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How do you convert alcohol per volume to proof in the United States?
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∙ 12y ago
alcohol % per volume x 2 = proof. So 80 Proof booze is 40% alcohol.
Divide the proof spirits by 2 to get the alcohol by volume. Alcohol by volume multiplied by .8 gives alcohol by weight.
This is often the reason Canadian beer are thought to be stronger an 8% proof beer is the same as a 3.2 beer buy weight.
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