Thanks, Ron, I really have no idea on the foam issue as I only bottle.
I made the candy syrup and had a bit of trouble as well... It turned out deep red like wine, but I didn't raise the temp back up to 240 or stir in the water so well, so I ended up with 1/2 a mason jar of sweet red water, and half with rock hard sugar that I couldn't get out for the life of me. Eh, oh well. I'll post tasting notes when its done!