Susquehanna University

Specific gravity (g/ml) is beer’s density with respect to water. Wort has a relatively high sugar content, and will thus have a higher specific gravity than water (1.00 g/ml at 20°C). Beer, on the other hand, will have a lower specific gravity due to the increase in alcohol (Ethanol has a density of 0.79 g/ml at 20 °C). ................
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