> How much UNHEATED water should I dissolve 10 lbs of sugar in to make great 
> syrup in US measurements?

That will depend on you and how energetic and persistent you are and and 
what temperature the 'unheated' water is.

Don't waste your time measuring.  Just start with a reasonable amount of 
water, add sugar and stir, preferably with some mechanical device until it 
won't dissolve any more.  Then let it settle and use it.  It is that simple 
and all the planning, talking, figuring and calculating in the world will 
not change how much will dissolve.

Using warm or hot water makes the job easier, though, and it will not make 
bad syrup.  The sucrose beekeepers buy from the factory and which is 
considered ideal, comes in tankers at 120 degrees F.  It is so hot on 
delivery sometimes that that it is unadvisable to add fumagillin until it 
cools a bit for fear of destroying the drug.

Just do it!

 

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