the reason I am asking is because a lot of u have already done it, how many pounds does a gallon of sugar weigh?
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A gallon of sugar weighs 4.175 (approximate) pounds
A gallon of water weighs 8.35 pounds
Sugar weighs half as much as water
IF you mix 1 gallon water and 1 gallon of sugar you will get about a 1 1/2 gallons
BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :)
Ok Jim....Your the last guy I want to nit-pick on....but a gallon of sugar weighs way more than 4.175 pounds. ;)
I know I can put five pounds of sugar in a gallon container and it don't come close to filling it.
BTW...the simplest way to mix sugar syrup is simply put a 5 pound bag of sugar in a gallon jug, fill the rest with water, and you have something close to one to one. ;)
BjornBee ..... look
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_does_a_gallon_of_sugar_weigh (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_does_a_gallon_of_sugar_weigh)
BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :)
Oh, now I see the problem. ;)
Your looking at wikicrap! :roll:
So I'm to understand that when I take a five pound bag of sugar, and put it into a gallon jug, and it comes up to about 60% filled, that I should reason that it only weighs 4.175 pounds if I add the second bag of sugar to make a full gallon. Hmmm...I know I've been out of school awhile, but this new math is certainly interesting.
I'll repeat my knowledge.....a gallon of sugar weighs more than 4.175 pounds. ;)
You can believe wiki all you want. But please, for everyone's sake, just take a five pound of sugar and put it into a gallon jug, and I think you can figure the rest out.... :-D
Specific weight of granulated sugar is 0,85
1 US gallon = 3.78541178 liters
1 liter sugar is 0, 85 kg = 1.87 lb
http://bilet.pp.ru/calculator/gallon_litre_conversion_calculator_convert_gal_l.php (http://bilet.pp.ru/calculator/gallon_litre_conversion_calculator_convert_gal_l.php)
But it is easy when you fill the container with sugar and then weight it before and after.
Why weigh it... For 1 to 1 put a gallon container of sugar into a larger container containing a gallon of water... It's 1 to 1 by volume, not weight... For 2 to 1 put 2 gallons of sugar with 1 gallon of water...
Quote from: gundalf on August 06, 2010, 10:41:35 AM
Why weigh it
Original question was : how many pounds does a gallon of sugar weigh
I think I just found a new purpose for our Wii fit board......
Taking data from Finski's link:
Granulated Sugar = 53lb/cubic foot
1 cubic foot = ~7.48 gal
53/7.48 = 7.1 lbs/gal
So, eyeballing a bag and a half of sugar to a gallon of water = 1:1 BY VOLUME
One gallon of water weighs just over 8 lbs, so it's actually pretty close by weight as well...
I've not found any of my bees with tiny refractometers checking my syrup, so I'm guessing it's okay :-D :-D :-D
J-
BjornBee ....
I Away use volume, not weight for 5 pounds of Sugar I use 5 PT. of water for 1:1
But the original question was : how many pounds does a gallon of sugar weigh
BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :)
can I ask a different question? if you take a 1 gallon empty milk container, how many pounds of sugar, straight granulated sugar, no water, will fit in that jug?
7.1 U.S. American Pounds! :-D Country
you da man
Quote from: BjornBee on August 06, 2010, 07:47:09 AM
Ok Jim....Your the last guy I want to nit-pick on....but a gallon of sugar weighs way more than 4.175 pounds. ;)
I know I can put five pounds of sugar in a gallon container and it don't come close to filling it.
BTW...the simplest way to mix sugar syrup is simply put a 5 pound bag of sugar in a gallon jug, fill the rest with water, and you have something close to one to one. ;)
I fill a 5 gal bucket about 2/3 full of water and then dump in 25 lb. of sugar.... it mixes much easer than putting in sugar first... especially with a sheet rock mud paddle stick mixer and a cordless drill with 1/2" chuck.
thank you all for everyone of your opinions on mixing syrup, which is kinda what I was going for I like the 5 pounds per one gallon idea simple math and I liked the 2/3rds of water and 25 pounds of sugar and I think it was beee farmer who gave the straight answer that the question was of 7.1 pounds of sugar in one gallon. thankyou all
Im going to guess about 12 lbs. A quart of honey weighs about three pounds at 80 + % sugar content. A gallon of milk weighs around 11 pounds if my memory serves me. Two to one sugar water would be 66 % sugar so it has to be close to twelve pounds or a bit over. I cant believe someone did not weigh one yet and post one to one and two to one by now.
It's in the ballpark of 8 pounds of water to a gallon and 8 pounds of sugar to a gallon... close enough for bees.