SGI:05 – Start of Fermentation
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THE HYDROMETER
Start of Fermentation |
| Basic facts: | Volume of 1 kg dissolved sugar is 0.63 litresWeight of 1 litre of dissolved sugar is 1.59 kgWeight of 1 litre of water is 1 kg (1 000 grammes)
Weight of 1 litre alcohol is 0.8 kg (800 grammes) |
 Fermentation starts |
100 ml of dissolved sugar = 159 grammes (100:0.63)900 ml water = 900 grammes
159 This is 1059 grammes = 1059 degrees on the hydrometer When the sugar has fermented to alcohol it looks like this: 100 ml alcohol x 0.8 = 80 grammes |
| 80 900 980 grammes. |
This is 980 hydrometer degrees |