Pear Cider? Pear wine? Pear brandy? Does anyone know how to make it from fresh pears?

I get bushels of pears off my pear tree this time every year, and I would like to make some kind of wine or liquor from them. Any ideas?
Pear Cider? Pear wine? Pear brandy? Does anyone know how to make it from fresh pears?
Traditional Pear Wine Recipe

1 gallon water

5 lbs very ripe pears

1 lb raisins

2 lbs ultra fine sugar

1 ? teaspoons acid blend

? teaspoon pectic enzyme

1 teaspoon yeast nutrient

1 package wine yeast

Boil water in large pot. Chop pears and place in primary fermentation container. Add the sugar and citric acid to the container. Pour water over fruit and stir until sugar has dissolved. Let cool until room temperature. Add the pectic enzyme and let liquid rest for 1 day. Add the yeast and yeast nutrient, cover, and place in warm, dark location. Stir daily for 1 week. Rack into secondary fermentation container. Seal with airlock. Rack into bottles in 3 months. Let rest for at least one year.



Homemade Pear Mead Recipe (Perry)

1 gallon water

5 lbs very ripe pears

6 cups honey

1 ? teaspoon acid blend

1 Campden tablet

? teaspoon pectic enzyme

1 teaspoon yeast nutrient

1 package wine yeast

Boil water in large pot. Crush pears and place in primary fermentation container. Pour water over fruit. Crush Campden tablet and add to container. Add acid blend and pectic enzyme and stir. Let rest one day. Add yeast and yeast nutrient, stir and cover. Stir once a day for one week. On the 7th day, strain and throw out pulp. Add honey and stir. Pour into secondary fermentation container and attach airlock. Rack every three months for one year. Rack into bottles at one year, and let rest for one additional year.

http://www.easy-wine.net/homemade-pear-w...
Reply:a cider press is a good start. you chop up the pears into a few pieces and crank away.



If you aren't careful, home made cider will ferment whether you want it too or not.



I know that putting some in an airtight thermos for about twelve hours will sometimes make it fizzy (no kidding!).



I agree with the person who reccomended going to a wine making site. They have all the tools you need to keep from making a mess.
Reply:Google "wine making" and see where it takes you. I don't like wine, but PEAR wine actually sounds kind of tasty!

Good luck.
Reply:For pear brandy all you need to do is buy some regular prandy, cut and peel the fresh pears and let them soak in it for a couple of months. I don't know how to make the others, we're trying to do the same, we have tons of pears too.
Reply:use a juice maker to get the juice out of the pears the you'll have pear juice