Fruit Dilution Calculator | Craft Beer & Brewing

Brewing Tools: Fruit Dilution Calculator

Determine the quantity of dilution that you'll get from added fruit. Calculation provided by Bret Kollmann Baker from Urban Artifact.

Fruit Beer Dilution Calculator

Enter values to calculate the Target OG (Original Gravity):

OG Wort:
Volume of Wort (e.g. liters):
OG Fruit:
Volume of Fruit (e.g. liters):

Target OG Combined: 1.038

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Fruit added to beer will dilute your beer. Most fruit is less sweet than wort. It is not additive. Here is the equation:

Target OG_combined = OG_wort * (Vol_wort / (Vol_fruit + Vol_wort)) + OG_fruit * (Vol_fruit / (Vol_fruit + Vol_wort))

Use same units for gravities. Use same units for volume. Solve for OG_(wort).
If not fermenting your fruit, use a simple volume ratio * abv.