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More Ways to Measure Alcohol in Spirits

There are multiple ways to accomplish the critical task of measuring alcohol content in the distillery. Here are four newer methods that are gaining popularity.

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Photo: Sodel Vladyslav/Shutterstock

Hydrometers and densitometers are well-established tools to accurately measure the ethanol content of distilled spirits—but there are other ways.

As scientific knowledge has steadily grown, researchers and distillers have created myriad ways to measure and report ethanol content, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

Here, we explore four newer methods that have begun to grow in popularity.

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