This course is designed for the student with no (or limited) sugar boiling experience. Each day consists of 1-1/2 hours of lecture followed by sugar boiling in our 15 gal (pilot) sugar pan.

You Should Attend If:

You have no (or limited) sugar boiling experience, want to gain an understanding of the principles involved and learn to boil sugar.

You Can Expect To:

• Learn some background on sugar crystallization
• Get an understanding of how a pan works
• Learn how to concentrate syrup to supersaturation
• Seed and grow a sugar strike
• Gain a good practical grasp of sugar boiling

Content You Can Count On:

• An overview of sugar boiling
• Effect of steam, vacuum, purity on sugar boiling
• Boiling pan in pilot plant yourself and making sugar

Instructors:

Dr. Harold Birkett and Mr. Lenn Goudeau

Date: TBD

Registration fee:

Registration fee for students sponsored by a Louisiana sugar factory is $1000 per person, all others $1250 per person.

Deadline for registration:

Two weeks before first day of class

For registration or inquiries, contact:

• Dr. Harold Birket: hbirkett@agcenter.lsu.edu
• Jeanie M. Stein: jstein@agcenter.lsu.edu
• Stuart L. “Lenn” Goudeau: sgoudeau@agcenter.lsu.edu