Proof Litre

06:05 Sep 8, 2016
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English term or phrase: Proof Litre
What is LPL (London Proof Litre)? What does it tell about the liquor?
1Lof 100degree proof alcohol weighs12/13 of 1L of pure water at 51degree Fahrenheit. 25 under proof is 25 below 100 degree proof and 60 over proof is 60 above the 100.I read the formula LPL=(Bulk litre *proof strenth)/100).Here suppose BL= 1000L Proof strength= 25UP=75 then we get LPL=750_what’s it
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2 +1litr wzorcowy
Dimitar Dimitrov
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Conversion of Bulk Litre to London Proof Litre
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proof litre
litr wzorcowy


Explanation:
Na przykład.

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Reference: Conversion of Bulk Litre to London Proof Litre

Reference information:
It the UK it was laid down by an Act of Parliament in 1816 that "a quantity of 100 proof liquor would have the same weight as 12/13 ths of the same volume of pure water at 51°F." (That is twelve thirteenths) So,

100 proof (UK) = 57.06 %AbV
200 proof (US) = 100 %AbV = 175.25 proof (UK)
100 proof (US) = 50 %AbV = 87.6 proof (UK)

So London Proof Litre = Alcohol Strenght in % /.571/100 X bulk litre.

eg . Bulk Litre = 9 litre , 43% Alchol Strenght will be 43/.571/100X 9 = 6.78 LPL .

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posted by Rakesh on https://goo.gl/BfveC1

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Note added at 5 hrs (2016-09-08 11:07:42 GMT)
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W 18 wieku stopień zawartości alkoholu (ang. Proof) testowany był poprzez podpalenie mieszaniny prochu strzelniczego i alkoholu. Ten sposób sprawdzania wymyślili brytyjscy marynarze, gdy Royal Navy zaczęła wypłacać im żołd w postaci porcji rumu. W celu sprawdzenia czy nie są oszukiwani, czy rum nie został rozwodniony, polewali proch rumem i podpalali. Jeśli następował błysk i dochodziło do zapłonu, a mieszanina paliła się spokojnym, niebieskim płomieniem, to był to dowód (proof) na to, iż zawartość alkoholu jest wystarczająca, że rum poddany badaniu posiada odpowiednią moc. Natomiast brak zapłonu oznaczał zbyt niską zawarość alkoholu (underproof) i stanowił dowód na to, iż rum jest rozwodniony, że jest zbyt słaby na ówczesne standardy by przyjąć go w formie zapłaty. Marynarze zapewne zbytnio nie protestowali, gdy "ich żołd palił się zbyt szybko" (overproof), tzn. moc rumu była wyższa niż wymagana. - http://www.whiskyandmusic.pl/modules.php?name=News&file=prin...

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The term proof dates back to 16th century England, when spirits were taxed at different rates depending on their alcohol content. Spirits were tested by soaking a pellet of gunpowder in them. If the gunpowder could still burn, the spirits were rated above proof and taxed at a higher rate. Gunpowder would not burn in rum that contained less than 57.15% ABV. Therefore, rum that contained this percentage of alcohol was defined to have 100 degrees proof. The gunpowder test was officially replaced by a specific-gravity test in 1816 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_proof#History

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proof

ang., próba; stopień zawartości alkoholu w trunkach (100°-100 degrees proof = ok. 57% alkoholu objętościowo). - http://www.slownik-online.pl/kopalinski/137CBD29B9A7F39E4125...

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