Honey / Sugar Raising the Brix

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Erik_the_Red

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I have read that one tenth of a pound of sugar will raise the brix approximately 1 degree per gallon. I also understand that diff. honey will yeild diff. amounts of sugar.

How much would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.... ;D

How many pounds of honey per gallon to raise Brix 1 degree??
 
Erik_the_Red said:
I have read that one tenth of a pound of sugar will raise the brix approximately 1 degree per gallon. I also understand that diff. honey will yeild diff. amounts of sugar.

How much would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.... ;D

How many pounds of honey per gallon to raise Brix 1 degree??

Approximately 2 ounces of honey in 1 Gallon water to raise BRix 1 degree.

Ref:

http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/hydrom.asp

bottom of page has useful data concerning your question. Honey is very close pound for pound with sugar. By weight but not by measure.

Joe