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How do you figure out the proof of a drink after adding flavor? For example, in a 1quart mason jar I fill it 1/3 of the way with alcohol cut down to 100 proof. The rest is juice.
I tried putting my hydrometer in it but floats at the top with a zero reading. I'm sure I will feel stupid once its explained to me but all the hours at work lately have left me brain dead

By volume. Measure alcohol in spirit and volume, then measure the new volume after adding juice and use maths.

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Yup, hambone has it. Lets say your quart jar is a liter jar, its easier in metric. So you have 333 ml of 50% alcohol (100 proof) or 166.5 mls of alcohol (333 × 0.5) that you added. If you top that jar up to 1 liter, you've got 16.65% ABV or 33 proof in your final jar.

This will help.
Product Dilute Calc
https://homedistiller.org/wiki/index.php/htm/calc ... dilute.htm

Tabucowboy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 30, 2020 2:15 pm This will help.
Product Dilute Calc
https://homedistiller.org/wiki/index.php/htm/calc ... dilute.htm

I just checked those calculators and they are not accurate. 1l of 80% plus 1l of water makes less than 2l and it will be over 40%.
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Thank you for the info. This makes it easy to proof!