What is the proof in alcohol? I know it is like double the alcohol content but what actully is it?
2007-01-01 08:11:52 · 4 answers · asked by theoneandonly4251 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
The short answer is, an older way of measuring ethanol content. The more complicated history is nicely written up in Wikipedia.
2007-01-01 08:16:58 · answer #1 · answered by 14 Characters Left 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alcoholic proof is a measure of how much ethanol is in an alcoholic beverage, and is approximately twice the percentage of alcohol by volume. In other words if a bottle of Vodka is 40 percent alcohol per liter, then it is 80 proof.
2007-01-01 16:15:25 · answer #2 · answered by Christian P 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is double the percentage of alcohol. If it's seventy proof that means that it is really 35% alcohol.
2007-01-01 16:15:32 · answer #3 · answered by sherockstn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the percentage of alcohol by volume in the liquid. My work partner is running about 80 proof from his New Year's celebration... he he
2007-01-01 16:14:11 · answer #4 · answered by ihave5katz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋