
Automatic calculation of alcohol content (in %v/v, %w/w, °Proof, specific gravity) due to integrated conversion tables.Easy filling with a syringe or automatic sample changer.
ALCOHOL UNIT CALCULATOR USA MANUAL
Manual calculations to obtain result for alcohol content using tables. Sometimes requires manual calculations to obtain result for alcohol content using tables. Time and effort required to obtain accurate measurement results. Relatively good accuracy if used by skilled operator. A correction must be applied to the alcohol concentration to compensate the influence of the extract (obscuration) on the density. some whisky brands) can also be measured directly using digital density meters, pycnometers, or hydrometers. For fiscal purposes, traces of volatile byproducts in the distillate are considered to contribute to the "strength" and not affect the calculation.įor quality control (but not acceptable for fiscal purposes) some alcoholic beverages with very low and very constant extract content (e.g. The alcohol content is calculated from the density values using alcohol/water density tables. These liquids are officially considered pure alcohol-water mixtures, although small amounts of aroma substances, other alcohols, etc.
Typical examples of alcohol-water distillates are: vodka, fruit brandies, and freshly distilled beverages before storage in wood barrels or addition of additives. Alcoholic beverages produced directly by distillation and subsequent dilution with water (no addition of any other components, no storage in wood barrels, etc.) contain only alcohol and water.