delweaver
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I did my first batch of cider two weeks ago I took a hydrometer reading and came up with 1.060 is this accurate can you take gravity readings with store bought apple juice.
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you can get a gravity on anything that has sugar in the water I suppose. Dont know if this is accurate. It would depend on what type. all juices are different, even brand to brand. I have had ciders that I bought at the same time that had different gravitys. Ask EdWort. I bet he knows all about apple juice and SG
Tusch
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1.06 is a bit high for most store bought ciders, which generally range to 1.04 - 1.055 but your reading is not overly high. Perhaps you just found a nice and sweet product.
delweaver
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maybe but the recipe calls for a finishing gravity of 0.099 which if my math is wrong only comes out to like 5-6% ABV I feel like it should be higher am I wrong?
Tusch
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If you meant an FG of .999, then with a OG of 1.06, then that ends up more like 8% abv, not 5-6
