Very simple OG question.

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I feel stupid for asking this, but I can't figure it out. I've noticed in a few brew pubs, they have listed the OG of the brew that they made. I know what the OG means while I home brew, but these numbers that they provide don't make any sense to me at all. See this link for an example:

http://www.slyfoxbeer.com/index.php/front/beer_weisse

How could it be 13.5? 1.0135 doesn't make sense, sounds more like a Final Gravity. 1.135 doesn't make sense either as that would be a HUGE beer, and this example is 5.6%.

I'm definitely missing something here.
 
I feel stupid for asking this, but I can't figure it out. I've noticed in a few brew pubs, they have listed the OG of the brew that they made. I know what the OG means while I home brew, but these numbers that they provide don't make any sense to me at all. See this link for an example:

http://www.slyfoxbeer.com/index.php/front/beer_weisse

How could it be 13.5? 1.0135 doesn't make sense, sounds more like a Final Gravity. 1.135 doesn't make sense either as that would be a HUGE beer, and this example is 5.6%.

I'm definitely missing something here.

It's measured in degrees plato!
 
To approximately convert plato to gravity, multiply it by .004 and put a "1" to the left of the decimal. Or in other words, multiply the plato by 4 and put "1.0" in front of it. So a plato value of 13.5 x 4 = .054 = a gravity value of 1.054.
 
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