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Dick Adams
 
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Don S > wrote:

> What would be the SG formula for dilution? If I had 5 gallons
> of 1.050 and added 0.5 gallons of water, how would I calculate
> the resulting SG?


Simple way to look at it is that 1.050 means you have 50 points
per gallon. Given 5 gallons, you have a total of 250 points.
When you add 1/2 gallon of water, you still have the 250 points,
but now they are spread across 5.5 gallons.

250 points / 5.5 gallons = 45.4545... points per gallon.
So your new SG is 1.0455.

Dick