A couple of questions regarding alcohol...?

Question

What is "proof"? What is the difference between light beer and regular beer? What is a standard size and alcohol percentages for a drink of beer, wine, liquor, and malt liquor?

Answer 1

For purposes of calculation, each "proof" point is a 1/2 alcohol percent, such as 40 proof = 20 percent alcohol. Light beer is just beer that is lower in calories. This doesn't necessarily mean lower in alcohol, but usually does. A regular twelve oz beer is usually 2.5-5% alcohol, wine--about 12%, malt liquor falls into the beer catagory, and liquors are usually 60+% (usually around 80%).

Answer 2

The "proof" of a liquor is double the alcohol %. For example 80 proof, a common number, is 40% alcohol. The highest proof is therefore 200 or 100% alcohol.

Light beer has fewer calories and often less alcohol, but not always. The difference is usually the number of times it is fermented during the brewing process.

Standard percentage for beer is 3-6% (more for some special brews, I've had a 15% beer at a local brewery--that was intense).

Wine is generally in the 15% range +/- 5%.

Liquor depends: the most common is 40% (80 proof). Schnapps and other "cordial or flavored liquors" are usually 20 or 30%. On the higher end you'll find many stronger rums, whiskey, grain liquors like Bacardi 151 (151 proof), or Everclear (either 198 or 200 proof, stay away from that stuff if you can). Also note that you can light things like Bacardi 151 on fire due to their alcohol content. I'm not sure what the exact proof is that things start becoming flamable, but probably somewhere in the 120 proof range.

Malt liquor is generally just higher than beer at 5-10%.

Answer 3

Proof is an indicator of the alcohol content. Whiskey is commonly 86 proof, which means it is 43% alcohol.

Less sugar is used to make light beer than is used in regular beer. Hence it will have a lower sugar content in the final product, and is slightly lower in alcohol.

A standard serving size is as follows:
beer or malt liquor - 12 oz
wine - 6 oz
liquor - 1.5 oz per drink

liquor also contains the mixer which makes the drink look large.

Alcohol content is as follows:
beer - 3 to 5 % (6 to 8% for strong beer)
malt liq - higher than beer (not sure of %)
wine - 11 to 14/15%
liquor - around 40 % then diluted by mixer

Answer 4

Proof is a measurement of how much alcohol is in a beverage. It is based on a scale of 1-200, so it is basically twice the percentage of alcohol in a liquor.

Light beer has fewer calories than regular beer, they also tend to be of lower proof because of this.

A standard drink for beer is 12 oz, wine is 8 oz, and liquor is 1.5 oz.

Beer tends to be 4-7% alcohol, wine around 12%, liquor anywhere between 25-95% with most falling between 35-50% alcohol, Malt liquor is 10-15%.

Answer 5

Proof is the amount of ethanol in an alcoholic beverage and is approximately twice the % of alcohol by volume. The difference between light beer and regular is the amount of calories. Percentages will vary with the type of liquor, wine beer or malt beverage. The standard is usually a 1 ounce shot of liquor will have the same % of alcohol as a 6 oz glass of wine or beer and a 5 oz glass of malt liquor. hope this helps.

Answer 6

Proof is twice alcohol percentage in the beverage. So, for example, a liquor with 20% alcohol = 40 proof.

Beer ranges between 3% and 10% alcohol content, with light beers having the smallest percentages of alcohol, usually in the 3 - 4.5% range.
Wine ranges from 8 - 15% alcohol.
A typical spirit is 80 proof, or 40% alcohol, although they range quite a bit.

Nevertheless, the total alcohol content of a typical can of beer, glass of wine, or spirits drink are virtually identical.

Answer 7

light beer has about 1.5 cal. and regular has about 3.5 cal.
100 proof is 50% alcohol. Beer is about 6 proof,wine and malt liquor about 12 proof, hard liquor is about 80 proof.

Answer 8

i want some now. damn you.

proof is the amount of alcohol in the drink. i think 200 proof is pure alchol.

light beer is a "diet" beer containing less carbs and calories and such. regluar beer they say tastes better but its all the same to me. i prefer light acutally.

a standard drink is always the same amount of alcohol. this means that one beer=8oz glass wine=1 shot hard liquor

the sad thing is im only 16

Answer 9

proof is equal to twice the alcohol content. so 80 proof liq. is 40% alcohol.

Answer 10

id like to know the alcohol percentages thing too. i learned it in teen living a couple of years ago, but idk ne more. sry.