I've noticed that on a lot of beer recipe kits that they don't say the estimated alcohol level in the description. Does the OG relate to a guess of what the alcohol may be? Does an OG of 1.085 mean 8.5%?
Jobe5217 said:I've noticed that on a lot of beer recipe kits that they don't say the estimated alcohol level in the description. Does the OG relate to a guess of what the alcohol may be? Does an OG of 1.085 mean 8.5%?
Not exactly, it's a measure of how much sugar is in your in fermented beer. You need to find out your final gravity (how much sugar is left in your post fermented beer) and that will tell you how much sugar is missing. Since there is no sugar fairy, the only other reason for missing sugar is that the sugar turned into alcohol. Lots of calculators online and I've got one on my iPhone.
Analogy- how much did my cat eat? (Alcohol content)
How much food was in his dish to start? (OG)
How much food is left in his dish? (FG)
Ah, so the missing food must be what he's eaten! (ABv)
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