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<p class="MsoNormal">I accidentally overcooked a batch of syrup last week. I typically stop the fire around 35 Baume’, but I was distracted by my day job and cooked it to 38 Baume (reads 43 Baume’ at room temp). Since I use a settling tank, I decided to leave
it in there for a few extra days and sure enough, it started to sugar. I contacted the local sugarmill and they offered to experiment with a pint to determine what it would take to invert the sugars without using invertase (I find invertase changes the flavor
too much for my taste.) <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Anyway, they got back with me this morning. I sampled the syrup, original syrup vs. amended syrup and the only difference I could taste was the amended syrup seemed more smooth (or slightly less of a molasses taste). So, to save this
batch, I plan to try to do the same thing the sugarmill’s lab did, but to the whole batch (~14 gallons). I should also note that this batch is so thick, it is almost to the point of Laquite (sp?), which I’m told you had to cut with scissors or a knife to
get it out the jar.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lab’s determination (added to a pint of 43 Baume’ syrup) :<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">9ml N/2 HCL (SA50-1 from Fisher Scientific) (Used alone, inverts the sugars, but makes the syrup abnormally acidic and ‘red’ in color)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">3ml N/2 NAOH (SS270-1 from Fisher Scientific) (brings acidity back down and normalizes the color)<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>Heat syrup to at least 150F<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>Add HCL (heat and stir for 1 hr)<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>Add Sodium Hydroxide while stirring and turn heat off)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Now, saying all this, I know there are folks out there that don’t like adding anything to their syrup, and frankly, I’m one of them! Lemon juice could be used in place of the HCL too, but I don’t know the correct ratios and variability
of fresh lemons to make that a one-time situation. This is just a test to try to recover from an accidental overcooking….and who knows, it might be a way to get to Laquite as well.
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