Hi guys,
I made my first Perry a few months ago (using my own pears I minced and pressed about 19l). I used carbonation drops during bottling and I was actually paranoid of bottle bombs so I split the 750ml PET bottles by putting only 1 drop in half of the bottles and two drops in the other half.
Fast forward to now and the two-drop bottles are only slightly carbonated - sort of at the point where it seems like it should be fizzy but it's just not. The one-drop bottles just don't have anything going on. Flavour wise it came out pretty good but the mouthfeel is a little 'thick' and it seems like it needs the carbonation to lift it.
So, can I do anything to fix this OR should I just chalk it up to experience and try to get it right next year when I harvest my pear tree again?
Cheers!
I made my first Perry a few months ago (using my own pears I minced and pressed about 19l). I used carbonation drops during bottling and I was actually paranoid of bottle bombs so I split the 750ml PET bottles by putting only 1 drop in half of the bottles and two drops in the other half.
Fast forward to now and the two-drop bottles are only slightly carbonated - sort of at the point where it seems like it should be fizzy but it's just not. The one-drop bottles just don't have anything going on. Flavour wise it came out pretty good but the mouthfeel is a little 'thick' and it seems like it needs the carbonation to lift it.
So, can I do anything to fix this OR should I just chalk it up to experience and try to get it right next year when I harvest my pear tree again?
Cheers!