How Do You Calculate The Concentration Of Sugar In Water?
Measuring the concentration of sugar in water is often useful in cooking and beverage-making. Sorbet, a frozen dessert made with fruit purees, must have the correct amount of sugar for the texture to set up properly in the freezer. Winemakers need to know how much sugar is present in a must to achieve a certain alcohol level. A sugar density meter is used for both standardized recipes with exact ingredients to ensure a consistent end product, and for experimental recipes where the amount of sugar needed is unknown until the liquid is tested. Thoroughly clean the pitcher or glass that you will use to measure the liquid, with clean, warm, sudsy water, and rinse clean. Dry out. Do the same with the syrup density meter. Fill up the testing container with the liquid to be tested, to a level at which the syrup density meter can float. The syrup density meter should not touch the sides of the testing container, and should float freely by itself. The liquid will test reliably if the liquid is
