Sugar Levels

[Tom]

OK, when people or competitions ask the sugar levels what is the gravity reading?

I know;

Dry is less than 1%

Semi-dry is 1-2%

Semi-sweet is 2-3%

Sweet is over 3%

Now,what would the gravity (range)read for each one?

 

[vcasey]

I found this a while ago on Jack K's site.
< ="Content-" content="text/; charset=utf-8">< name="ProgId" content="Word.">< name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11">< name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><a href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CVig%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" target="_blank"><!--[if gte mso 9]><>
<w:Word>
<w:View>Normal</w:View>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<wunctuationKerning/>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfInvalid>false</w:SaveIfInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:SnapToGridInCell/>
<w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
<w:UseAsianBreakRules/>
<wontGrowAutofit/>
</w:Compatibility>
<w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel>
</w:Word>
</><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156">
</w:LatentStyles>
</><![endif]--><>
<!--
/* Style Definitions */
p.Msonormal, li.Msonormal, div.Msonormal
{mso-style-parent:"";
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-paginationidow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@page Section1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;
mso-er-margin:.5in;
mso-footer-margin:.5in;
mso-paper-source:0;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
-->
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0in;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-paginationidow-orphan;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:#0400;
mso-fareast-language:#0400;
mso-bidi-language:#0400;}

<![endif]-->

<div align="center">

<table ="MsonormalTable" style="border: 2.25pt outset ; : rgb(194, 238, 255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 132pt; -moz--clip: -moz-initial; -moz--origin: -moz-initial; -moz--inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="176" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1">
<t><tr style="">
<td colspan="2" style="padding: 1.2pt;">
Sweetening
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="">
<td style="padding: 1.2pt; width: 50%;" valign="top" width="50%">
Sweetness
</td>
<td style="padding: 1.2pt; width: 50%;" valign="top" width="50%">
SG
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="">
<td style="padding: 1.2pt; width: 50%;" valign="top" width="50%">
Dry
</td>
<td style="padding: 1.2pt; width: 50%;" valign="top" width="50%">
&lt;1000
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="">
<td style="padding: 1.2pt; width: 50%;" valign="top" width="50%">
Medium dry
</td>
<td style="padding: 1.2pt; width: 50%;" valign="top" width="50%">
1000-1010
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="">
<td style="padding: 1.2pt; width: 50%;" valign="top" width="50%">
Medium sweet
</td>
<td style="padding: 1.2pt; width: 50%;" valign="top" width="50%">
1010-1020
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="">
<td style="padding: 1.2pt; width: 50%;" valign="top" width="50%">
Sweet
</td>
<td style="padding: 1.2pt; width: 50%;" valign="top" width="50%">
1020-1030
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="">
<td style="padding: 1.2pt; width: 50%;" valign="top" width="50%">
Dessert
</td>
<td style="padding: 1.2pt; width: 50%;" valign="top" width="50%">
1030-1040
</td>
</tr>
</t></table>

 

[Wayne1]

ok - that seems quite a bit different than what is in the book that comes with George's kits - ("Enjoy home winemaking") -

dry - .990-1.000
medium dry - 1.000-1.008
sweet over 1.008

 

[vcasey]

Not that much different, just breaks down the sweetness levels a bit more.
VPC