I have taken to making my syrups right in the bottle for added sanitation. Just put in your sugar and water, then put the bottle in the microwave on "reheat. When the bottle cools, put in a pour top and refrigerate. I want to brew up some fun, exotic flavors you wouldn't see in a store and give them as gifts. But that's no fun if they'll go bad right away.
Grenadine is a good one. Easy to make, very stable if you make it highly saturated, and light-years away from the commercial stuff. Are there differences in preservation techniques for "exotic" flavors? I would think that a high enough ratio of sugar would make just about anything shelf-stable.
Coupled with good sanitation during the production process, I don't see why various other flavored syrups would need different preservation techniques. Chris Hennes Director of Operations chennes egullet. I might use some jalapenos or other hot peppers. I've heard they can turn sulphuric though, so there's another factor.
Put the hot syrup in pint or quart canning jars and process it in a water bath canner for 15 or 20 minutes. Keep the open jars in the refrigerator. You can process fruit syrups the same way.
You can get it at your local wine making store and it's called "wine stabilizer". It prevents yeast and mold, which are your two concerns for simple syrup.
You can also look at paraben's, which are naturally occuring in nature and have a long history of safe use. Methylparaben is found in blueberries. However, this additive may be harder to source. Darcy S. Chemist Bartender Writer. Website: Art of Drink. Book: Fix the Pumps. I don't know if the bottle the syrup is stored in makes a difference, but the first time I made simple syrup, I merely put it mainly due to ignorance in a glass bottle with just a cork and didn't refrigerate it.
After a time it became moldy mainly around the mouth of the bottle and the cork. After that, I began keeping it in a small Drambuie bottle. I still don't refrigerate it, and it keeps for weeks--even a couple months--with no spoilage. Although my last batch was , prior to that I was making only and it still didn't spoil.
I get a little crystallization in the bottom of the bottle, but no mold. I don't know why that is, but there you have it. No, no, no! Hot water bath processing is only used for acidic foods.
Grenadine and other fruit syrups are fine to process this way, as the acid prevents botulism and other food-borne diseases. But botulism thrives in a low-acid environment. Especially a high-protein one, so please don't process nut syrups like this. Non-acidic foods require processing temperatures of ' rather then the ' of boiling water , so to do it at home you need a pressure canner different from a pressure cooker.
This sufficiently eliminates these risks. Aaaack, Thanks for the correction - I know better. I meant to say process fruit syrups in a hot water bath. You should also check the pH to make sure it's 4.
Most winemaking shops have pH strips to test the pH. That's what I get for posting late at night. Simple Syrup Preservatives. Share More sharing options Followers 0. Recommended Posts. Posted October 20, I've heard that sodium benzoate might work I've also heard that ethanol might work. Wood treated with preservatives can be used to build telephone poles, road signs and marine pilings as well as decks, play structures and raised garden beds.
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