Abv?

Heathenlegions said:

Hello...About to bottle. Initial gravity was at 1.090, final is 1.000. What is the exact alcohol percentage? Thanks.
(3 gallon carboy/8lbs of desert wildflower honey/EC-1118 Yeast
-honey was heated,but not boiled -yeast nutrient powder added with must -Kept @ 73/74 degrees)

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11.97%. Call it 12.
For what it's worth, somebody (I've forgotten who) grabbed the calculator from GotMead here and put it up at:
http://meadcalc.freevar.com/

If you scroll down and type your numbers into the "Potential Alcohol Conversion" box, it'll figure it out for you. Of course, now you don't need to.

Just dont assume that because you are at 1.000 its done. It may not be. If you haven't, let it sit. Has it cleared? Have you checked the SG every 3 or 4 days and gotten the same number 3 times in a row? Do you plan on stabilizing it before bottling? I just had a 750 ml bottle of cyser pop its cork and spill its contents all over the counter, where it sat unnoticed for a couple of days. I'm lucky that it was the cork that blew and not the bottle.

Be well,
Joe