Quote Originally Posted by paulslund View Post
LOL.. So 66Brix is 66% sugar and represents 660ml (actually I think it's technically mg, not ml) of sugar in 1000ml of total solution (i.e. syrup). If you want the 660ml of sugar to represent 15%, then divide 660 by 0.15 and you will obtain 4,400ml. That is the total solution you need.. so if you are starting with 1L, and need 4.4L (without changing the amount of sugar) you would add 3.4L of distilled water. Then you will have a solution with 660mL of sugar on a total of 4.4L of total, which gives 660/4400 = 15%.

If you're starting point is 1/2L of syrup, then divide the above by 1/2 (i.e. you would add 1.7L of the .5L of syrup to get a 15% solution).

Make sense?

Uhhh....I'll look at it again in the morning after coffee. I seriously am math dyslexic.