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Final Gravity, FG

By Bryce Eddings, About.com

Definition: FG - Final gravity is a measure of the unfermantable substances remaining in beer after fermentation. When FG is mathematically compared to OG, Original Gravity, the exact alcoholic strength can be determined.
Examples: Kyle's Nut Brown ale had an OG of 1.054 and an FG of 1.015 resulting in 5.3% alcohol by volume.

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