Lum,
I am reluctant to chime in when you guys get going on the Chemistry,
but aren't most spirits such as Everclear distilled? Wouldn't that
esentially mean that it is alcohol only going into the bottle due to the
process thereby eliminating any solids? Just pondering I guess....
John Dixon


"Lum" > wrote in message
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> "Ben Rotter" > wrote in message
> om...
> > Lum wrote:
> > > Perhaps some of the difference is due to the 6 to 8 milligrams per
> litter of
> > > titratable acid?
> >
> > That was essentially the point I was originally making - thus my
> > comment "This may due to SS and/or dissolved substances in wine," e.g.
> > acids.
> >
> > Frederick wrote:
> > > No, I don't agree. Just to be on the safe side, I actually made up a
> 12%
> > > alcohol solution using Everclear and water from the tap. I am sitting
> > > here now, watching my hydrometer float in that solution. It reads
> > > 0.990
> >
> > I just did it (not Everclear, but similar product) and got pretty
> > close to 0.990. Perhaps the Everclear (or equivalent product) has
> > dissolved substances that contribute just like those in wine might?
> > Otherwise it simply doesn't make sense.
> >
> > > PS - what is "SS" ??
> >
> > Suspended solids.
> >
> > Ben
>
> I just looked up Table B-3, page 394 of "Commercial Winemaking" by Richard
> Vine.
> For a solution of 12 % by volume, the table gives a specific gravity of
> 0.98238.
> For a solution of 12.09 % by weight, the table gives a specific gravity of
> 0.97897.
> Now I'm even more confused.
> --
> Lum
> Del Mar, California, USA
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