Change of volume mixing dry & wet ingredients
4C Water ~ 4 C Sugar ~ 1C instant Coffee[dry] 1QT Vodka
Water & dry ingredients mixed-simmered & cooled prior to adding Vodka. Need to know volume as must let sit 30 days in glass vessel & stirred/swirled daily.
Would like to know amount volume of output
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This question helps, from it, we learn that 1/2 cup table sugar + 1/2 cup water results in a volume of 3/4 cup. The second answer claims that 2 cups of sugar + 2 cups of water equals a total volume of 3 and 1/8 cup. Slightly different from the first response, but in the ball park. I will assume that the combination of instant coffee and water leads to a similar result. Therefore...I would calculate:
4 cups water + 4 cups sugar = 6 1/4 cups.
6 1/4 cups + 1 cup instant coffee = 6 3/4 cups (Same assumption as addition of sugar).
6 3/4 cups + 4 cups (1 QT) vodka = 10 3/4 cups.
Total volume = 10 3/4 cups or 2.69 quarts...or a bit more than half a gallon.
Feel free to correct my assumptions or math.
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What happens if you mix dry and wet ingredients?
Why:\u200bOvermixing batters and dough will toughen and strengthen the gluten in the flour, leading to tough, dense baked goods. Mixing the dry ingredients together first, and then doing the same with the wet ingredients, means that once you combine the two, you will have to do very little mixing.Do you add wet to dry or dry to wet ingredients?
Generally speaking, yes \u2013 you want to add the dry ingredients into the bowl of wet ingredients. Adding the wet ingredients into the bowl of dry ingredients can end up being clumpy and messy. You know that thing where you have an exploding pocket of flour in your batter or dough?How do you alternate wet and dry ingredients?
Adding all of the dry ingredients will cause the batter to be thick and likely result in over mixing, which will yield a tougher cake. Instead, add them in two or three additions, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Stir ingredients after each addition, but only until just combined.Do you mix wet or dry ingredients first?
Stir the dry ingredients (flour, leavening, salt, spices) together. Then use a spatula or wooden spoon ($5, Target) to gently push the dry ingredients against the sides of the bowl to make a well (pictured above). Once you've made a well in the dry ingredients, gently pour wet ingredients into the center.Mixing Salt and Water with Changing Volume
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