Fruit Press

[Richard Jack]

Anyone know if there is a press around Auckland that an intrepid brewer could bribe his way into using? I'm wanting to put down another cider / perry / thing while apples are nice and cheap.

 

Thanks in advance for any leads,

Richard

[Reviled]

Steve at H told me once if you ferment pears it acts as a laxitive haha. So he said best thing to do is do a dry apple cider and back sweeten with pear juice.. Just an FYI.. Sorry I can't help you on the press thing. But I believe Hauraki home brew is selling them for some horrendous price!

[Richard Jack]

But I believe Hauraki home brew is selling them for some horrendous price!

Shudder... I bet they are.

RE the pears; really? I haven't heard that before, but it can't be that bad if it is a legitimate beverage... right?

[Reviled]

Yeah idk, its just what he told me. But when you taste the macs and monteiths 'Perry' it def still has a cidery taste to it, with a bit of pear sweetness. So back sweetening may well be a possibility!

[Reviled]

Andrew - Do you play any part in the Pear Cider coming out of Lion?? How's it made?? Spill :oP

[Andrew]

I don't have much to do with it to be honest, but I know as far as legislation goes you have to have over 75% pears to call it Perry. Hence Pear Cider, not Perry. I've never heard of Perry giving people the shits though! Sounds like a worthwhile experiment, you get to drink and if it works you get a good clean-out!!

[Mike Neilson]

75% Pears to make Perry? What About Perry Pears? What about Maceration and Malolactic fermentation? Sorbitol gives you the shits and Perry Pears have in in bucket loads

[Mike Neilson]

Sounds like you have made to much Pear Cider and No Perry!!!

 

Do some research

[Andrew]

Looks like I,m spending too much time tasting my CS beers and not enough time engaging the brain cells that tell me the difference between apples and pears.