Gravity Semantic Question

[mgo737]

so say a beer has an O.G. of 1.090. How do you properly say that? ie: "one point zero nine zero" or "ten ninety" or other?

Anyway, just want to sound like I know what I'm talking bout when I talk to experienced brewers... thanks.

 

[enderwig]

I think most people say ten ninety or even just ninety.

 

[chillHayze]

one oh nine oh

 

[XXguy]

Oh ninety or Ten-ninety

 

[BrewinJack]

gravity of 90 points or maybe 1 oh 9 oh

cheers

 

[reim0027]

Is use SG measurements for my job (it is not brewing). We always say it 10 90 (ten ninety).

 

[Yooper]

If beer, the gravity is "Ninety". It it's a wine, then I use the "1" for clarity.

 

[blueblue]

i've always wondered this too. most of my brew education has come from books and websites, so i don't "talk shop" face to face often.

i was talking to a guy at work and told him that my pumpkin ale had a OG of "seventy". he understood, so i figured that was acceptable. that's just the way I've always referred to it in my head.

 

[mgo737]

ok and say final gravity is 1.005. do you just say "oh five"?

 

[chillHayze]

ok and say final gravity is 1.005. do you just say "oh five"?

Yeah, "Finished at oh five" would be accurate.

 

[Jared311]

Thats a great question. I just assumed it was read "ten ninety". It is interesting to see most people omit the the "ten" since it isn't necessary.

 

[chillHayze]

Thats a great question. I just assumed it was read "ten ninety". It is interesting to see most people omit the the "ten" since it isn't necessary.

Yeah at least in the beer homebrewing world, usually our beers are under 1.10 so two digits does fine.