So I do have a little bit of confusion here, Let us say we need to make ABV 40% of ABV 60%, liquid volume is 1000ml) After the calculations the water needed to added is 500ml So does 500ml of water and 500ml of alcohol (60%ABV) makes ABV 40%?
Thank you very much for explaining this in great detail. No one puts this into a mathematical formula that's easy to use and I just tested it out against an online dillution calculator and it's spot on with what it came up. A still spirits air still using turbo yeast usually yields 1 U.S. Quart at 55% ABV. Using this formula I was able to calculate how much water I needed to bring it down to exactly 40% ABV. 55% divided by 40% X 32 ounces minus 32 ounces = 12 ounces or 1.5 cups of water. The online calculator came up with the exact same answer of 12 ounces or 1.5 cups.
I need 16 ounces of 40%. I have 95% here...I am not good with calculations..please tell me how much alcohol I need and how much water I need to accomplish this, I am very confused
I had bought alcohol disinfectant 99.9% and want to make it 70% so it's more effective at killing the germs. Does this video apply to my case and if so can I use water out of my filtered water to dilute?
Had my first batch of soapy whisky (saponification), read that we should not mix water + alcohol too quick to avoid, is it true? my call is more on the wood/charcoal dust went on the jug while preparing.
this was the simple formula i was looking for,i had it written in my notes somewhere but can't find it atm,,but it does not always work well,there might be other factors at play like temperatures but even when i take that into account i still do not hit the target,but its a good ball park and then you make small additions to get there
ty,,,btw i had an all grain mash supposedly with a 10%abv that i ran but got an unusual low yield from the first 200ml of only 57% abv,,would you know why this happened? i work with a small 1 gal pot and make small batches but usually my numbers are closer to 70-89% on the first 200ml when doing sugar washes,,could it be i was getting a faulty SG reading from this all grain mash?
Could be an un secure pipe system. This happened to me once when I was trying PVC pipe sealers and they had actually deteriorated with the heat in the previous wash. Check for leaks...
i do have one small piece of plastic that seals between the fitting of the pot and the cooper tube condenser worm but no there are no leaks,,i was however wondering if the plastic i am using might be no good and leaches with the alcohol vapour passing through it ?
This formula is actually off slightly. If I use this formula to dilute 1 liter of pure ethanol to 100 proof it tells me to add 1 liter of water. But adding 1 liter of water to pure ethanol yields a proof of about 103 because the water molecule is smaller than the ethanol and will fill up some of the space between the ethanol molecules. Multiplying the final number by 1.03 will get you much closer to the actual proof. Nice formula and video, though.
It should, I have a gallon that is 85% :/ I want to taste the flavor, so I am going to lower it to 35%. Not only that, but each time I drink this stuff it makes me drunk super fast. lol
This is very good thank you for sharing. Question, why Alc. 85% Vol. 1250ml + Distilled water 1406ml can turn the 85% to 40% alcohol volume? How to count? It is brilliant. What’s the formula? I am a newbe bartender anyway
Still Stuff Interesting. So you mean to determine the amount of A.B.V must pass an experiment of Alcohol liquid and water? And it will be different and varies every each fermentation liquid? Regards
I personally would Carbon Filter it to make it more smooth. You can buy filters but I made my own and have a video on it. Some people just bottle it and age it with wood chips.
If the next stage is the carbon filtering then I usually do it the quick way and simply add the same volume of water to the volume of alcohol out of the still (say 92% abv) which drops the abv of course to 46% abv and therefore below the required 50% max that the carbon filter requires. My question is, does the carbon filter work better the closer to 40% you get or doesn't it matter so long as it is 50% or lower?
I am no expert, but I find filtering is better at lower ABV while using distilled or spring water. On the other hand, if you are doing a Scotch run with wood chips to flavour, it is better to have a higher ABV.
If your tap water has no flavour or odour, use it by all means. Where I am the tap water is heavily chlorinated and that is a flavor I do not want in my alcohol
Hey Matt... Short answer is no..... Firstly, if you dilute wine with water it will taste terrible. To dilute 15% wine to 5% you will need to mix it with a suitable diluter liquid in the rough ratio of 1 pare wine and 2 parts diluter. Stay away from water or soda water because diluted it will probably taste terrible. I would probably suggest diluting with fruit juice to keep it tasty.
if i have 70% sterilie hand wash and wish to make this a 10% solution. From a bottle that holds 350ml. Don't I just add 3500ml of water to make it 10% in strength?
@@69digritz well this may help us . Some days ago i distilled my spirit and its 65% alcohol so i tried to dilute it with the cloudy effect. Its because i has oils . This video may help you figure out whats going on .th-cam.com/video/aIqPYvJWyfk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7x1rU6Bipf26JGlD
@@69digritz well i distilled my spirit about a week ago and it turned 65% alcohol. I had this cloudy result when i was trying to dilute it down to 45%. Here is a video may help you understand why. Its because it has oils that cannot dissolve in water. th-cam.com/video/aIqPYvJWyfk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7x1rU6Bipf26JGlD
idk about this formula,,sometimes i hit the mark other times its just close to it and i have to add more water slowly and hope it hits the right mark,,idk why this happens,,also when you take the reading you need to take into account the temperature of the distillate to adjust by adding or removing points from the abv reading depending on the temp and the chart of you alc meter
Carbon filtering is exactly as the name suggests. You are filtering your post distillate through an activated carbon filter. The benefits of this is a better quality product. The quick non science explanation is that the activated carbon absorbs impurities in your distillate. The science answer is that the molecular size of alcohol is smaller than pretty much most other molecules that would be a contamination so they get stuck in the thousands of miles (literally) of surface area gaps and cavities between the carbon atoms. There are several setups for carbon filtering ranging from a Z filter or a long straight filter (packed with lose carbon) or using some sort of precompressed cartridge system (take up less room but more expensive). This is the same idea as to why Jack Daniels whiskey is filtered through giant vats of maple wood charcoal. It is exactly the same idea.
@@12tribeff The only thing I can think of is some impurities getting in. If the water and alcohol is pure, the only other thing is if you used a container to transfer the water. There may have been some residue on the sides of the container.
Does your alcohol remain blurry even after a few minutes? It is natural at first because there is a chemical reaction in progress which is why you will detect that your mix goes slightly warm at first. After about 5-10 minutes it should clear. If not then there are some contamination getting in somewhere.
This isn't right. His formula doesn't give the volume of water needed, it gives the increase of volume needed when adding water to the original mixture. The volume of the mixture at the new % is (orig%/new%) times the original volume. His mistake is when he subtracts off the original volume to calculate the volume of water. Volumes don't simply add (or subtract) when mixing alcohol and water. The volume of alcohol in the solution isn't changed by adding water so v1 x %1 = v2 x %2 . so v2 = %1/%2 x v1. (Original volume of solution = v1; original concentration of solution is %1 etc). BUT the amount of water required to do this can't be calculated from v2 - v1 which is what he calls the needed water. It is the needed change in volume of the solution due to the addition of the water required to reach concentration %2. If v2-v1 = v3 (of the water) then v1 = v2 + v3 but with alcohol and water the volumes would only add if they were the same concentrations to begin with.
Hi Dirtforce, probably a good rule of thumb is if you consider your tap water has no odor or flavor, by all means use it to dilute your alcohol. I personally can't stand drinking my tap water so I use filtered springwater I get from my food store for $4 per 10 ltrs. Though probably the best thing to use, I think distilled water is a little too expensive........Might be worthwhile mentioning that I never use tapwater with my yeast while running my wash, had countless fails using tap water..... Cheers!
@@pauljacobs5390 yeah we'll I'll be using this as menstruum for making herbal tinctures so I think hard water can affect the properties of the herbs but not sure how much of a difference it makes.... I think at worst case I'll do bottled water...
@@pauljacobs5390 Not sure if using tap water during the fermentation stage actually makes any difference as you are distilling anyway. I used to use pure distilled and deionised water both for the fermentation and the post distillation cutting but couldn't really tell any difference in quality of the end product so now just use it for the cutting stage and tap water for the fermentation. Does anyone know if the yeast is really affected by tap water?
Hey Cesar, interesting question. You will end up with alcoholic Apple Juice, but the Apple flavor will be diluted to roughly half its flavor. To make it keep its full taste, you will need to add some Apple Cordial Concentrate. Try it with small quantities of Ethanol. I personally would not try this. If you are drinking this straight it will have the apple flavor, if you are mixing it with a soda it will again be diluted.
My uncle said that its crucial to put alcohol inside water and not water inside alcohol. Like british put tea on milk, and not the other way around (milk in tea.)
Hey Joe, My 85% is Alcohol By Volume (ABV) or 170% proof. I have not hid the fact that I am learning as I go and my T500 Still is my second Still (my first was a converted Pressure Cooker Pot Still). I am looking forward to being able to get a SS Keg and build my dream still, the only problem is room..... I'll need to either commandeer one of the rooms of my house which my wife has told me would be a Reeeeeallly Bad Thing to do, or buy the house next door and re-purpose it.....(not a very economical solution)
So when you put in through the carbon filter you'll still get the same volume come out?
Using this method is it possible to get it down to the lower teens to make like a soju
It was nice to see the written formula @ 1:28 . Thanks much for posting!
Pleasure G man
The still spirits site (amongst others) have a really useful online calculator saving you the trouble of doing it yourself.
what is the carbon filtering btw? and why should it? thanks
So I do have a little bit of confusion here,
Let us say we need to make ABV 40% of ABV 60%, liquid volume is 1000ml)
After the calculations the water needed to added is 500ml
So does 500ml of water and 500ml of alcohol (60%ABV) makes ABV 40%?
does this work for beer? I'm a home brewer and sometimes make beer that higher ABV than intended
Thank you very much for explaining this in great detail. No one puts this into a mathematical formula that's easy to use and I just tested it out against an online dillution calculator and it's spot on with what it came up. A still spirits air still using turbo yeast usually yields 1 U.S. Quart at 55% ABV. Using this formula I was able to calculate how much water I needed to bring it down to exactly 40% ABV. 55% divided by 40% X 32 ounces minus 32 ounces = 12 ounces or 1.5 cups of water. The online calculator came up with the exact same answer of 12 ounces or 1.5 cups.
Hey Stephen, glad I could help...... Cheers
I need 16 ounces of 40%. I have 95% here...I am not good with calculations..please tell me how much alcohol I need and how much water I need to accomplish this, I am very confused
I had bought alcohol disinfectant 99.9% and want to make it 70% so it's more effective at killing the germs. Does this video apply to my case and if so can I use water out of my filtered water to dilute?
It's more effective at 99.9%
Had my first batch of soapy whisky (saponification), read that we should not mix water + alcohol too quick to avoid, is it true? my call is more on the wood/charcoal dust went on the jug while preparing.
this was the simple formula i was looking for,i had it written in my notes somewhere but can't find it atm,,but it does not always work well,there might be other factors at play like temperatures but even when i take that into account i still do not hit the target,but its a good ball park and then you make small additions to get there
Hi Arcstream, I agree..... I rarely make fine adjustments at the end, usually quite happy with "Close Enough"...... Happy Brewing!
ty,,,btw i had an all grain mash supposedly with a 10%abv that i ran but got an unusual low yield from the first 200ml of only 57% abv,,would you know why this happened? i work with a small 1 gal pot and make small batches but usually my numbers are closer to 70-89% on the first 200ml when doing sugar washes,,could it be i was getting a faulty SG reading from this all grain mash?
Could be an un secure pipe system. This happened to me once when I was trying PVC pipe sealers and they had actually deteriorated with the heat in the previous wash. Check for leaks...
i do have one small piece of plastic that seals between the fitting of the pot and the cooper tube condenser worm but no there are no leaks,,i was however wondering if the plastic i am using might be no good and leaches with the alcohol vapour passing through it ?
Hi...at 2 minutes 41 seconds what are tiny bubbles when you are testing the ABV...
This formula is actually off slightly. If I use this formula to dilute 1 liter of pure ethanol to 100 proof it tells me to add 1 liter of water. But adding 1 liter of water to pure ethanol yields a proof of about 103 because the water molecule is smaller than the ethanol and will fill up some of the space between the ethanol molecules. Multiplying the final number by 1.03 will get you much closer to the actual proof. Nice formula and video, though.
After it is distilled will it freeze? Like a normal bottle of vodka in a freezer will stay liquid would this?
i want to increase distillation rate from mixture of Coconut oil , Sodium hydroxide & Phenolphthalein. but how it possible???
thanks for the written formula....just one thing tho....for me the watered down gin was 5% higher how can i bring it down
You messed up then, watering it down lowers the abv.
Will this formula work with any volume measurement? Ex. Oz, liter, gallon... Seems like is should.
Hi there, it is set for Metric. Not sure about Gallons etc.
It should, I have a gallon that is 85% :/ I want to taste the flavor, so I am going to lower it to 35%. Not only that, but each time I drink this stuff it makes me drunk super fast. lol
96 to 40 how much water ?
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it
This is very good thank you for sharing. Question, why Alc. 85% Vol. 1250ml + Distilled water 1406ml can turn the 85% to 40% alcohol volume? How to count? It is brilliant. What’s the formula? I am a newbe bartender anyway
Hey there....
Actual % A.B.V. divided by required % A.B.V.
multiplied by liquid volume
minus liquid volume = needed water
Regards Paul
Still Stuff Interesting. So you mean to determine the amount of A.B.V must pass an experiment of Alcohol liquid and water? And it will be different and varies every each fermentation liquid?
Regards
Why do you use 1250ml of water? I’m new to this world, so I’m a bit confused as to why you’re adding it and then taking it away.
So after we add the water and its 40% then we do what u cam drink it or there is more steps that follows?
I personally would Carbon Filter it to make it more smooth. You can buy filters but I made my own and have a video on it. Some people just bottle it and age it with wood chips.
If the next stage is the carbon filtering then I usually do it the quick way and simply add the same volume of water to the volume of alcohol out of the still (say 92% abv) which drops the abv of course to 46% abv and therefore below the required 50% max that the carbon filter requires. My question is, does the carbon filter work better the closer to 40% you get or doesn't it matter so long as it is 50% or lower?
I am no expert, but I find filtering is better at lower ABV while using distilled or spring water. On the other hand, if you are doing a Scotch run with wood chips to flavour, it is better to have a higher ABV.
Would you rather filter before, to remove any oils?
Can we add normal water? Or it should be distilled water?
If your tap water has no flavour or odour, use it by all means. Where I am the tap water is heavily chlorinated and that is a flavor I do not want in my alcohol
Noob here. Would this formula work for wine as well?
i have 15% wine that i'd like to dilute down to 6%.
Thanks in advance!
Hey Matt... Short answer is no..... Firstly, if you dilute wine with water it will taste terrible. To dilute 15% wine to 5% you will need to mix it with a suitable diluter liquid in the rough ratio of 1 pare wine and 2 parts diluter. Stay away from water or soda water because diluted it will probably taste terrible. I would probably suggest diluting with fruit juice to keep it tasty.
if i have 70% sterilie hand wash and wish to make this a 10% solution. From a bottle that holds 350ml. Don't I just add 3500ml of water to make it 10% in strength?
WhY
wow, very informative !!!
I prefer to say watch out, it's 92%.
Is it distilled water ? Even when I add that it goes white ? What am I doing wrong
I have the same problem , did you know the reason why the mix getting whitening?
Nope… 🤔
@@69digritz well this may help us . Some days ago i distilled my spirit and its 65% alcohol so i tried to dilute it with the cloudy effect. Its because i has oils . This video may help you figure out whats going on .th-cam.com/video/aIqPYvJWyfk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7x1rU6Bipf26JGlD
@@69digritz well i distilled my spirit about a week ago and it turned 65% alcohol. I had this cloudy result when i was trying to dilute it down to 45%. Here is a video may help you understand why. Its because it has oils that cannot dissolve in water. th-cam.com/video/aIqPYvJWyfk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7x1rU6Bipf26JGlD
What did you use to measure before and after you mix the water?
An Alcometer.... It is a special Hydrometer you get from your Home Brewing shop that allows you to measure the alcohol content of your run.
AHHHHHHHHHH so this is how hard seltzer is made (big companies mixing vodka or other spirit with water)
idk about this formula,,sometimes i hit the mark other times its just close to it and i have to add more water slowly and hope it hits the right mark,,idk why this happens,,also when you take the reading you need to take into account the temperature of the distillate to adjust by adding or removing points from the abv reading depending on the temp and the chart of you alc meter
What is carbon filtering ?
Carbon filtering is exactly as the name suggests. You are filtering your post distillate through an activated carbon filter. The benefits of this is a better quality product. The quick non science explanation is that the activated carbon absorbs impurities in your distillate. The science answer is that the molecular size of alcohol is smaller than pretty much most other molecules that would be a contamination so they get stuck in the thousands of miles (literally) of surface area gaps and cavities between the carbon atoms. There are several setups for carbon filtering ranging from a Z filter or a long straight filter (packed with lose carbon) or using some sort of precompressed cartridge system (take up less room but more expensive). This is the same idea as to why Jack Daniels whiskey is filtered through giant vats of maple wood charcoal. It is exactly the same idea.
When i add water my alcohol turns blurry. are you using distilled water or demineralized water?
I only use bulk bought bottled Spring Water. If you shake the mix you could be aerating the mix??? Did you use tap water?
Still Stuff no, its drinking filtered water. The refil tank type
@@12tribeff The only thing I can think of is some impurities getting in. If the water and alcohol is pure, the only other thing is if you used a container to transfer the water. There may have been some residue on the sides of the container.
Does your alcohol remain blurry even after a few minutes? It is natural at first because there is a chemical reaction in progress which is why you will detect that your mix goes slightly warm at first. After about 5-10 minutes it should clear. If not then there are some contamination getting in somewhere.
@@andyharris3084 Yes it remains blurry after, I think my "natural filtered water" has plastic contaminents.
Thanks a lot.
Cheers Carlos
I atill dont get it
How did u measure the liquid volume?!
Hey Sultan.... I poured it into the measuring jug at the side. I know some people who mark the sides of the bottle. Do what works best for you
just use a pyrex measuring cup and read the millimeters
Alc 85% vol 1250ml + Distilled water 1406ml = Alc. 40% vol 2656ml. It is confused. But it is brilliant, I swear it’s brilliant
This isn't right. His formula doesn't give the volume of water needed, it gives the increase of volume needed when adding water to the original mixture. The volume of the mixture at the new % is (orig%/new%) times the original volume. His mistake is when he subtracts off the original volume to calculate the volume of water. Volumes don't simply add (or subtract) when mixing alcohol and water. The volume of alcohol in the solution isn't changed by adding water so v1 x %1 = v2 x %2 . so v2 = %1/%2 x v1. (Original volume of solution = v1; original concentration of solution is %1 etc). BUT the amount of water required to do this can't be calculated from v2 - v1 which is what he calls the needed water. It is the needed change in volume of the solution due to the addition of the water required to reach concentration %2. If v2-v1 = v3 (of the water) then v1 = v2 + v3 but with alcohol and water the volumes would only add if they were the same concentrations to begin with.
distilled water?
Hi Dirtforce, probably a good rule of thumb is if you consider your tap water has no odor or flavor, by all means use it to dilute your alcohol. I personally can't stand drinking my tap water so I use filtered springwater I get from my food store for $4 per 10 ltrs. Though probably the best thing to use, I think distilled water is a little too expensive........Might be worthwhile mentioning that I never use tapwater with my yeast while running my wash, had countless fails using tap water..... Cheers!
@@pauljacobs5390 yeah we'll I'll be using this as menstruum for making herbal tinctures so I think hard water can affect the properties of the herbs but not sure how much of a difference it makes.... I think at worst case I'll do bottled water...
@@pauljacobs5390 Not sure if using tap water during the fermentation stage actually makes any difference as you are distilling anyway. I used to use pure distilled and deionised water both for the fermentation and the post distillation cutting but couldn't really tell any difference in quality of the end product so now just use it for the cutting stage and tap water for the fermentation. Does anyone know if the yeast is really affected by tap water?
How about instead of water? You use the same amount form apple juice, you still have 40% alcohol.
Hey Cesar, interesting question.
You will end up with alcoholic Apple Juice, but the Apple flavor will be diluted to roughly half its flavor. To make it keep its full taste, you will need to add some Apple Cordial Concentrate. Try it with small quantities of Ethanol. I personally would not try this. If you are drinking this straight it will have the apple flavor, if you are mixing it with a soda it will again be diluted.
@@pauljacobs5390
Thank you so much to get back to me keep the good work.
Okay so if I have 5 liters of 99. 8% alcohol, how much water do I add to make about 40%?
Im shit at math sorry
Ypu cant have that abv
Without using a microscopic sieve
My uncle said that its crucial to put alcohol inside water and not water inside alcohol. Like british put tea on milk, and not the other way around (milk in tea.)
Hey Dominykas, don't know about that but I am willing to try it and report....
Regards
Paul
I've also heard that, and always done it that way. For some reason water to alcohol makes it cloudy.
Yes
If I made a batch of alcohol and it came up 85 percent.. I would take a sledge hammer to my still or go seek help
Hey Joe, My 85% is Alcohol By Volume (ABV) or 170% proof. I have not hid the fact that I am learning as I go and my T500 Still is my second Still (my first was a converted Pressure Cooker Pot Still).
I am looking forward to being able to get a SS Keg and build my dream still, the only problem is room..... I'll need to either commandeer one of the rooms of my house which my wife has told me would be a Reeeeeallly Bad Thing to do, or buy the house next door and re-purpose it.....(not a very economical solution)
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