SOLUTION: how much water must be added to 4 gallons of an 8% alcohol beer to reduce the alcohol content to 6%?

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Question 757583: how much water must be added to 4 gallons of an 8% alcohol beer to reduce the alcohol content to 6%?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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This would not be done. You would possibly add a lower alcohol content beer, but adding water just to decrease the alcohol content will just dilute the beer. The more sensible method would be to use more water or less barley when producing the beer.