ABV
Drink potency measure
ABV stands for alcohol by volume, the standard measure of alcohol content in beverages.
A beer at 5% ABV contains 5% pure alcohol by volume.
The measurement helps drinkers gauge strength: light beers run 3-4%, wine 12-15%, spirits 40% or higher.
Check the ABV before assuming all seltzers are the same.
Fermented grain drink
- wineFermented grape beverage
- spiritsLiquor or apparitions
- whiskeyOak-aged grain spirit
- vodkaClear distilled spirit
gin · rum · tequila · brandy · liqueur · sake · soju · cider
Microbial sugar conversion
- yeastFermenting fungus
- wortPlant used as remedy
- homebrewSelf-made alcoholic beverage
- craft beerSmall-batch artisanal beer
malt · hops · barley · mashing · gravity · ale · lager · stout
Rate per hundred
- volumeAmount of space filled
- proofDemonstration of truth
- hydrometerLiquid density measuring instrument
- refractometerOptical index-measuring device
specific gravity · calculation · label · reading · testing · standard drink · units · concentration
beer
Fermented grain drink
vodka · gin · rum · tequila · brandy · liqueur · sake · soju · cider · mead
fermentation
Microbial sugar conversion
craft beer · malt · hops · barley · mashing · gravity · ale · lager · stout · porter
percent
Rate per hundred
- volumeAmount of space filled
- proofDemonstration of truth
- hydrometerLiquid density measuring instrument
refractometer · specific gravity · calculation · label · reading · testing · standard drink · units · concentration · calibration
potency
Degree of strength
light · session · imperial · overproof · fortified · low-alcohol · double · triple · heavy · mild
- alcoholbeer, vodka, whiskey, whisky, rum
- product labelsingredient list, warning labels, safety labels, warning label, nutrition facts
- taproomstap room, taproom, draft beer, taps, pint glasses
- brewingwort, mash, brewery, hops, malt
- craft beercraft beer, craft brewery, microbrewery, brewpub, brewmaster
- alcohol strengthalcohol by volume, alcohol content, alcohol level, proof, overproof
Containing no ethanol
alcohol-free · zero-proof · sober · soft drink · NA beer