> I Bought A 4L Jug Of Carlo Rossi Paisano For $12.99 On Sale At Binny's Today. 4L JUG OF CARLO ROSSI PAISANO!!!!!!!

What is the ABV of the wine?

Let us know how this noble experiment works!

wrote:

What is the ABV of the wine?

The spec says 12.0% ABV.  4L is 135.25 oz.  135.26 * .12 = 16.23 oz.

That is actually pretty close to my recovery.  The distillation is ending, just a few drips now.  I have it set at 95 degrees C and it doesn't seem to be bringing over appreciable water.

SamplesBoi wrote:

I am getting clear liquid that is very, very strong.

I have to figure out a way to measure ABV, though.  Taste is not a very good indicator.

Well, the first alcohol out of the still are called the "high shots", they are damn near 100% alcohol. You have to wait
later on for the lower alcohol and hopefully more flavored stuff. How to blend it together properly, I assume,
is a trade secret as I've never seen it well documented.

Every once in a while you'll read that the high shots are dangerous, but as far as I know
the only danger is that you are basically taking shots of everclear and you need to
account for that.

SamplesBoi wrote:

The spec says 12.0% ABV.  4L is 135.25 oz.  135.26 * .12 = 16.23 oz.

That is actually pretty close to my recovery.  The distillation is ending, just a few drips now.  I have it set at 95 degrees C and it doesn't seem to be bringing over appreciable water.

Thank you.

SamplesBoi wrote:

I am getting clear liquid that is very, very strong.

I have to figure out a way to measure ABV, though.  Taste is not a very good indicator.

You should get reasonably close by measuring the change in density between your initial and final, but
the tough part is finding a hydrometer that has the scale. Wonder if you could simply measure weight of some
known volume?

Phillip_McCavity wrote:

You should get reasonably close by measuring the change in density between your initial and final, but
the tough part is finding a hydrometer that has the scale. Wonder if you could simply measure weight of some
known volume?

You actually can get density and compare it to a chart.  The best way of getting very accurate density of a liquid is to have a very accurate scale (easy these days and I do) and something called a pycnometer, which is a very precise but low accuracy measuring bottle.  You have to figure out the actual volume of it after you receive it.  It will never change, but nobody knows the volume exactly until measured, afterwards it is extremely precise because it cannot be overfilled or underfilled.   I have one but I never characterized its actual volume, dumb fuq I am.  I have to order some lab grade water and do that.