Alcohol Content in Beer
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So what is the diffrence between alcohol in beer when it is measured by
a percentage ( Canadian Beer ) and when it is measured by volume (
Yankee Beer ) ?????
Any one have a sensible answer ????
Premium Bill Mugrage
alcohol. Just two different systems of measuring the same thing.
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Stephen Muller
because alcohol is lighter than water, the percent by volume will always be
higher than the percent by weight. Typically, 5% alcohol by weight is about
6% by volume.
Dr H
On Sun, 29 Dec 1996, Stephen R. Powell wrote:
}The only difference is how you choose too look at it (is the glass
}half empty or half full). Your body only knows what it feels. What
}does matter is how the brewers market the stuff. To me I would rather
}buy a beer that says 6.5% (any units) over one that says 4.0% (any
}units [volume or weight]).
}Prosit!
}Steve
Seems like a pretty odd way to choose one's beer, considering that
4% by weight is EXACTLY THE SAME as 5% by volume.
And hell, if all you want is heavy alcohol, why not drink hard liquor?
Dr H
Dr H
On 28 Dec 1996, Stephen Muller wrote:
}because alcohol is lighter than water, the percent by volume will always be
}higher than the percent by weight. Typically, 5% alcohol by weight is about
}6% by volume.
5% by weight would be about 6.25% by volume.
David Reynolds
Stephen Muller <Step...@onaustralia.com.au> wrote in article
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> because alcohol is lighter than water, the percent by volume will always
be
> higher than the percent by weight. Typically, 5% alcohol by weight is
about
> 6% by volume.
>
> > >
> > > So what is the diffrence between alcohol in beer when it is measured
by
> > > a percentage ( Canadian Beer ) and when it is measured by volume (
> > > Yankee Beer ) ?????
> > >
>
>
Indeed, if you have a American beer (Alcohol by weight) just add 25% to get
the Alcohol by Volume percentage used in Canada and the European countries.
So a
beer with an ABW of 4% will have an ABV of 5%.
Dr H
On Fri, 27 Dec 1996, Premium Bill Mugrage wrote:
}way...@planeteer.com wrote:
}>
}> So what is the diffrence between alcohol in beer when it is measured by
}> a percentage ( Canadian Beer ) and when it is measured by volume (
}> Yankee Beer ) ?????
}>
}> Any one have a sensible answer ????
First of all, alcohol is ALWAYS given as a "percentage", but it may be
expressed as a percent by WEIGHT, or a percent by VOLUME.
}Yea, divide percentage by two to get volume. It's the same amount of
}alcohol. Just two different systems of measuring the same thing.
Not sure WHAT you mean by this. The percentage of alcohol by volume is
1.25 times the percentage expressed by weight. Thus a US beer with 4%
alcohol by weight has the SAME amount of alcohol per volume as a Canadian
beer with 5% alcohol by volume.
(4% w/w x 1.25 = 5% v/v)
Dr H
Jason Makofsky
Wonder if this guy drives a Hundai with the 35,000 watt engine, or a Ford
Mustang with, what, only 250 horsepower?
Jason Makofsky