Sugars

[robbo79]

HI all, just wondered what you prefer to use in brewing, beet or cane sugar? What is the difference in brewing?

[Cellar_Rat]

1,000,000,000% vote for cane. You have me on a pet subject here.

Beat sugar does leave a taste. Invert sugar is unnecessary (the yeast does this anyway)

There is other threads on this if you fancy some bedtime reading.

[robbo79]

ok so cane sugar it is.. does it matter which one, is there a difference between, white, demerara and caster? will any do as long as its cane?

[Cellar_Rat]

White is generally the cheapest and it is neutral. Demerarararera etc will impart a taste. Caster is only extra fine (read more expensive)

[lockwood1956]

Brown sugar will also add colour that you might not want

[robbo79]

so white granulated or caster it is then ? Will caster disolve easier bing finer?

[koomber]

To a certain extent it will. Personally I always dissolve sugars in hot water, then add it to my (for preference) beer. Top up with cold water and you're done.

[David]

so white granulated or caster it is then ? Will caster disolve easier bing finer?

Don't waste money buying caster sugar, just blitz cheap granulated sugar in a kitchen food processor.

[NorthernWiner]

I would caution against using caster sugar, as it can sometimes contain starch or anti-caking agents. I think ordinary white cane sugar is your best bet.

[fatbloke]

I would caution against using caster sugar, as it can sometimes contain starch or anti-caking agents. I think ordinary white cane sugar is your best bet.

As far as I understand Steve, here, caster sugar is just finer ground "normal" sugar i.e. what's sold as granulated.

The thing is, is that here, they don't tend to mark up whether it's from cane or beet.

So it sort of works out like this....... Tate&Lyle, Whitworths is cane, British Sugar/Silver Spoon is beet. There's some times slightly different brands in some of the German discounters like Aldi, Lidl etc, but they tend to mark it as cane or beet.

Just my 2 pence worth (again)

regards

jtfb

[Cellar_Rat]

I would caution against using caster sugar, as it can sometimes contain starch or anti-caking agents. I think ordinary white cane sugar is your best bet.

Good point I forgot that.

Always read the label - no say cane no buy. I am a Tate and Lyle guy myself. I wait the for offers and then do a trolley dash!

[NorthernWiner]

Where I live, I don't think any of the stores carry beet sugar. Anything that's white is almost assuredly cane.

[Cellar_Rat]

Where I live, I don't think any of the stores carry beet sugar. Anything that's white is almost assuredly cane.

Oh that life was sooo easy. Tate and Lyle is the only brand we can be sure it cane.