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Most of the wine/cider/mead you’ll make with Brewsy is 10% to 15% ABV (alcohol by volume). And many people decide to measure ABV just by taste! However, if you want to know exactly how boozy your brewsy is, you can use a tool called a hydrometer. It

Most of the wine/cider/mead you&#x2019;ll make with Brewsy is 10% to 15% ABV (alcohol by volume). And many people decide to measure ABV just by taste! &#xA0; However, if you want to know exactly how boozy your brewsy is, you can use a tool called a <a href="https://getbrewsy.com/products/hydrometer" target="_self">hydrometer</a>. It will let you find out the exact ABV!&#xA0;A hydrometer works because of a remarkable principle: we know just how well something will float based on how much sugar is dissolved in a liquid. There&apos;s two things we know about hydrometers:&#xA0;Thing 1: When there&apos;s a lot of sugar dissolved in a liquid, a hydrometer will float really well.&#xA0;Thing 2: When alcoholic fermentation has occurred and your yeast has eaten some of that sugar, your hydrometer will float less well.&#xA0;Here&apos;s the trick to how it can tell us the amount of alcohol in our drink:&#xA0;We can see just how well your hydrometer floats before fermentation when there&apos;s a lot of sugar. Then, we can see how less well your hydrometer floats after fermentation when there&apos;s much less sugar. The change in how well your hydrometer floats tells us just how much sugar was eaten by your yeast. You&#x2019;ll take 2 samples &#x2014; one at the very beginning, before you add your Brewsy bag and one at the end of fermentation (after about 5 days, or when your Brewsy tastes dry enough for your liking).How to use it:1. Add all the sugar to your juice, and wait for it to dissolve. Then, fill the graduated cylinder that came with your hydrometer up to the top with juice. &#xA0; 2. Place your hydrometer in the juice sample, and give it a spin, so that no carbonation bubbles are sticking to it. &#xA0; 3. Let it bobble up and down until it starts to float without moving. &#xA0; Take the first reading: &#xA0;- There are a lot of different columns on your hydrometer. You&#x2019;re going to want to look at the column that says &#x201C;Sp. Gr.&#x201D; (short for specific gravity) at the top. The first number at the very top of this column says 0.990, and the second says 1.000. &#xA0;- Your hydrometer is likely floating at about 1.100. Here&apos;s a bit of information on how to take the exact reading: &#xA0;If you&apos;re starting at 1.100, move down further into the blue section. The lines move down in increments of +0.002, so the next line would read 1.102, the next would read 1.104, the next would read 1.106, then 1.108, and then 1.110.Observe which number your hydrometer is floating at (where the surface area of your wine intersects with the marking) and write it down for later. &#xA0; Then, let your brew ferment!&#xA0;

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