So I've gotten into making high abv meads. Up until now I've used the calculator here https://www.brewersfriend.com/abv-calculator/ to calculate the ABV from the gravity change over time. Then I noticed there's also an option for an alternate calculation. The site doesn't really explain why but it mentions that the alternate equation is better at higher ABV's. If I plug in my OG (1.140) and my current gravity (1.022) I get the value of 15,49% for the standard equation and 18,20% for the alternative one, not really a trivial difference.
So which one do I trust? It's a TOSNA-brew (Fermaid O + GoFerm) with Mangrove Jack's M05 Mead Yeast with an alcohol tolerance around 18%
I used http://www.meadmakr.com/batch-buildr/ to calculate the recipe, it seems to use the standard equation.
Any ideas?
So which one do I trust? It's a TOSNA-brew (Fermaid O + GoFerm) with Mangrove Jack's M05 Mead Yeast with an alcohol tolerance around 18%
I used http://www.meadmakr.com/batch-buildr/ to calculate the recipe, it seems to use the standard equation.
Any ideas?