specific gavity dilution calculation
 

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?

Don

Don,

It should work out something like this: (sg x vol) + (sg x vol) = new sg
x total vol.
That is, (1.050 x 5) + (1.000 x.5) = new sg x 5.5 That comes out to
5.75 = 5.5 x new sg or 1.045 = new sg

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Mike MTM, Cokesbury, New Jersey, USA

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

Thanks Mike and Dick, both answers were what I was looking for.

Don

> > 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

Thanks Mike and Dick, both answers were what I was looking for.

Don

> > 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

Thanks Mike and Dick, both answers were what I was looking for.

Don

> > 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