Brewing sugar or normal sugar

garyfentiman

When making wine from fresh fruit can you use normal sugar or do you still have to use the brewing sugar?
What are the advantages / Disadvantages
Thnaks

HBO_Staff

Hi, when brewing you can use ordinary sugar or brewing sugar, often it is down to personal preference, granulated sugar is cheaper but brewing sugar dissolves better and more cleanly. We have more info here:

'What is the difference between Brewing Sugar and normal household sugar?

Brewing sugar is Dextrose Monohydrate. The main difference in the use is that it is a Mono Saccharide (one molecule of glucose) as opposed to household sugar which is a Di-saccahide (2 molecules). This means that fermentation using brewing sugar will start quicker and ferment more cleanly. Normal household sugar has to be 'split' by the yeast which produces bi-products and impurities. These bi-products can have a taste which may slightly affect the taste of home brewed drinks. We recommend using brewing sugar for optimum results.'

http://www.home-brew-online.com/ingredients-c45/home-brew-online-brewing-sugar-1kg-p513