High Fructose Corn Syrup HFCS

[Bardstown Road]

I am wondering if it would be advantageous to start buying these vs sugar. A 5 gallon bag cost me $21. The only thing it contains is 65% HFCS and 35% water. CocaCola started making these for the new freestyle machines. My problem is I am not sure how to convert my sugar#'s to liquid percentages once mixed. Whats water weight? 8#s per gallon? What percentage is 7#sugar to 5gal water? Anyone see where I am going with this?

[rad14701]

Well, 65% of that 5 gallons is sugar and 35% is water...

That 5 gallons contains 44 pounds of sugar and 7 quarts of water for a SG of ~1.400...

A 4:1 Water:HFCS would provide a SG of 1.080...

At least that's how my math calculates it...

[Halfbaked]

Rad could you read it with a potiomenter (to read SG). I know my spelling sucks.

[rad14701]

Not in its current form because it would be too thick and the SG would be too high for a common hydrometer... It would need to be proportionately diluted first and I'd start with a 4:1 dilution ratio and go from there...

[Bardstown Road]

Rad,
I appreciate your services on this forum.

[Tater Patch Kid]

does that stuff have preservitives??? If it made for the home soda mix.

[Bardstown Road]

No preservatives at all. On a side note, despite what you may have heard, you can ferment soda that has preservatives. I am doing it now. Here is more discussion on that. http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... 5#p7123415

You have to know someone who manages a restaurant and also has a Coca-Cola freestyle machine in their restaurant in order to get these. I happen to be a restaurant manager with a freestyle machine.

[rescueeddie]

I am going to try 1.5 gallon lite kyro to 4 gallon water.Syurp weights same as corn sugar.I usually use 12 lbs corn sugar to 4 gallon water.1.5 gallon kyro close to 12 lbs.we'll see!

[Filbrewer]

IIRC, percentage on HFCS labels tells you how much fructose is there and does not tell you the percentage of sugar. HFCS is already sugar by itself. So HFCS 65% tells you that it contains 65% fructose.

[Bardstown Road]

Filbrewer,

What are you saying exactly?

[Bardstown Road]

According to cokesmart.com one of these cases weighs 56.2# x .65 = 36.53#'s of sugar. Not really a cost saver.

[anglenasalt]

You have to know someone who manages a restaurant and also has a Coca-Cola freestyle machine in their restaurant in order to get these. I happen to be a restaurant manager with a freestyle machine.