GeneDaniels1963
Well-Known Member
I've been trying to figure out what to do with the bumper crop of pears hanging on my tree. They have really good flavor, but are mealy, so not great for fresh eating. It bears a huge crop every other year, and a small one off years. Two years ago I tried to juice them using the freeze and thaw method. It was way too much work!
But I just found a used, like new, "Jack Lalane power juice Pro" for $35. I snapped it up as fast as I could! Just got it home this evening and did a test run of pears. Man that thing is a beast! I grinds them like they are nothing. I carefully weighed this test, and I am getting about a gal of clear juice from 18-20lb pears. It is 1.057 OG.
I know that would be plenty of gravity for a good perry, but I am concerned that pear juice is so mild that I will not have a lot of flavor. So here is what I am thinking of doing:
hit it with a Campden tablet for 24 hours
use freeze reduction on two 2-litter bottles
That should give me about 1 liter of concentrate.
mix one gallon juice with the concentrate and ferment
Any suggestions?
But I just found a used, like new, "Jack Lalane power juice Pro" for $35. I snapped it up as fast as I could! Just got it home this evening and did a test run of pears. Man that thing is a beast! I grinds them like they are nothing. I carefully weighed this test, and I am getting about a gal of clear juice from 18-20lb pears. It is 1.057 OG.
I know that would be plenty of gravity for a good perry, but I am concerned that pear juice is so mild that I will not have a lot of flavor. So here is what I am thinking of doing:
hit it with a Campden tablet for 24 hours
use freeze reduction on two 2-litter bottles
That should give me about 1 liter of concentrate.
mix one gallon juice with the concentrate and ferment
Any suggestions?