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How to make sugar syrup
You can buy proprietary brands of sugar syrup, or if you'd prefer to make your own, I recommend making a 'rich' two parts sugar to one part water (2:1)...
Patrick Mullane
2nd September 2022 at 18:12
I keep my simple syrup in a glass bottle. I make it by pouring the sugar in (2-1), adding hot water from the tap and shaking; it seems to come out fine. Is there any reason that shouldn't work?
3rd September 2022 at 11:36
I wouldn’t use hot tap water because we have very hard water where I live, but if yours is soft it should be fine. I filter mine first.
3rd September 2022 at 09:33
If sugar is fine, the water is hot enough and you are patient and vigorous in your shaking, then I can see this method working for rich syrup. It is how most make 1:1 simple syrup.