gradi alcolici

English translation: alcohol by volume

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Italian term or phrase:	gradi alcolici
English translation:	alcohol by volume
Entered by:	achisholm

09:51 Apr 30, 2006

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Italian term or phrase: gradi alcolici

A number of years ago, at least in the UK, the alcohol content of drinks was given as ° proof. E.g. whisky was 60 or 70 ° proof. Then they switched to using percentages v/v. E.g. whisky is 40% v/v.

I have a text which refers to beer as being "5 gradi alcolici". Is this the same, and if so, how would this be translated nowadays for the UK market?

achisholm KudoZ activity Questions: 3242 (none open) (7 without valid answers) (11 closed without grading) Answers: 212 United Kingdom
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alcohol by volume

Explanation:
I just did a bit of internet research about the whole "proof" thing, which I was going to use in a recent translation, and concluded it is not the same as the new "abv" system.

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Isabel Booth
Local time: 03:36

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Many thanks to all who answered, especially Gian for the very comprehensive links (as usual).
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4 +5

% vol

Giles Watson

3 +5

alcohol by volume

Isabel Booth

4 +2

nota

Gian

4 +2

% abv

Rachel Fell

Discussion entries: 2

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16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

alcohol by volume

Explanation:
I just did a bit of internet research about the whole "proof" thing, which I was going to use in a recent translation, and concluded it is not the same as the new "abv" system.

Reference: http://www.projects.ex.ac.uk/trol/dictunit/notes6.htm
Reference: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=25%25+proof+alcohol+v...

Isabel Booth
Local time: 03:36
Works in field
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English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Many thanks to all who answered, especially Gian for the very comprehensive links (as usual).

46 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

nota

Explanation:

http://www.medolagoalbani.it/it/gloss/g.html

Gradazione alcolica
Termine indicante in un vino la quantità di alcol etilico contenuta percentualmente. Può essere espressa in volume o in peso. Se non è seguita da precisa specificazione si intende svolta (vedere gradazione svolta).

Gradazione complessiva (totale)
Per gradazione complessiva si intende la quantità di alcol realmente contenuto nel vino sommata alla quantità di alcol che potrebbe essere ottenuto dall'eventuale fermentazione dello zucchero anch'esso contenuto nello stesso vino. (Vedere Titolo alcolometrico volumico totale).

Gradazione potenziale
(Vedere titolo alcolometrico volumico potenziale).

Gradazione svolta
Per gradazione svolta si intende la quantità di alcol realmente contenuto nel vino (indipendentemente da quello che potrebbe svilupparsi ancora da una fermentazione di un eventuale zucchero contenuto in tale vino). (Vedere Titolo alcolometrico volumico effettivo).

Gradazione totale
(Vedi Gradazione complessiva).

Gradevole
Si usa per qualificare una sensazione piacevole dell'olfatto o del gusto. Più in generale indica di un vino l'armonia, una piacevole impressione.

Grado alcolico
Quantità di alcol etilico contenuto in un vino. La determinazione avviene per distillazione.

Grado alcolico apparente
Quantità di alcol etilico contenuto in un vino determinata in un modo non corretto (per mezzo di ebulliometro o per mezzo di alcolometro tarato a temperatura diversa del liquido alcolico in cui è immerso).

Grado alcolico in peso
Quantità di alcol contenuta in un vino espressa in grammi e rapportata al vino in volume (g di alcol in 1 litro di vino).

Grado alcolico in volume
Quantità di alcol contenuta in un vino espressa in volume e rapportata al volume del vino (ml di alcol in 1 litro di vino).

Grado Babo
Unità di gradazione del mostimetro Babo (dal nome del suo ideatore, prof. Babo), di Vienna) che misura la quantità in peso di zucchero contenuto in un mosto, riferita a cento grammi.

Grado Baumè
Gradazione di un particolare aerometro (detto appunto Baumè) usato per determinare la densità dei mosti (o dei vini dolci).

Grado Brix
Gradazione di un particolare aerometro (detto appunto Brix) espressa in grammi di zucchero per 100 grammi di soluzione di zucchero puro.

Grado centesimale
Volume di alcol contenuto in un liquido alcolico rapportato a 100 parti di alcol.

Grado zuccherino
Quantità di zucchero contenuta in mosto o vino; può essere espressa in grado centesimale o in gradi convenzionali quali Babo, Baumè ecc

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Note added at 50 mins (2006-04-30 10:41:35 GMT)
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Alcohol by volume
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alcohol by volume (ABV) is an indication of how much alcohol (expressed as a percentage) is included in an alcoholic beverage. This measurement is assumed as the world standard. Another way of specifying the amount of alcohol is alcoholic proof. An "alcoholic proof" is roughly twice the alcohol by volume.

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Typical examples
beer: 3–8%
alcopop: 4–7%
cider: 5–7%
barley wine: 10%
wine: 12.5%
port wine: 20%
single malt whisky: 40%
liqueur: 15–55%
liquor (aka spirits): Typically 40% and up, but recently introduced (U.S.) 'light' liquors are only 20%
premium single malt whisky: 60%
neutral grain spirit: 95%
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Conversion quotients
Given a value in ABW (alcohol by weight) you can convert it easily to ABV using the following formula:

ABV = 1.25 × ABW
or, inversely:

ABW = 0.8 × ABV
These quotients are a fair approximation to the real values; since the ingredients change from beverage to beverage, it is impossible to have a universal formula, as the density of the beverage minus alcohol varies. The above explained value works best for beers, for example.

Gian
Italy
Local time: 03:36
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 48

42 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

% abv

Explanation:
is how it's written, or sometimes just abv, or of course alcohol by volume in full

This 5.5% abv beer is a deep golden coloured ale, bursting with complex flavours derived from the oak whisky casks used for this beer’s long maturation. ...
www.breconshirebrewery.com/

Ridleys: Winter Winner - ABV 5.5%. A strong, warming seasonal beer. St. Peters: Grapefruit - ABV 4.7%. A new pale brew, presumably with fruit notes? ...
www.cambridge-camra.org.uk/1998/wintfest98-beers.html

http://www.beerhunter.com/documents/19133-000257.html

Big Ben House Mild

A light, easy-drinking golden pale ale with a subtly fruity palate, and a smooth, dry finish. This is a pale mild with 3.5% ABV. "Highly Recommended" by the World Beer Championships.

http://www.arborbrewing.com/beers.html

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Note added at 44 mins (2006-04-30 10:35:34 GMT)
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Iguaza. "Great Waters: This is how the natives call the great falls in South America. A mystical place of spiritual energy and adventure. If you have taste for adventure, you have a taste for Iguaza!" So much for the stilted language of the label. The beer is made by the Argentine brewing giant Quilmes, known for very clean, but bland, golden lagers. This one has 5.2 per cent alcohol by volume, and is said to be all-malt. Faint hop perfume
http://www.beerhunter.com/documents/19133-000257.html

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Note added at 8 hrs (2006-04-30 18:09:39 GMT)
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I think if I was talking about a beer, I'd say it was "4.8% alcohol"

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 132

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

% vol

Explanation:
Hi Alexander,

If your translation is for a label, run your mouse over the "Alc. 5.5% Vol" box in the first link below and you'll get an explanation of UK labelling requirements.

As Gian points out, alcohol by volume is not the same thing as alcohol by weight, the traditional (along with specific gravity) UK way of measuring alcohol content in beer. The conversion factor is .78, which means that a beer with 5% alcohol by volume is about as strong as one with 4% alcohol by weight.

Cheers,

Giles

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Note added at 9 hrs (2006-04-30 19:49:37 GMT)
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If you are interested in "proof", it is simply a standard strength of spirit, in other words alcohol and water of relative density 12/13 at 51 °F, or 49.28 per cent of alcohol (definition taken from Chambers English Dictionary and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholic_proof).

Five per cent alcohol by volume would be ten per cent proof by the US definition quoted in the Wikipedia article.

Reference: http://www.brewingresearch.co.uk/label/labelguide.htm
Reference: http://www.medicouncilalcol.demon.co.uk/handbook/hb_facts.ht...

Giles Watson
Italy
Local time: 03:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 44

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