Month: September 2024

First chance to ferment from this esteemed pear.

A very old variety (first recorded 1676) which is early to ripen. Fruit collected in September from standard trees in a young orchard about 15 – 20 years old between Ross-on-Wye and Hereford. Fermentation record Date Notes 23 Sep 2022 Picked 11 crates 30 Sep 2022 Pressed 100 litres SG 1.062 pH 3.6 150ppm SO2… Continue reading Thorn Perry 2022