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Alcoholmeters are calibrated at 20 °C. Correct a reading taken at any other temperature.

Temperature correction

Alcoholmeters are calibrated at 20 °C. Correct a reading taken at any other temperature.

% ABV
°C
True strength at 20 °C
Correction applied
Deviation from 20 °C
Method and accuracy

Uses a linear approximation of 0.33 %ABV per °C away from 20 °C. The true correction also depends on the strength itself, so expect a few tenths of a percent of error. For anything official, use the OIML alcoholometric tables.

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