Alcohol Proof
Alcohol proof is the term used primarily with the United States to determine how much alcohol is in a beverage or container. It is listed at twice the percentage of alcohol by volume so say the container said 90% proof. It actually will contain 45 % alcohol. This is a regulation by law and determines how much tax will need to be paid on it. Alcohol content in beverages can vary from a simple beer that has from 3-12%, wine that contains 9-16% to stronger drinks which can range from 20-90%. To compare the US strengths with British and European strengths check here http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jhb/whisky/swa/chap6.html
Posted by jerritravis on 8/21/2009
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Alcoholic proof is a measure of how much alcohol (i.e., ethanol) is contained in an alcoholic beverage. The measure is commonly used in the United States, where it is defined as twice the percentage ...
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Re: How do you determine the alcohol proof of a given liquid? Date: Fri Feb 27 15:51:20 1998; Posted By: Jerry Franzen, Faculty Chemistry; Area of science: Chemistry; ID: 888163896.Ch ... Generally, when the "proof" of an alcohol solution is used, one is dealing with a solution of mainly alcohol (that's ethyl or grain...
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If equal volumes of water and ethyl alcohol are measured and combined, the final volume is less (yes, less) that the sum of the original two volumes. I believe that the value, say 100 proof or 50% represents the relationship between the volumes combined, and does not involve the final volume.
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Finally, a standard "drink" of alcohol is considered to be 1.5 oz of 80-proof alcohol. Not very much, less than an ounce of pure alcohol. ... hi Zoltan - true, but the good news is that alcohol proof or percentage is defined as "by volume".
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In the United States, the proof of an alcoholic beverage is twice its alcohol content expressed as percentage by volume at 60°F. So an 80-proof whiskey is 40% alcohol. Recently the United States has begun to label bottles containing wine and spiriits with the percentage of alcohol by volume, instead of proof.
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The New York Times's Proof blog looks at the role of alcohol in American society — drinking culture and celebrations, alcoholism and its treatment. ... As noted in the previous post, Proof is closing down for a while, but will open for business again. We’ll let you know when. ... alcohol just keeps us from feeling it,
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What is the origin of the word "proof" as used to describe the alcohol content of a beverage? -- MS, via the internet. ... As a measure of the alcohol content of distilled spirits (or vinegar), "100 proof" refers to a mixture of alcohol and water containing roughly fifty percent of its weight or volume in alcohol.
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The alcoholic content in a beverage is determined relative to its proof, which is twice the alcohol content. For example, a glass of 24 proof wine would be 12 percent alcohol. A drink that is 40 percent alcohol would be 80 proof.
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