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Re: Shocked by sugar prices AGAIN!

2012-01-17T22:32:40+00:00

To reiterate (and if you have an account/friend who has an account/one near you), Costco do 15 1kg bags of Tate & Lyle for £10.89, equating to 72p a bag.

Just a heads up.

Statistics: Posted by mozr — Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:32 pm

Re: Shocked by sugar prices AGAIN!

2012-01-17T19:25:58+00:00

Morrisons doing 1kg bags of whitworths unrefined sugar for £1 (normally £1.50) - good sugar if making a whisky type wash for pot stilling.

Statistics: Posted by Capt-Cudellez — Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:25 pm

Re: Shocked by sugar prices AGAIN!

2011-12-22T22:30:21+00:00

Well bookers ain't no good for cheap sugar not tried makro yet but no doubt it won't be any cheaper than bookers. The cheapest I have found is asda in a 5kg bag worked out at 72p a KG.

Statistics: Posted by Akear1970 — Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:30 pm

Re: Shocked by sugar prices AGAIN!

2011-12-22T20:37:14+00:00

Asda are doing 5KG of silver spoon for £3.76 at the moment, the same product can also be found at Sainsburys for £4.08.

Statistics: Posted by Bugs — Thu Dec 22, 2011 8:37 pm

Re: Shocked by sugar prices AGAIN!

2011-12-11T22:50:03+00:00

Thanks very much for taking the time

Cheers again

Statistics: Posted by billmcc — Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:50 pm

Re: Shocked by sugar prices AGAIN!

2011-12-11T22:24:32+00:00

It's still very much a work in progress. So far it's....

boil 700g rye flakes in 10L of water for 1.5 hours, with 1/4 cup bakers yeast and 2tsp citric acid, 2x vit B tablets.
Strain the liquid into a 30L fermenter add 5kg raw sugar top up with water.
Pitch ale yeast when cool.

Then for the next lot I use 10L of backset from the strip run and boil fresh rye flakes in that for 1.5h + 2tsp of calcium carbonate + 1/4 cup bakers yeast.
I just use a jar full of the lees from the first ferment to get the next one going.

After 3 ferments and strips - I run the strip on the pot. make fairly wide cuts and aged for at least a month on toasted oak chips.

Statistics: Posted by Capt-Cudellez — Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:24 pm

Re: Shocked by sugar prices AGAIN!

2011-12-11T20:06:25+00:00

Hi again Capt-Cudellez sounds brilliant any chance you could post your recipe.I have found a similar aftertaste with still spirits flavours sort of a sweet chemical taste and once its on your mind you can't budge it but it does seem to fade with age

cheers again

Statistics: Posted by billmcc — Sun Dec 11, 2011 8:06 pm

Re: Shocked by sugar prices AGAIN!

2011-12-11T17:00:23+00:00

It's 1.50 in Lidl, and Morrisons as of today - not much help but two you can rule out!

Statistics: Posted by Jimmy — Sun Dec 11, 2011 5:00 pm

Re: Shocked by sugar prices AGAIN!

2011-12-11T13:54:33+00:00

I'm not really after that strong molasses taste in this case - I like making rum, and have used treacle, animal feed molasses, blackstrap, and molasses sugar - all were good in different ways.

A good friend of mine with a good palate (he is a restaurant reviewer, and a big whisky fan) pointed out there was a sweet after taste with my faux whisky that wasn't quite right - after he pointed it out to me, its all I can taste >:(

When I use the unrefined sugar, I don't seem to get that, and I think the flavour is better. I'm only doing grain flavoured sugar washes rather than doing grain wash - but having fun with it, and getting some nice stuff.

Statistics: Posted by Capt-Cudellez — Sun Dec 11, 2011 1:54 pm

Re: Shocked by sugar prices AGAIN!

2011-12-11T10:47:22+00:00

Hi Capt-Cudellez Merry Christmas, would it not be possible to use normal sugar but add black treacle to achieve the same results as using unrefined
Cheers

Statistics: Posted by billmcc — Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:47 am

Re: Shocked by sugar prices AGAIN!

2011-12-10T13:44:37+00:00

I can get white sugar for 79p, just wondering if anyone has seen any offers on UNREFINED sugar - that's what I'm paying £1.50 for.
Definitely better in flavoured washes.

Statistics: Posted by Capt-Cudellez — Sat Dec 10, 2011 1:44 pm

Re: Shocked by sugar prices AGAIN!

2011-12-10T12:16:07+00:00

Just a thought.......

If anyone is near Hertfordshire I am happy to "bulk buy" when I go to Costco or Booker. It obviously doesn't work if it's got to be posted!!

I try to wait for offers, or at least lower prices then buy enough for 3 washes at least so 15-25KG

Statistics: Posted by lyonacre — Sat Dec 10, 2011 12:16 pm

Re: Shocked by sugar prices AGAIN!

2011-12-10T12:13:02+00:00

Local Tesco is .97
Booker is 19.88 for 25KG bag
Aldi is .89 per K

Thats Hertfordshire

Statistics: Posted by lyonacre — Sat Dec 10, 2011 12:13 pm

Re: Shocked by sugar prices AGAIN!

2011-12-10T12:08:56+00:00

Check your discount stores CC.

I know QualitySave is doing silver spoon at 79p per KG.

I've got loads of cheap shops near me where I can source for under £1 per KG.

Perhaps is because I live in a shite area!

Statistics: Posted by mozr — Sat Dec 10, 2011 12:08 pm

Re: Shocked by sugar prices AGAIN!

2011-12-10T10:55:51+00:00

The best deal I can get from the supermarket just now on unrefined sugar is Morrison at a whopping £1.50\kg - anyone know of anywhere cheaper?

Cheers CC.

Statistics: Posted by Capt-Cudellez — Sat Dec 10, 2011 10:55 am