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ABV redirects here. For other uses, see ABV (disam- 2 Alcohol proof
biguation).
Alcohol by volume (abbreviated as ABV, abv, or Another way of specifying the amount of alcohol is
alcohol proof, which in the United States is twice the
alcohol-by-volume number, while in the United Kingdom it is 1.75 times the number (expressed as a
percentage).[7][8] For example, 40% abv is 80 proof in
the US and 70 proof in the UK. However, since 1980,
alcoholic proof in the UK has been replaced by abv as a
measure of alcohol content.
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Wine
The simplest method for wine has been described by English author C.J.J. Berry:[8]
4.2
EXTERNAL LINKS
Beer
BrewMore-
1.05 is the number of grams of ethanol produced for every [12] Get to Know Your Alcohol (By Volume)". BeerAdvogram of CO2 produced, and .79 is the density of ethanol,
cate.com. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
ABV =
1.05
0.79
Starting SGFinal SG
Final SG
100 [11]
7 Bibliography
See also
Alcohol proof
Unit of alcohol
Standard drink
Apparent molar property
Excess molar quantity
8 External links
Volume fraction
References
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[3] English Ales Brewery Monterey British Brewing Glossary. www.englishalesbrewery.com. Retrieved 201202-04.
[4] Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (17781850)".
istry.about.com. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
[5] Robinson 2006, p. 10.
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