Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s.<\/p>\n\n\nBecause of the 96 % azeotropic property, a special unit of measurement is needed. Thus 100 litres of 96% alcohol would contain only 96 litres of \u201cactive ingredient\u201d or 96 litres of absolute alcohol. Hence the unit \u201clitres absolute alcohol\u201d or \u201claa\u201d is in universal use in the industry. The larger volume unit, \u201ckilolitres absolute alcohol\u201d or \u201cklaa\u201d is self explanatory. Often the \u201caa\u201d is omitted, but is understood. Care has to be exercised, as the logistics industry refer to litres meaning \u201cbulk litres\u201d, i.e., an actual volume measurement.\n\n\n\n\n
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Undenatured or pure alcohol is subject to excise duty, but this duty is Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The percentage strength measurement has superseded (since 1980)\u00a0the
applicable only to the alcohol content. Determination of the\u00a0alcohol strength<\/strong>\u00a0is
thus critical. This is done by measuring the density or specific
gravity by means of a\u00a0densitometer (e.g., Paarman) or a hydrometer\u00a0and
reading off the\u00a0a<\/u>lcohol\u00a0percentage strength\u00a0b<\/u>y\u00a0v<\/u>olume
(abv)\u00a0from the instrument or from tables, respectively. The percentage
strength multiplied by the volume (bulk litres) will provide the laa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u201cdegrees proof\u201d or “proof”\u00a0measurement of strength.\u00a0 In earlier years
the liquor industry was vulnerable to fraudulent watering \u00a0down of
spirit, particularly if destined for outlying areas. High strength
alcohol is flammable. A test whether alcohol was watered down was to set
fire to a small quantity of gunpowder that had been damped with the
spirit. If it burned then that was \u201cproof\u201d that this was good (strength)
alcohol. The strength at which the damped\u00a0gunpowder will\u00a0just burn is
57.15 % and in the UK this was taken as 100 degrees proof. It follows
that 100 % ethanol\u00a0would be referred to as \u00a0175 degrees proof or 75
degrees overproof. In the US the “proof” scale was set at double the
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