meltroha Well-Known Member Joined Sep 29, 2012 Messages 469 Reaction score 28 Mar 6, 2013 #1 How much (if any) abv will 8oz of 80 proof bourbon add to 5 gall? And I mean 5 gall, hit the mark in the secondary exactly, for the first time! I got 7.44% on app, and 7.3 with Beersmith.
How much (if any) abv will 8oz of 80 proof bourbon add to 5 gall? And I mean 5 gall, hit the mark in the secondary exactly, for the first time! I got 7.44% on app, and 7.3 with Beersmith.
Z zachattack Well-Known Member Joined Mar 6, 2012 Messages 2,808 Reaction score 323 Mar 7, 2013 #2 You can do the math, it isn't very hard. You have 5 gallons of 7.4% abv beer, you add 8 ounces (.0625 gallons) of 40% abv whiskey. Your new total volume will be 5.0625 gallons. (5 gallons * 7.4% abv + .0625 gallons * 40% abv) / 5.0625 gallons = 7.8% abv
You can do the math, it isn't very hard. You have 5 gallons of 7.4% abv beer, you add 8 ounces (.0625 gallons) of 40% abv whiskey. Your new total volume will be 5.0625 gallons. (5 gallons * 7.4% abv + .0625 gallons * 40% abv) / 5.0625 gallons = 7.8% abv