"Daniel_B" > wrote in message
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> I remember as a kid 25 or 30 years ago, my brother Wayne or his
> father-in-law Bob had a device that was able to measure alcohol content
> after fermemtation. You put the liquid into it and blew air into it. I
> remember seeing them test it using rye or vodka or something.
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> Dan
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I don't know about testing something =that= high in alcohol, but a
Vinometer is a glass funnel with a long tube on the bottom; you pour in DRY
wine and wait for it to drip out of the bottom, then invert it and wait to
see how far back down the tube the wine goes. You read it just like a
thermometer.
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> "FTAforever" > wrote in message
> news
> >I have just started brewing my own beer and wine. I have made so rather
> >odd concoctions the process. Some of the wine tastes good, some bad, and
> >some like there is no alcohol at all. I want to know how I can figure
the
> >alcohol content of a drink. Does anyone know a home method of measuring
> >alcohol content?
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