abv

Hi All, I am new to cider and wine making and just thought of making some cider out of applejuice (storebought). I paid attention that no acids were present etcetera. I filled one 75cl bottle with 46 grams of sugar and 5 gr of yeast (OG 1.080) and another with 75gr sugar and 5 gr yeast (OG...

Hi all, Ive been doing some research and have concluded (managed to convince myself perhaps?) of the following: -500g of DME will add approx 9 gravity points per 5 gallons and that Sugar is around the same? Assuming this is correct, I understand the sugar is c.100% fermentable. However I...

Hi everyone I’m now on my fourth batch of trying to get a good west coast style IPA going, so early days but in need of some advice as I’ve been disappointed with each batch mainly due to the strength of the finished product. I generally don’t mind high strength beers but prefer lower session...

Sorry for what I'm sure is a very basic and regularly asked question! I cannot for the life of me get the various calculations I have found to work out alcohol content from a hydrometer reading to come up with a recognisable number. Does anyone have a simple way to explain?? If I read the...

Hi All Here's a calculator I put together to calculate what amount of sugar to add to a must to get an end ABV. It can be used to calculate sugar additions if your feeding a bit at a time (just record the s.g. after each feed and that would be your must S.G. the next time you come to add more...