JMSetzler
Well-Known Member
What's the procedure for calculating alcohol content after adding additional sweetners? I fermented a batch of Apfelwein, and in order to make it into something my mom would drink, I had to add a bunch of frozen apple juice concentrate. I added about 6 large cans of concentrate and then one additional cup of corn sugar to my 3-gallon batch of Apfelwein.
My original gravity before fermentation was 1.062.
My gravity after fermentation was 0.996.
At this point, I added potassium sorbate to stop any additional fermentation.
I added 6 cans of apple juice concentrate plus 1 cup of corn sugar.
My new gravity at this point is 1.032.
If I figure the alcohol by volume based on the difference between 1.062 and 1.032, it comes up to 3.9%, which may be accurate, but it doesn't seem like it would be accurate since I only added less than 1/2 gallon of content to the 3-gallon batch...
My original gravity before fermentation was 1.062.
My gravity after fermentation was 0.996.
At this point, I added potassium sorbate to stop any additional fermentation.
I added 6 cans of apple juice concentrate plus 1 cup of corn sugar.
My new gravity at this point is 1.032.
If I figure the alcohol by volume based on the difference between 1.062 and 1.032, it comes up to 3.9%, which may be accurate, but it doesn't seem like it would be accurate since I only added less than 1/2 gallon of content to the 3-gallon batch...