UNDERSTANDING PROOFING AND GAUGING Navigating U.S. regulations and methods for determining alcoholic strength.BY TYLER DERHEIM Before we dive into the topic of proofing and gauging, it’s useful to establish some background and definitions; while they may be familiar to you as experienced distillers, these will form the vocabulary for this article. These definitions and regulations […]
Alcohol Density – Alcoholic beverage Sample Preparation
Measuring Alcohol Density with a Density Meter requires specific sample preparation procedures for accurate results. Procedures for sample preparation for measuring alcohol density with a Rudolph Research DDM2911 Density Meter Application Report Alcoholic Beverage Sample preparation: In general, there are two basic types of alcoholic beverage classifications, each with a different procedure required prior to […]
Measuring Alcohol Concentration – Alcohol Proof Testing
Measuring Alcohol Concentration for Alcohol Proof by measuring the Density of Alcohol Alcohol Concentration Determination Introduction – Pycnometers, hydrometers, and digital density meters are officially recognized methods for the determination / measuring alcohol proof (ethanol) concentration for quality control and to insure proper product labeling for declaration of alcohol proof testing for the payment of […]
Density Meter Application Note, Concentrations
Density Meter Application Report Concentration Determinations using the Rudolph Research Analytical DDM 2911 Density Meter Introduction From purely an intuitive approach, it is easy to understand how a density meter can determine concentrations. If you were to measure the density of a pure water sample, you would find its density to be 0.9982 g/cm³ at […]
