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The amount of alcohol that is present in an alcoholic drink. Usually expressed as percent ABV (by volume) or percent ABW (by weight).

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Calculating Alcohol by Volume

I've got a formula for calculating ABV (alcohol by volume) from several different sources on the Internet: ((76.08*(OG-FG)/(1.775-OG))*(FG/0.794)) It works just great, but it's not the easiest one to remember. Are there any other formulas out…
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How is alcohol-free beer manufactured? Can one make it at home?

I have recently found that some alcohol free beers such as German hefeweissbiers like Weihenstephaner Hefeweisbier Alkoholfrei, and BrewDog Nanny State taste pretty ok, actually. I have also found that some other alcohol free beers are heavily…
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Where does the ABV% "magic number" come from?

In my Brewer's Best Amber Ale extract kit, the formula for calculting ABV% is: (OG - FG) x 131.25 Yet, from this YouTube tutorial, the formula is: (OG - FG) x 105 I'm wondering what these magic numbers (e.g. "131.25", "105") are, why they're…
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Calculating abv with fruit on secondary

So I am brewing with fruit and just added 6 pounds of apricots in syrup to a 7 gallon batch. I am trying to understand how the abv will be affected since fermentation just kicked off again vigorously. Is there a way to calculate the abv?
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Why is vodka 40%?

I'm wondering who decided vodka should be 40% and why? (Have to include a little filler to make the question long enough to pass quality standards. )
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Balling's paper on ABV full text?

Can anyone tell me where to find the full text of Balling's article/book where his famous equation comes from? (I don't mind if it is in German).
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Calculating ABV after adding sugar solution

Will it be possible to calculate the ABV of some sloe wine that I've brewed, if I measured the gravity, needed to add a known amount of sugar solution, and then measured the gravity at the end of fermentation? I started with 4600mL of sloe wine,…
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Alcohol Percentage Estimate

About 4-5 days ago I crushed up 2lbs of grapes and added a cup of sugar and a couple sliced oranges and lemons and a thick slice of bread to a glass jug. Covered the lid over the top with a towel and the lid on top and have been letting it sit now…
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Percentage fermentable ABV calc' Factor,

Is .163178144 (.1632) the factor for deciding the ABV % from the percentage fermentability of any fermentable beer solid, in 5 gallons ? cheers. DD.
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Dry-hopping creates CO2 pressure

I'm conditioning an IPA. After 2 weeks in primary and 2 in secondary all activity had ceased. Then I dry hopped fairly modestly - 75g or so - and 2 weeks into that the thing seems to have gone CO2 crazy. Last night I pulled the Corny valve to…
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Ginger beer abv ... Help

I've been driving myself a bit crazy... I created a bug for ginger beer, then made up the mix of sugar lemon etc and left it to do its thing in a carboy for a week. Bubbled nicely, bottled, let sit for another week in bottle ... Light and thin,…
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