CvilleKevin

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FWIW - I did some experiments a few years ago with different sugars. The closest thing to the taste of the natural apple sugar IMHO is a mix of 2/3 organic cane sugar (light turbinado) and 1/3 corn sugar. I havent tried fructose. Regular white cane or corn sugar isnt bad though, and the difference in taste is a lot less than say the differences in various yeasts and juice.

Natural sugar is best IMHO, so I'd say OP made the right call, although I'd be curious about how that fructose would work out.

CidahMastah

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Thanks for the heads up Old E - that really sucks. Hopefully you can doctor it up so it is drinkable, or make it a penalty drink beverage at your next get together. ugh 5 gallons of penalty drink....

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Cvillekevin - I am sort of interested in the fructose too, because the sugar in apples is fructose. I wonder how expensive fructose is to buy...

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dinnerstick

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dark brown sugar has molasses added to it but turbinado/demerara/ "raw" sugars don't. or else they are not what they say on the label

GinKings

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Here's a few sugar definitions I found. They say it's a matter of the molasses not being removed in raw sugar rather than molasses being added.

White sugar is the result of removing the molasses from turbinado sugar, and brown sugar is the result of adding molasses to white sugar.

Raw sugar – It is essentially the product at the point before the molasses is removed (what’s left after sugarcane has been processed and refined). Popular types of raw sugar include demerara sugar from Guyana and Barbados sugar, a moist, fine textured sugar. Turbinado sugar is raw sugar that has been steam cleaned to remove contaminates., leaving a llight molasses flavored, tan colored sugar.

Demerara sugar - Popular in England, Demerara sugar is a light brown sugar with large golden crystals, which are slightly sticky from the adhering molasses. It is often used in tea, coffee, or on top of hot cereals.

Muscovado or Barbados sugar - Muscovado sugar, a British specialty brown sugar, is very dark brown and has a particularly strong molasses flavor. The crystals are slightly coarser and stickier in texture than “regular” brown sugar.

Turbinado sugar - This sugar is raw sugar which has been partially processed, where only the surface molasses has been washed off. It has a blond color and mild brown sugar flavor, and is often used in tea and other beverages.