Or ....How much 2:1 syrup does 1 liter of water and a 2 kilogram bag of sugar make?
Conclusion: if I pay about .25 cents for 1 pound if sugar it costs me $62 to buy the sugar for a barrel of 2:1 syrup. Retailers are offering a barrel of 2:1 for $250.
Sorry about the metric numbers. I'll convert later in the post. I was trying to cost the savings for making my own syrup versus buying a drum of premix. Spent a morning trying to find a way to calculate how much syrup I end up with from 1 liter of water (1kilogram) and 2 kilograms of sugar but ended up getting a measuring cup and making up some. Using I liter (1kilogram) of water and two kilograms of white sugar (4.4 pounds and on sale for .50 cents per kilogram) I save $188 by making it myself. A barrel costs $250 canadian and is 200 liters. I pay $1.00 on sale for 4.4 pounds of white sugar. Time is the only thing I save by buying premix. HFCS us not available here.
Conclusion: if I pay about .25 cents for 1 pound if sugar it costs me $62 to buy the sugar for a barrel of 2:1 syrup. Retailers are offering a barrel of 2:1 for $250.
Sorry about the metric numbers. I'll convert later in the post. I was trying to cost the savings for making my own syrup versus buying a drum of premix. Spent a morning trying to find a way to calculate how much syrup I end up with from 1 liter of water (1kilogram) and 2 kilograms of sugar but ended up getting a measuring cup and making up some. Using I liter (1kilogram) of water and two kilograms of white sugar (4.4 pounds and on sale for .50 cents per kilogram) I save $188 by making it myself. A barrel costs $250 canadian and is 200 liters. I pay $1.00 on sale for 4.4 pounds of white sugar. Time is the only thing I save by buying premix. HFCS us not available here.