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Measuring Potential Alcohol

Percentage by weight (0Brix)
SG = (Brix / (258.6-((Brix / 258.2)*227.1))) + 1
Brix = (((182.4601 * SG -775.6821) * SG +1262.7794) * SG -669.5622)
0 Brix
Specific Gravity
Potential Alcohol
0 Brix
Specific Gravity
Potential Alcohol
18
1.0741
10.1
22.0
1.0919
12.9
18.1
1.0746
10.2
22.1
1.0924
13.0
18.2
1.075
10.3
22.2
1.0928
13.0
18.3
1,.0755
10.3
22.3
1.0933
13.1
18.4
1.0759
10.4
22.4
1.0938
13.2
18.5
1.0763
10.5
22.5
1.0942
13.3
18.6
1.0768
10.5
22.6
1.0947
13.3
18.7
1.0772
10.5
22.7
1.0951
13.4
18.8
1.0777
10.6
22.8
1.0956
13.5
18.9
1.0781
10.7
22.9
1.096
13.5
19.0
1.0785
10.8
23.0
1.0965
13.6
19.1
1.0799
10.9
23.1
1.0969
13.7
19.2
1.0794
10.9
23.2
1.0974
13.8
19.3
1.0799
11
23.3
1.0978
13.8
19.4
1.0803
11.1
23.4
1.0983
13.9
19.5
1.0808
11.2
23.5
1.0988
14.0
19.6
1.0812
11.2
23.6
1.0992
14.1
19.7
1.0821
11.3
23.7
1.0997
14.2
19.8
1.0825
11.4
23.8
1.1001
14.2
20.0
1.083
11.4
23.9
1.1006
14.3
20.1
1.0834
11.5
24.0
1.101
14.4
20.2
1.0839
11.6
24.1
1.1015
14.4
20.3
1.0843
11.7
24.2
1.102
14.5
20.4
1.0848
11.8
24.3
1.1024
14.6
20.5
1.0852
11.8
24.4
1.1029
14.7
20.6
1.0857
11.9
24.5
1.1033
14.7
20.7
1.0861
12
24.6
1.1038
14.8
20.8
1.0865
12
24.7
1.1043
14.9
20.9
1.087
12.1
24.8
1.1047
15.0
21.0
1.0874
12.2
24.9
1.1052
15.0
21.1
1.0879
12.3
25.0
1.1057
15.1
21.2
1.0883
12.3
25.1
1.1061
15.2
21.3
1.0888
12.4
25.2
1.1066
15.3
21.4
1.0892
12.4
25.3
1.107
15.3
21.5
1.0897
12.5
25.4
1.1075
15.4
21.6
1.0901
12.6
25.5
1.108
15.5
21.7
1.0906
12.7
25.6
1.1084
15.6
21.8
1.091
12.8
25.7
1.1089
15.7
21.9
1.0915
12.8
25.8
1.1093
15.7




1.1098
15.8
Beware:! Specific Gravities above 1.1098 are likely to result in a stuck fermentation as yeast self destructs before fully fermenting sugar concentrations at this high level.

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