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How much aquafaba per cocktail? Quantity calculator
A Saturday night is easier when the aquafaba is already made up. Tell the calculator how many sours you expect and it gives you the aquafaba for the service, with the whiskey, the lemon and the syrup to pre-batch alongside, in liquid or in powder with its water, from the VERY AQUAFABA whiskey sour. Updated: .
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Your quantities
| VERY AQUAFABA liquid | 25g |
|---|---|
| VERY AQUAFABA powder | 1.7g |
| Water for the powder | 25ml |
| Whiskey per cocktail | 50ml |
| Lemon juice per cocktail | 25ml |
| Simple syrup per cocktail | 20ml |
| Makes about | 1 cocktail |
| Batches of the recipe | 1 |
Unchanged whatever the batch size
Times, temperatures and equipment do not scale with the ingredients.
| Dry shake | 10 to 15 s |
|---|---|
| Shake with ice | 10 to 15 s |
Source: VERY AQUAFABA, Whiskey Sour with Aquafaba (September 2026)
What changes with a busier service, and what doesn't
Aquafaba, whiskey, lemon, syrup, powder and water scale in a straight line with the number of drinks. Made-up powder is chilled before service, however many drinks it covers. The shakes do not scale.
- Every drink is shaken to order: a dry shake of 10 to 15 seconds without ice, where the foam is made, then 10 to 15 seconds with ice to chill and dilute.
- Busy service? Pre-batch the whiskey, lemon and syrup. Add the aquafaba at the shake, never in the batch: aquafaba added to the pre-batch gives no height by mid-service.
- Weigh or jigger 25g every time. Free pouring is what makes drinks uneven.
How many sours will you get from a pack?
Knowing your sours a week, here is what each pack is worth.
| Pack | Cocktails |
|---|---|
| 1L Tetrapak of liquid | 40 |
| 10L bag-in-box of liquid | 400 |
| 200g pouch of powder | 120 |
| 3kg pouch of powder | 1,800 |
Whether to buy liquid or powder depends on how fast you get through a pack: an opened 1L pack is used within 3 to 4 days, an opened pouch waits for the next order. The cocktail guide settles it.
Example: preparing 40 sours for a Saturday night
Say you expect 40 sours on a Saturday night. Here is what to have ready:
- Liquid: 1,000g of VERY AQUAFABA, 2,000 ml of whiskey, 1,000 ml of lemon juice and 800 ml of simple syrup.
- Powder: 67g of powder made up with 1,000 ml of water before service, chilled.
- Pre-batch: the whiskey, lemon and syrup can be batched ahead; the aquafaba goes into the tin per drink, at the shake.
Where to buy VERY AQUAFABA
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