, again a little pricey to be blending with
3. Regular grain vodka
What other suggestions ya'll have? Thanks in advance!
Corey