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Racked into carboy tonight and add 2 ounces of oak chips. This was 5 gallon of pear juice. Added white sugar to bring gravity up to 1.090. First packet of yeast added was Premier Cuvée after 12 hrs I had no activity. My total acids were really high so didn’t surprise me. Tossed some ec1118 and...

Thanks, BigDaveK when the rest of the pear are ready to harvest, I will try it on that batch.

Thanks Rice_Guy I will see what I can find.

Thanks for the reply's. I will skip the brown sugar and go with white this time. And go with American oak and blend if I over oak like suggested. Is there soft tannins I could buy if I cant find the crab apples? Should have mention in original post I was shooting for vanilla and possibly spice...

Getting ready to make two batches of pear wine 5 gallon each. Was going to put oak chips in one going with a medium roast. My question would you use American or French and how much? Also should I use brown or white sugar? Yeast being used will be Cotes De Blanc or K1-V116. Any suggestions would...