Normal white sugar from woolies?

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Normal white sugar from woolies?

Postby Davefid » Sun May 27, 2018 8:54 pm

What is everyone's opinion when making their TPW, do you use normal everyday white sugar from Woolies or do you get it from your home brewing shop?
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Re: Normal white sugar from woolies?

Postby The Stig » Sun May 27, 2018 9:07 pm

Woolies all the way.
White sugar for TPW and raw sugar for rum
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Re: Normal white sugar from woolies?

Postby Astro » Sun May 27, 2018 9:23 pm

dont bother with HBS mate, cheaper sugar the better
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Re: Normal white sugar from woolies?

Postby Davefid » Sun May 27, 2018 9:24 pm

Thanks for that.
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Re: Normal white sugar from woolies?

Postby db1979 » Sun May 27, 2018 9:32 pm

Just be prepared for some strange looks if you go and buy a trolley load at once!
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Re: Normal white sugar from woolies?

Postby Davefid » Sun May 27, 2018 9:36 pm

i was thinking more along the lines of buying a 20kg bag of sugar :-)
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Re: Normal white sugar from woolies?

Postby The Stig » Sun May 27, 2018 9:37 pm

I tend to spread my buying over Woolies, Coles and Aldi :laughing-rolling:
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Re: Normal white sugar from woolies?

Postby Davefid » Sun May 27, 2018 9:45 pm

No Aldi in Tassie
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Re: Normal white sugar from woolies?

Postby The Stig » Sun May 27, 2018 9:50 pm

Maybe ask the local bakery to sell you a 25kg bag, I’ve done this in the past
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Re: Normal white sugar from woolies?

Postby RC Al » Mon May 28, 2018 8:49 am

Aldi up here has dropped their price to $1.60 for 2kg, pretty hard to beat.
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Re: Normal white sugar from woolies?

Postby The Stig » Mon May 28, 2018 8:51 am

RC Al wrote:Aldi up here has dropped their price to $1.60 for 2kg, pretty hard to beat.

Our local is at $1.79
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Re: Normal white sugar from woolies?

Postby j0sh2008 » Mon May 28, 2018 2:19 pm

i buy the 25kg bags from cost-co for $13 i think
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Re: Normal white sugar from woolies?

Postby db1979 » Mon May 28, 2018 2:40 pm

j0sh2008 wrote:i buy the 25kg bags from cost-co for $13 i think

Jeez that's cheap.
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Re: Normal white sugar from woolies?

Postby The Stig » Mon May 28, 2018 3:13 pm

j0sh2008 wrote:i buy the 25kg bags from cost-co for $13 i think

Let me know next time your going :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Normal white sugar from woolies?

Postby wynnum1 » Mon May 28, 2018 3:16 pm

Sometimes woolies or coles do a discount the other week if spent $200 at coles using there reward card $20 worth of rewards points.
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Re: Normal white sugar from woolies?

Postby YarraRanges » Wed May 30, 2018 5:28 pm

db1979 wrote:Just be prepared for some strange looks if you go and buy a trolley load at once!

I just say I'm making a lot of jam. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Normal white sugar from woolies?

Postby Plumby » Wed May 30, 2018 7:20 pm

I say that my kids scouts group has a bake sale this weekend and I'm making cookies and cake.
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Re: Normal white sugar from woolies?

Postby db1979 » Wed May 30, 2018 8:23 pm

Plumby wrote:I say that my kids scouts group has a bake sale this weekend and I'm making cookies and cake.

That's a good one
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