Try my new budgeting app Cheddar 🧀
Better than YNAB, Mint (RIP), or EveryDollar.
4.5
(10)
Export 5 ingredients for grocery delivery
Step 1
Start by dissolving the packet of brewing yeast in 1/4 cup of plain room temperature water. Allow the yeast to bloom for at least 5 minutes before proceeding. Adding them to a sugar solution before they've rehydrated can shock them.
Step 2
Dissolve all other brewing additives in the pear juice. All additives are optional, but they'll result in a better tasting cider.
Step 3
Pour the pear cider into a fermentation vessel and add the yeast/water solution. Allow the mixture to ferment for 2-3 days, either covered with a towel or with a water lock attached. If using a water lock at this stage, make sure to clean it out every 6-12 hours as needed.
Step 4
After the initial violent fermentation, attach a water lock if one is not on already and allow the pear cider to ferment for 2-3 weeks in primary.
Step 5
Rack the mixture into a clean container using a siphon, leaving any sediment behind. Attach the water lock again.
Step 6
Allow the mixture to ferment in secondary for 2-6 weeks before bottling.
Step 7
Bottle the cider and age a minimum of 2 weeks, but preferably several months.