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Full History - 2021 - 10 - 18 - ID#qap9yi
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ALL THE SWEET CREAM!!! (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by TheActualFridge
So my location makes our VSC in canisters, like what you'd put half and half in ya know? Well we end up running through 2-3 full canisters in an 7 hour day. A while ago I saw someone had posted a picture of their locations fridge and they had their VSC in a pitcher like the teas and water. I was wondering if anyone knew what the measurements would be to make a pitcher of VSC? It'd make it a lot easier on myself and the other barista here 🥰
Glizzysforrizzy 65 points 1y ago
350 ml of vanilla
600ml of 2%
And 1l of whipping cream
Rb834 49 points 1y ago
At my store we just do 1l of heavy whipping cream, 350 ml of vanilla and 2% milk to the top
Hplovegood 28 points 1y ago
You should technically use the foam pitcher when measuring out the 2% for sweet cream, it helps grab the rest of the vanilla syrup left over in the cf pitcher. If you've ever noticed the foam not foaming correctly, it's likely that too much 2% was used.
FireDragonSabo 4 points 1y ago
Likewise!
Glizzysforrizzy 1 points 1y ago
You can do that too it’s about the same
Rb834 19 points 1y ago
Also don't forget to give it a good whisk
BabySteele 7 points 1y ago
Also if you notice its not foaming right but was doing fine earlier, just stir it again real quick. My SSV told me that if they sit for too long they start to separate. The 2% n heavy cream at least
TheActualFridge [OP] 8 points 1y ago
you're beautiful thank you ☺️
First_Leather_1159 3 points 1y ago
U can also use a trenta cup to measure bc using the foam blenders are less than ideal sometimes LOL. 1L of hc in the pitcher, Vanilla syrup to the first line of the trenta cup, and the rest is 2%
AlanYu64 1 points 1y ago
lol that’s for newbies and will take forever. 1 bottle of vanilla, 3 liters of heavy cream, and 1750 mL of 2% milk and whisk it in the cube. you have enough for 3 pitchers of sweet cream. it makes you nearly 3 times as much in roughly the same amount of time.
Glizzysforrizzy 1 points 1y ago
My store doesn’t make it in big batches like that because it will get thrown out 😬
AlanYu64 2 points 1y ago
i know some high volume stores use the toddy to store them, which is quadruple that recipe with 4 bottles of vanilla, 12 liters of heavy cream, and 7 liters of 2%. it’s scary to think and i’m fortunate most of us haven’t had to get beyond the cubes.
ryzzostar 31 points 1y ago
We make it cubes ahead of time and refill the pitchers as we need it. Basically a cube can hold 3 whole pitchers full. The ratio we use is 3 liters heavy cream 2 liters 2% milk 1 whole bottle of vanilla. It's much easier than making it in pitchers and usually a cube will last us thru peak.
E-hugs519 19 points 1y ago
We do 3 liters heavy cream, 1800 ml of 2% and a bottle of vanilla for a cube!
anissaf2000 4 points 1y ago
Yes this is the standard recipe bc if the ratio of heavy cream to 2% is off it won’t foam properly
AlanYu64 1 points 1y ago
you’re right. if there’s too much 2%, the foam remain stable for long.
ryzzostar 1 points 1y ago
1800 ml is 1.8 liters. We just made it quicker and less dishes to wash from measuring ingredients. And it forms just fine. The extra .2 liters really makes no actual difference.
E-hugs519 1 points 1y ago
Huh, the more you know. I never really put that together and we we just use the foaming pitcher and a 2 liter pitcher.
mysterious_yams 10 points 1y ago
We go through 3-4 cubes of vsc every day

But it should be something like 350ml vanilla, 1 liter heavy cream, and 600ml of 2%
AlanYu64 2 points 1y ago
try doing 1 bottle of vanilla, 3 liters of heavy cream, and 1750 mL of 2% milk and whisk it directly in the cube. the proportions are very close and you can make multiple in a fraction of the time.
xmoonriver 9 points 1y ago
Lol we make toddys of sweet cream here 🥲
noeyoureatowel 3 points 1y ago
Sweet cream toddy gang
mylegalusername 2 points 1y ago
Wild. We barely reached the two cubes a day since last year. I hope you guys at least keep the toddy in the fridge. (Milk past 41° has exponential bacteria growth.)
xmoonriver 1 points 1y ago
Yup! Toddy in the back fridge to fill pitchers kept on cold bar
mylegalusername 1 points 1y ago
That’s as brilliant as it is terrifying.
Can’t imagine having that spill.
wok3less 1 points 1y ago
this is genius
SplashStick 1 points 1y ago
Same 😂
voxinx 6 points 1y ago
Everyone using a different recipe I see why customers get mad 😂
hambuddy 4 points 1y ago
3 carafes a day? i wish 😔

my store goes through like 3 cubes a day
juiceyluicy 3 points 1y ago
This is the technical recipe for it in a 2L pitcher.
Put heavy cream to the 1L line. Measure 350 mL of vanilla syrup into the foam blender and add it to the 2L pitcher. Measure 2% to 600 mL in the foam blender and add it to the 2L pitcher. Then whisk (starbucks says “agitate”. You really just want to whisk it as vigorously as you can without making a mess to combine it. Otherwise the heavy cream just sits at the bottom.) I would always follow these steps, because those are the steps starbucks has laid out for the 2L pitchers. A lot of people will not use the foam blender to measure the 2%, you’ve already used it for the vanilla, so you should have it available still for the 2%, and it doesn’t go EXACTLY to the 2L line on the pitcher. So measuring it that way is incorrect.
AlanYu64 0 points 1y ago
ain’t nobody got time for that. 3 liters of heavy cream, 1.75 liters of 2% milk, and 1 bottle of vanilla whisked in a cube. you make a couple and call it a day. the proportions are actually very close to the standard batch using the pitchers.
habitzouis 3 points 1y ago
We go through so much sweet cream we make it in a toddy and keep it in the walk in.
wok3less 2 points 1y ago
we go through so much we make cubes and probably go through a cube an hour 😳 i cant imagine using canisters
ItzBoogieMan 2 points 1y ago
1 Pitcher is 1L Heavy Cream ( or 1 complete pink heavy cream box) 350ml Vanilla and 600Ml 2%
SalParadise81 1 points 1y ago
1 liter heavy cream, .5 liters vanilla syrup, .5 liters 2%
ukucello 1 points 1y ago
Bruh we probably go through like 10 pitchers of sweet cream a day. We make a few pitchers every couple hours to keep up with the cold foam demand.
TH00TN00T 1 points 1y ago
At my store we do 3 liters of heavy cream, 1.75 liters of 2%, and a whole bottle of vanilla. It fills a whole cube and makes about four pitchers
ZainebBenoit 1 points 1y ago
I’m surprised you guys are still doing that. We switched to pitchers a few months after that.
dontgiveah00t -4 points 1y ago
We do 1.25L hwc, 350 ml vanilla and fill the rest to the 2L line with 2% 😂
CheyenneJudith -1 points 1y ago
I do it in the 2L pitcher and I pour in 1L of heavy cream, 350mL of vanilla syrup, and 2% to the top then whisk together, and date for 48 hours.

I want to add I do not measure the vanilla in a cold foam pitcher. You should when you start out but I do this enough to know where the vanilla should be at in the 2L pitcher.
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