On Jan 29, 12:42 pm, "jim" > wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I hope my question is a simple one. Basically I am making a wine at the moment and due to a schoolboy error I made just
> over 28 litres (just over 6 UK Gallons) rather than 23 litres. That meant that I had to hold back 2.5 litres of water
> (from a final 28 gallon must) until I removed the bag of fruit. The original recipe is all in the correct ratios.
>
> My OG was about 1.124. Is there a simple way of calculating what the Specific Gravity at the start would have been
> including the extra 2.5 litres? I imagine it would be as simple as:
>
> ((Original SG - 1) * (original volume of liquid/final volume of liquid))+1
>
> (0.124 * (25.5/28))+1 = 1.113
>
> Is that right or is there an obvious anomaly there?
>
> Many thanks, Jim

Jim,
The difference between 28 litres and 25.5 litres is 2.5 of water.
But, let say that instead of water, with an SG of 1.000, you had to
use another must with an SG of, let say 1.080. What then would have
been your solution?

Guy

Guy