Water thickeners

1398342003 · 08-21-2003, 11:05 PM

What kinds of water/food thickeners are there?

I am planning a mod that includes a small tank of water. Plain water is too free flowing though. I want it to be 2-3 times as thick as normal water, and to be murky, but not colored.

Also, would most pumps be able to stand the pressure at 2-10 GPM?

airspirit · 08-21-2003, 11:39 PM

I don't know about the longevity, but look at xanthum gum. I use it for thickening in bar syrups and ice cream ... others use it in soups.

Also, you may be able to use glycerin. Both are organic, so yrmv.

1398342003 · 08-22-2003, 01:05 AM

Can you post pics of either of the two in water? (I want to see what it looks like)

airspirit · 08-22-2003, 09:49 AM

You can get xantham gum at your supermarket for $5 for a bag of it with the health food stuff, and you can get glycerin at your crafts store with cake decorating stuff. If I waste the little glycerin I have left my wife will kill me (she wants Sloe Screw against the Wall ice cream tonight, so ... [mind out of the gutter: Sloe Gin, SoCo, Vodka, orange flavoring, strawberries, all in ice cream form, hehe]), and I got the last bag of Xantham in the area so I'm a bit leery of using it. It gives you the consistancy of the syrup that baristas use in coffee, if that helps.

08-21-2003, 11:05 PM	#1
1398342003 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Surrey BC Posts: 42	Water thickeners What kinds of water/food thickeners are there? I am planning a mod that includes a small tank of water. Plain water is too free flowing though. I want it to be 2-3 times as thick as normal water, and to be murky, but not colored. Also, would most pumps be able to stand the pressure at 2-10 GPM? __________________ I'm just like a superhero without powers or motivation.

08-21-2003, 11:39 PM	#2
airspirit Been /.'d... have you? Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Moscow, ID Posts: 1,986	I don't know about the longevity, but look at xanthum gum. I use it for thickening in bar syrups and ice cream ... others use it in soups. Also, you may be able to use glycerin. Both are organic, so yrmv. __________________ #!/bin/sh {who;} {last;} {pause;} {grep;} {touch;} {unzip;} mount /dev/girl -t {wet;} {fsck;} {fsck;} {fsck;} {fsck;} echo yes yes yes {yes;} umount {/dev/girl;zip;} rm -rf {wet.spot;} {sleep;} finger: permission denied

08-22-2003, 01:05 AM	#3
1398342003 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Surrey BC Posts: 42	Can you post pics of either of the two in water? (I want to see what it looks like) __________________ I'm just like a superhero without powers or motivation.

08-22-2003, 09:49 AM	#4
airspirit Been /.'d... have you? Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Moscow, ID Posts: 1,986	You can get xantham gum at your supermarket for $5 for a bag of it with the health food stuff, and you can get glycerin at your crafts store with cake decorating stuff. If I waste the little glycerin I have left my wife will kill me (she wants Sloe Screw against the Wall ice cream tonight, so ... [mind out of the gutter: Sloe Gin, SoCo, Vodka, orange flavoring, strawberries, all in ice cream form, hehe]), and I got the last bag of Xantham in the area so I'm a bit leery of using it. It gives you the consistancy of the syrup that baristas use in coffee, if that helps. __________________ #!/bin/sh {who;} {last;} {pause;} {grep;} {touch;} {unzip;} mount /dev/girl -t {wet;} {fsck;} {fsck;} {fsck;} {fsck;} echo yes yes yes {yes;} umount {/dev/girl;zip;} rm -rf {wet.spot;} {sleep;} finger: permission denied

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