jescholler
Well-Known Member
I just got a cranberry apfelwein into the fermenter. This is only my 2nd apfelwein and I want to better understand the sugar/carb content and how it makes up the fermentability of the juice.
The apple juice I used had a sugar content of 26g/cup and a carb content of 29g/cup. I understand that 1lb of sugar in 1 gallon of water gives a SG of 1.046. Based on the sugar content of the apple juice, I would expect an OG of 1.042 (26g*16cups = 0.92 lb of sugar per gallon = 42.2 gravity points).
However, I measured the SG at 1.051. This is the same SG of the apple juice that I measured on my 1st batch. Am I missing something?
Also, the sugar content was 26g/cup and the carb content was 29g/cup. When I measure the SG, I assume I am also measuring the non-sugar carbohydrates. Do the 3g/cup of non-sugar carbohydrates really contribute 9 points? If I calculated them as sugars, I would get (3g*16cups = 0.11 lb per gallon = 4.9 gravity points).
I'm also wondering what the fermentability of the juice will be. Will those 3g of non-sugar carbohydrates be fermentable by wine yeast?
The apple juice I used had a sugar content of 26g/cup and a carb content of 29g/cup. I understand that 1lb of sugar in 1 gallon of water gives a SG of 1.046. Based on the sugar content of the apple juice, I would expect an OG of 1.042 (26g*16cups = 0.92 lb of sugar per gallon = 42.2 gravity points).
However, I measured the SG at 1.051. This is the same SG of the apple juice that I measured on my 1st batch. Am I missing something?
Also, the sugar content was 26g/cup and the carb content was 29g/cup. When I measure the SG, I assume I am also measuring the non-sugar carbohydrates. Do the 3g/cup of non-sugar carbohydrates really contribute 9 points? If I calculated them as sugars, I would get (3g*16cups = 0.11 lb per gallon = 4.9 gravity points).
I'm also wondering what the fermentability of the juice will be. Will those 3g of non-sugar carbohydrates be fermentable by wine yeast?