B beauvafr Well-Known Member Joined Sep 9, 2012 Messages 508 Reaction score 5 Location Quebec Sep 18, 2012 #1 Why should I heat my candy sugar up to crack ball (300) fahrenheit at the end? And is it really important to add water after reaching this point ? (I want sirup, not hard rock sugar!)
Why should I heat my candy sugar up to crack ball (300) fahrenheit at the end? And is it really important to add water after reaching this point ? (I want sirup, not hard rock sugar!)
Cordane Well-Known Member Joined Jan 6, 2012 Messages 95 Reaction score 12 Location Tallahassee Sep 19, 2012 #2 No idea how the folks here do it, but several (if not most/all) of the Trappist breweries use syrup.