How does anyone afford to make Perry?

[mrbeachroach]

Seems imposible to get pear juice!!!!!!!!! if masing your own what is the best pears to use?

 

[Fletch78]

A pear in the hand is worth two in the administration.

 

[remilard]

Well pears are harvested in the fall. Find an orchard.

 

[CandleWineProject]

Perry is incredibly... difficult to do. If you look at any cider book, it tells you that you need special perry pears that are horrible eating, so they are kind of rare. From what I understand, perry is a little tougher to make, too, as pears are so much more delicate than apples (softness, flavor, etc).

What most cider houses do is make an apple cider, stabilize it, and then add pear juice and call it pear cider.

That said, I did find some canned Bartlett pears that were just pears, water, and pear concentrate that I thought I would try fermenting, and then try something else when harvest time rolls around in the fall. I've had a pretty tasty Bosc wine before.

 

[CandleWineProject]

One last piece of advice: go to http://groups.google.com/group/cider-workshop and search for perry pears. Mind you, most of these people are out of the UK, but it does answer your question of pear breeds.

 

[fredthecat]

yeah best advice would be an orchard.. though i did see them for 1.00 per lb once last fall. btw... i love perry, alot better than most ciders

 

[phished880]

In my aera there is an Orchard that will press Pear cider in years when they have excess pears. Last year they didn't. I do have my fingers crossed this year. I've also used RW Knudsen pear juice from Whole Foods when they were 2 for 1.

 

[Coastarine]

I have a simple cider that is awaiting pear concentrate. It's an experiment, we'll see how it turns out. The concentrate is from here: http://www.naturesflavors.com/produ.../6401?osCsid=c3c65b0d72ebdcbaebd3e95d233746ed

The price isn't bad but the shipping is where they getcha.

 

[ew1usnr]

Seems imposible to get pear juice!!!!!!!!! if masing your own what is the best pears to use?

I use Gerber baby-food pear juice. It is made from 100% Bartlett pear juice and you can buy it from Walmart for $1.99 a quart. Add a 1/4 teaspoon of tannin powder per gallon and it makes nice perry.

 

[david_42]

One option would be to use Oregon Peach puree to flavor white grape juice.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

It's a bit pricey, but you might find this a useful source: http://www.knudsenjuice.com/products/organic_juices/organic_pear Regards, GF.