HYDROMETER Wine Ingredients
Basic facts
Volume of 1 kg dissolved sugar = 0,63 litres
Weight of 1 litre of dissolved sugar = 1,59 kg
Volume of 1 kg extract = 0,63 litres
Weight of 1 litre of dissolved extract = 1,59 kg
Weight of 1 litre alcohol = 0,8 kg (800 grammes)
Weight of 1 litre of water = 1 kg (1 000 grammes)
Wine comprises
Residual sugar
2-5% (20-50 grammes/litre) extract (unfermented residues such as
colour, taste, vegetable matter, aromatics)
Alcohol
Water
Example, a white wine with 10% alcohol:
This gives 1 001 grammes, i.e., 1 grammes over 1 kg =
+1 degree on the hydrometer
- 27 grammes
- 30 grammes
- 80 grammes
- 864 grammes
1 001 grammes
1 grammes over 1 kg = +1 degree on the hydrometer (with Oechslescale)
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