Brewing sugar

[kelper]

I was going to buy 5kg of brewing sugar from brew2bottle at £9.95. Is it cheaper anywhere else?

 

[Rodcx500z]

Tate & lyle less than a fiver Iceland

 

[fury_tea]

https://www.lovebrewing.co.uk/dextrose-brewing-sugar-9kg/

These are based in Liverpool but they deliver

 

[kelper]

Tate & lyle less than a fiver Iceland

Brewing sugar is not the same as table sugar! Silver Spoon is 69p for 2kg in Tesco!

 

[kelper]

https://www.lovebrewing.co.uk/dextrose-brewing-sugar-9kg/

These are based in Liverpool but they deliver

But delivery would be £7.95 to me, making it £2.44 per kilo.

B2B charge £2.95 for delivery, so 10kg would be £18.45 plus £2.95 = £21.40 or £2.14 per kilo.

But thanks for the tip.

 

[terrym]

Brewing sugar is not the same as table sugar!

But in modest quantities the results are about the same.
Why not have a go at making invert sugar from table sugar.
Plenty of how-to's on Youtube

 

[kelper]

Thanks Terry.

 

[Rodcx500z]

Ha I see the dreaded postage to the highlands sorry I didn't relise,

 

[Druncan]

I got my last lot from here; https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/25165933...::&pgrp=main:email&e=cl&mchn=em&s=ci&mail=sys
But they split the order to 2 x 12.5 kg so it cost £35 shipped to Tiree £1.40 /kg

This place might be worth a look as well;
https://www.vantagehouse-shop.com/I...f=S.DEX25&category=ingredients-brewery-sugars

 

[kelper]

But they split the order to 2 x 12.5 kg so it cost £35 shipped to Tiree £1.40 /kg

But it's £20.30p. with £35 postage that works out at £2.21 a kilo. I'll try but I don't need so much, especially as it might go lumpy.

 

[Druncan]

@kelper £35 was the total cost! they split the batch to post it and it was food grade Harry Harvey catering dextrose. I do get through a lot though,,, Never had it deteriorate though. Bought July 2019 and BB end June 2020.

 

[BridgeBrew]

They offer free postage on orders around £60, so do love brewing (art of brewing). I just order enough stuff to last me about 3- 4 months, and that normally comes to about that price. Problem is no local H/B shops now.

 

[kelper]

@kelper £35 was the total cost! they split the batch to post it and it was food grade Harry Harvey catering dextrose. I do get through a lot though,,, Never had it deteriorate though. Bought July 2019 and BB end June 2020.

I misread your post. That's an amazing price. I will email for a quote. Thanks Druncan.

 

[kelper]

This place might be worth a look as well;
https://www.vantagehouse-shop.com/I...f=S.DEX25&category=ingredients-brewery-sugars

I contacted Vantage House. Delivery, to me, would be £10. They don't split bags. £20.30 and £10 delivery plus VAT would be £1.45 per kilo. Pretty good! For this product they only take orders by phone. Thee £10 delivery is for up to four bags! So a bargain if you have some mates.

 

[johncrobinson]

Kept dry and away from strong flavours i would think these "sugars" would last forever.

 

[johncrobinson]

Carefull Kelper or you will end up like me a sugar\yeast freak.

Joking asside,Knowlege of sugars will stand you in very good stead in this game.

 

[kelper]

I've started my elderberry port but dissolving 2kg of dextrose meant my volume increased to nearly six litres! Perhaps I could have used less water. Will dextrose slowly dissolve without heat? The ABV is already at 15% and the SG is dropping 8 points a day but slowing down.

 

[foxbat]

I've started my elderberry port but dissolving 2kg of dextrose meant my volume increased to nearly six litres! Perhaps I could have used less water. Will dextrose slowly dissolve without heat? The ABV is already at 15% and the SG is dropping 8 points a day but slowing down.

Yes it'll dissolve and be consumed by yeast without heat. For example quite a few people save their beer dextrose additions until a few days into fermentation to let the yeast have a go at the more difficult to attack sugars first. I imagine that it would be the same principal for what you're brewing.