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[Robert Capshew <rcapshew@insightbb.com>]

I've been using Kieffer pears for years to make both perry

and pear wine.  If you wait for them to ripen, the specific

gravity of the juice is often between 1.055 to 1.060 which is

fine for perry.  If it is less or if you're making pear wine, add

cane sugar.  Kieffer pears are also good to crush since there

are significant grit cells compared to buttery varieties of European

pears which often require rice hulls to press effectively.

 

Bob Capshew

S. Indiana zone 6

----- Original Message -----
From: Hilborn.E@epamail.epa.gov
Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 17:15
Subject: [NAFEX] Kieffer pears for wine?
To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>

> Does anyone have experience with making an alcoholic beverage
> such as
> wine from the fruit?
>
> Betsy Hilborn
> 7a NC
>