Limoncello Calculator
Sugar-Water Ratio Calculator
Scale the original LimoncelloQuest simple-syrup ratio to any amount of water or sweetness level.
Your simple syrup
cups
%
Sugar to Add
3.5cups
700grams sugar
6.75cups estimated syrup
Heat the water, dissolve the measured sugar, and let the syrup cool completely before mixing it with infused alcohol.
How the original ratio works
The recovered LimoncelloQuest instructions use 5 cups of water and 3.5 cups of sugar. Sugar adds about half its dry volume after dissolving, producing approximately 6.75 cups of simple syrup.
- Sugar (cups)
Water × ratio - Sugar (grams)
Sugar cups × 200 - Estimated syrup yield
Water + (Sugar cups ÷ 2)
These are practical kitchen estimates. For a final alcohol target, use the Alcohol Percentage Calculator →