I must be doing something wrong with winecalc

[olusteebus]

I have some sp that is currently at .991 sg. I want it to be 1.02 - semi sweet. Here is what I get on winecalc

What is out of range here?


I am using windows 7

Thanks

Buster

 

[g8keeper]

did you click the little red arrow in the center to tell it to calculate?...just a suggestion...

 

[tonyandkory]

that should be about 6 oz of sugar I think ... maybe the amount is too little for that calculator to figure?

 

[olusteebus]

I have done it several times and clicked on the arrow. I have used some known figures of an example and get the same thing. I am going to figure 1 cup giving me an increase of .018sg per gallon and I need to raise it by an sg of .005. .005/.018=.27. .27 x5= 1.38. Thus for 5 gallons I need 1.38 cups.

 

[olusteebus]

that should be about 6 oz of sugar I think ... maybe the amount is too little for that calculator to figure?

In that case, my calculations are off. I have mixed up about 11 ounces but have not added it yet.

Thanks

 

[BobF]

What happens if you enter 0.997 instead of .997?

 

[olusteebus]

What happens if you enter 0.997 instead of .997?

same thing.

 

[Ernest T Bass]

I have had the same problem, it just won't take a number less that 1.000 and give you the right answer, sometime I don't even get an answer. Use 1.000 and you will come up a little short on sugar, then ease up on the SpGr you are shooting for.
Semper Fi

 

[GTS]

You said you are shooting for 1.02. You entered 1.002 for the calculation.
Should need about 2.5 lbs of sugar.

 

[olusteebus]

You said you are shooting for 1.02. You entered 1.002 for the calculation.
Should need about 2.5 lbs of sugar.

I should have said I want a 1.002, not 1.02

thanks

 

[Julie]

Seven cups of sugar should give you a reading roughly around 1.018. I would do that and then taste it.

 

[ffemt128]

wine calc does not like the decimal points. you would need to enter it as 997 opposed to .997. Took me a while to figure that one out. 1.002 would be 1002 etc.

 

[olusteebus]

wine calc does not like the decimal points. you would need to enter it as 997 opposed to .997. Took me a while to figure that one out. 1.002 would be 1002 etc.

that gives me 9, I calculated about 10 to 11 ounces. That must be it. I think I may wish my blackbetty sp to be a little sweeter than that, we will see.

Thanks

 

[loumik]

I have some sp that is currently at .991 sg. I want it to be 1.02 - semi sweet. Here is what I get on winecalc

What is out of range here?


I am using windows 7

Thanks

Buster

Using fermcalc I get 0.538 lbs to raise SG from 0.997 to 1.002

LOUMIK

 

[ffemt128]

wine calc does not like the decimal points. you would need to enter it as 997 opposed to .997. Took me a while to figure that one out. 1.002 would be 1002 etc.

that gives me 9, I calculated about 10 to 11 ounces. That must be it. I think I may wish my blackbetty sp to be a little sweeter than that, we will see.

Thanks

I take it removing the decimal places put everything into range? I would go with the 9 that it is recommending then taste and recalculate if needed for the additional quantity. Remember, you can always add more if needed but you cant take it back out.

 

[JordanPond]

wine calc does not like the decimal points. you would need to enter it as 997 opposed to .997. Took me a while to figure that one out. 1.002 would be 1002 etc.

+1, I made the same mistake originally.