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[ronwhite3030]

the reason I am asking is because a lot of u have already done it, how many pounds does a gallon of sugar weigh?

[Finski]

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Here you are

http://www.reade.com/Particle_Briefings/spec_gra2.html

[Jim134]

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  :)

[BjornBee]

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.  ;)

[Jim134]

BjornBee ..... look

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_does_a_gallon_of_sugar_weigh



  BEE HAPPY Jim 134  :)

[BjornBee]

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

[Finski]

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

But it is easy when you fill the container with sugar and then weight it before and after.

[gundalf]

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...

[Finski]

Why weigh it

Original question was : how many pounds does a gallon of sugar weigh

[AliciaH]

I think I just found a new purpose for our Wii fit board......

[HomeBru]

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-

[Jim134]

 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  :)

[slacker361]

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?

[CountryBee]

7.1 U.S. American Pounds! :-D Country 

[slacker361]

you da man

[beee farmer]

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.

[ronwhite3030]

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

[bee-nuts]

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.

[Michael Bush]

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.