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Old 22-November-2007, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by publius View Post
Yes, alcohol content is always expressed as a v/v ratio, rather than by weight, and as I mentioned I'm not certain exactly what it means.
Volume of alcohol if it was pure to volume of mixture.

They use that because it makes for a bigger number, so sells better.
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