Hello Rob, Thank you for sharing. I appreciate your effort! Below, I've outlined a my recipe for Grenadine: Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups white sugar 1 cup 100% pomegranate juice 1/2 teaspoon pomegranate molasses 1/4 teaspoon rose water I find that the rosewater elevates the grenadine, in my opinion, keep up the great work. Rosewater will overtake the flavor quickly, so stick to the measurements.
These are fantastic, one thing I learnt is that I've made my grenadine the wrong way, if it really is just sugar and pomegranate juice, well, might have to retry and see how it comes out, cheers Rob 😊
I mainly use rich (simple) syrup and it never goes bad. However, just a couple months ago, I had a simple (simple) syrup that started molding in a bottle in the fridge after just 3 months. I've never seen that before. Btw, why does everyone call "rich simple syrup" that. Simple syrup is 1:1 so why not call a 2:1 syrup something like "rich syrup" without the word simple in it... Simple, right?
I think the “simple” refers to the fact that it’s plain white sugar and not a flavored or brown sugar … so that’s why we still say simple.. a rich syrup could also refer to a rich Demerara syrup … but who knows 🤷♂️😜
Interesting. I've always heard it called by the ratio. Simple syrup (1:1 sugar:water), semi-rich syrup (1.5:1 sugar:water) and rich syrup (2:1 sugar:water), but now that I just looked, a lot of people do use "x" simple syrup. I've never really called it "rich simple syrup", just rich syrup. Oh well, maybe I'm just ahead of the times. 😁
Not where I'm at. Even the 1 kroger which carried a genuine grenadine (cane sugar and pomegranate juice before the preservatives, no HFCS) now no longer does. Everywhere, including the nicer grocery stores only carry Roses and/or the kroger-branded equivalent of Roses. I'm going to have to make my own it looks like, as the local liquor stores don't carry good cocktail syrups beyond the cheapest stuff too.
This is a great video! Super informative for a home bar newbie like me. I will comment that while I have much respect for the two-camera setup you have going its a little disorienting for me how much you cut between them, especially in the intro. Just a note!
How much vodka should we add to pomegranate syrup to extend the shelf life, and by about how much does it extend (guesstimate) the shelf life in the fridge?
Plain sugar syrups (simple and Demerara) are most likely shelf stable… I wouldn’t trust the others, especially the fruit and nut syrups.. they go bad quickly!
