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Vinny57

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I'm new to the brew and I was just wondering what does cream of tartar add to soda? Is it just body
 
Cream of tartar is tartaric acid, commonly found in grapes.
It can be used as a mild acidulant, it doesn't impart much flavor.

I use it to invert sugar. When sucrose (table sugar) is heated in the presence of acid, the sucrose molecule is cleaved into 1 molecule of glucose and 1 molecule of fructose. Fructose is sweeter than sucrose, so the resulting inverted syrup is sweeter than a simple syrup.

Honey is an invert syrup, which is why it is so intensely sweet compared to table sugar.
 
That is VERY interesting. I'd like to see some of your recipes


DOH look at the bottom of your post I did not!
 
Omg thank u mister science.... I love the detailed answer.... everyone else just says do it because. Very helpful thank u
 
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