Aug 5, 2014 · This has always produced a quality pear mead: 5 gallon recipe *18lbs of your choice of honey (i'd use something light like fireweed) *1 gallon (or more your choice) of finely chopped pears, skin and all (I dont boil the fruit, you lose a lot of aroma and flavor so instead just freeze them prior to adding)

Aug 23, 2006 · I started on the Prickly Pear Mead from Papazians book last night: 20 lbs light honey 5.5 lbs prickly pear fruit yeast nutrient champaign yeast (white labs) pectic enzyme The fruit was boiled for 2 hours as per Charlie P's instructions. This …

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Sep 14, 2008 · My PP mead being about 7 months old now is about the same color as apple juice. I was hoping it wouldn't fade past a rosy color. As for late addition I added another 1/2 gallon of PP juice to the secondary and that caused another racking due to the build up of the slime -trub. The mead is very clear now just a yellow color instead of red or rosy.

Feb 8, 2012 · After collecting honey for a while from a friend who keeps bees I now have enough for a batch of mead - at least 3 gallons hopefully - 5 ideally. A friend gave me 15 Lbs of pears a few weeks ago and I didn't have time to start anything then before the spoiled so I washed, cored and juiced them and froze the pulp and juice to make something with ...

Jun 14, 2009 · this is the plan and recipe it is adapted from the Complete Joy of Home Brewing 3rd edition recipe. 20 lbs orange blossom honey 8 lbs prickley pear fruit (ripe as it gets and frozen) 2 tsp powdered yeast extract 2 Tbsp pectin enzyme 1 0z prise de mousse yeast 1 0z sherry yeast The Plan...

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Sep 2, 2023 · Doing a Prickly Pear Mead. 6.5 gallon carboy: 15lbs prickly pear juiced. 20lbs light honey. 3 gallons spring water. 2.5tsp pectin enzyme. 2 packs Lalvin K1-V1116. 2.5g wyeast wine nutrient blend (0,2,4,6). Prickly Pear juice was pasteurized at 170F for about an hour. OG: 1.140 I’ll add about 5 lemons juiced at secondary.

Aug 11, 2010 · I'm currently making my third batch of Prickly Pear mead. The pulp from the pears can take a while to break down and for the mead to clarify, but it will clarify eventually. I highly recommend adding some pectic enzyme at the start of fermentation. My first batch was made with Prickly pear preserves and was spectacular.

Mar 23, 2016 · I love apples, but I love pears even more. I've finally found a source for pure pear juice. I have to try a mead with this. My anticipation is that this mead will be fairly tannic necessitating a sweet finish for balance. Pyser BOMM - 1 gallon 1. Start with 1 gallon of organic pear juice or your favorite brand (no benzoate or sulfites). 2.