Degree of Baumé: locut. Scale for measuring the density (sugar content) of the musts which makes it possible to calculate the alcohol content. To calculate the weight of the sugar contained in the must, the Baumé hydrometer is used. It indicates the alcoholic degree that the wine will have after fermentation. The use of the hydrometer is accompanied by that of the thermometer because the density of the must varies according to its temperature. This unit of indirect measurement of concentration via density was invented in 1770 by the pharmacist ...
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