going to make 23 litres of TC
3L of Cranberry 124g sugar per 1,000ml
20L of AJ 95g per 1,000ml
want something around the 6-7% mark i think.....
so aiming for 7 to calculate Gravity drop i read take target ABV * 7.4 (ish)
7 * 7.4 = 51.8 drop.
expect cider to finish around .995-1, call it 1 for sake of calculation.
so i need an OG of 1.052.
I understand 36 points is 100g of sugar per litre. To get to sugar required (100/36) * 51.8 = 143.8g of sugar
based on my ingredients above per litre i should have
((3 * 124) + (20 * 95)) /23 = 98.78g sugar per litre
so i need to add 143.8 * 98.78 = 45.02g of sugar per litre( so 45.02g * 23 = 1,035g)
Have i grasped that right ?
3L of Cranberry 124g sugar per 1,000ml
20L of AJ 95g per 1,000ml
want something around the 6-7% mark i think.....
so aiming for 7 to calculate Gravity drop i read take target ABV * 7.4 (ish)
7 * 7.4 = 51.8 drop.
expect cider to finish around .995-1, call it 1 for sake of calculation.
so i need an OG of 1.052.
I understand 36 points is 100g of sugar per litre. To get to sugar required (100/36) * 51.8 = 143.8g of sugar
based on my ingredients above per litre i should have
((3 * 124) + (20 * 95)) /23 = 98.78g sugar per litre
so i need to add 143.8 * 98.78 = 45.02g of sugar per litre( so 45.02g * 23 = 1,035g)
Have i grasped that right ?