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    Hello, already working on my own calc...

    I discovered today that a £2 coin is exactly the same size as the narrow bottom of a standard rubber demijohn bung. I drew around the coin and cut a circle in a plastic bucket lid (it was a dog food container) then I sanded the hole smooth, cleaned the dust away and plugged a rubber bung in...
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    Adding sugar did add volume?

    Cheers, yes it was slightly over now I come to think of it. I'll tweak the calc again. EDIT: I just based it on what happened when I added 1920g of sugar to 960ml of tea and it came out to 2110ml. The calculation has ended up: Sugar (g) /1.67 + liquid (ml) = total ml or Sugar (g) *0.5988 +...
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    Adding sugar did add volume?

    Before starting my winemaking, I looked up how much of an increase in volume of liquid happens when X amount of sugar is added, because I planned to dissolve all my sugar into the hot tea I was adding, to make it easier than trying to dissolve it into cold juice. Every answer I found on Google...
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    Hello, already working on my own calc...

    Cheers BigDave, but I did bottle it before coming back to this thread! I shook the newly racked bottle vigorously several times to let the gas out and took an SG reading... the SG is at 0.996 now! I nearly had to pinch myself but yes, it's finished in just under 4 days. Popped it in the fridge...
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    Any other thrifty wine makers out there?

    It's pretty much all I care about :) Got it down to 80p a bottle. Not even got around to tasting it yet though. Total beginner.
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    Hello, already working on my own calc...

    3 full days and I just tasted it... rocket fuel! It's 3/4 of the way up the yellow band on the hydrometer. SG is down to 1.002 now. According to FermCalc, from where it started it's at about 14.2% ABV now. Crazy that it's only taken three days. If I leave it to get to 0.998 that's 14.8% and if...
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    Hello, already working on my own calc...

    After only 2 days 7 hours, this has fermented way faster than I imagined it would. There was a lot of activity today (day 2) with little tidal waves of bits whirling around. I'm using a supposed "super" yeast, for high alcohol, but it's not a fast/turbo yeast. The juice certainly smells of...
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    Hello, already working on my own calc...

    The hydrometer reads 1.002 in cold (5°C) filtered water. Since it would float even higher in water at 20°C then yes it's not right. I need to test it properly in water at 20°C to see. EDIT: I did test it in 20°C water and the level where it reaches including meniscus effect is at exactly 1.000...
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    Hello, already working on my own calc...

    Cheers folks. I know these online calcs will be correct. 👍 I might try to tweak the Excel file to match what those show, I always like having an offline version. Having another look at FermCalc... EDIT: OK it's making sense now I'm on the right tab. Quite daunting at first!
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    Hello, already working on my own calc...

    That calc I made in Excel says: Alcohol Aim: 18% Sugar per liter: 306g If I type 17.3% as the aim, in my calc it comes out at 294g per Liter :) Very close to what the hydrometer says... Hydrometer: SG: 1.108 PA: 17.3% Sugar per liter: 295g All of those are lined up, using this hydrometer:
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    Hello, already working on my own calc...

    Cheers. I did look at that FermCalc last night and thought it was way too technical for me :P I just started off a few test liters of orange from concentrate, the starting SG was 108 and the PA about 17.3%. That'll do :)
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    Hello, already working on my own calc...

    Luckily I will be putting it in a room that doesn't fluctuate much in temperature and is around 22°C, day and night. Can results vary even if you use the same yeast/nutrient/juice from batch to batch? Dave, what about returning the tested juice back to the container, never do it? If it's tested...
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    Hello, already working on my own calc...

    Cheers Dave I'll just try with 800g in 4L and see what's what after 2 weeks.
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    Hello, already working on my own calc...

    Hello, I have yet to start my first homebrew but I have got 90% of the equipment and powders. I'm still finding conflicting info on how much sugar creates what ABV. I worked out my hydrometer scale matches up with the 17g of sugar per liter that's advised to add each 1% of ABV. I made a...
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