Post #760138 by AceExplorer on Fri, Mar 4, 2016 11:04 AM

I think I started adding pure grain alcohol to my sugar syrups early on when I was not using sterile bottles, and when I wasn't making enough drinks. I make sugar syrup in smaller quantities now, and don't add PGA unless I know storage for a longer time is going to happen.

Blender method works fine for me, I use an Oster. I blend for 3-4 minutes, basically blend the hell out of it, and it gets real cloudy. Then all the air bubbles float up and disappear leaving behind a nice clear syrup after 15 minutes or so. I also make small quantities in a pinch using the tiny smoothie blender jars, kind of like the Bullet blender. You might try it again and see if blending longer works for you. If not, then there could be something different about the blade design in the Bullet.

I use Oster because they have a good blade for crushing ice and making drinks with ice. I also use Oster because they haven't messed with the blender base connector in many decades, and ALL their old and new stuff is interchangeable.