diluting

[brewster14]

when diluting....does it matter if you add the water to the spirit or the spirit to the water ??????

[Grayson_Stewart]

Doesn't matter, its not like an acid.

[TN.Frank]

Yep, doesnt' really matter but as a general rule I put water into alcohol and cut it down to where I want it instead of putting alcohol into water and bringing it up to where I want it. It's just simpler that way.

[Bujapat]

I think it doesn't matter...
Generally, I put water onto alcohol; it's quite easier to get the proof I want.
I allways use the calculators found in the site... I've made a special page with Netscape Composer with all the site's calculators, so I can use them off line... in the kitchen or celder!

[knuklehead]

I think it doesn't matter...
Generally, I put water onto alcohol; it's quite easier to get the proof I want.
I allways use the calculators found in the site... I've made a special page with Netscape Composer with all the site's calculators, so I can use them off line... in the kitchen or celder!

The calculator is inaccurate unless it has been fixed. If you add 1 liter of water to 1 liter of 100% alcohol you will not have 50% alcohol nor will you have 2 liters of liquid.

[LeftLaneCruiser]

The calculator is inaccurate unless it has been fixed. If you add 1 liter of water to 1 liter of 100% alcohol you will not have 50% alcohol nor will you have 2 liters of liquid.

I have found that too, but i use the calculators as a rough guideline. Check it with the alco-meter and adjust if neccesary.
Btw; i mixed a bottle of vodka so many times i know just how much to do in the bottle and fill up with water

KJH

[Guest]

Bujapat is this the one posted on yahoo distiller forum?

I downloaded it and fixed it up some. I combined some of the tables and added selectable input/output to allow for US measures or a combination of US/metric.

As far as the accuracy of the dilution formula, does anyone have a better formula or is the inaccuracy negligable or dependent on temperature or something that would make it difficult? I would think the inaccuracy of measurements might be such that the formula would be sufficient.

[Guest]

I also use calculator (found in the site homedistiller.org) as guideline.
In fact, if I want 40% proof, I calculate to get 42%. Then, when diluted and before adding any sugar (liquors), I measure with an alcohometer. I use 3 alcohometers with different accuracy : one goes from 0 to 100 % (I use it during distillation), another goes from 30 to 70 % (I use it for dilution) and the third one goes from 0 to 40% (I use it for tails, in fact rarely).
I never payed attention at the difference between the calculator's result and the effective proof measured with alcohometer... I'll do next time!

[Bujapat]

I forgot to log in before to send the previous message.
This "guest" was Bujapat! Sorry

[golden pond]

I don't have the address, but do a search on the History Of Bourbon, then go to FAQ and there's a real nice dilution calculator there.

[Guest]

golden pond is this the site

http://www.straightbourbon.com/faq.html#7" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

that' the same formula used on the homedistiller site

[golden pond]

golden pond is this the site

http://www.straightbourbon.com/faq.html#7" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

that' the same formula used on the homedistiller site

Yep thats the same one, is it not correct in the calculations???

[Bujapat]

I just gone to the site about bourbon... I tried some calculations and compared with homedistiller's calculator. Both give exactly the same results!