Although it affects human health negatively and many harmful effects are known, alcohol production and consumption are increasing in the world and in our country. Alcoholic beverage analysis is of great importance in order to differentiate fake spirits from real drinks, as alcoholic poisoning is increasing.

In addition to sensory analyzes, alcoholic beverages are physically analyzed. Intensity determination is the leading physical analysis of alcoholic beverages. Density determination in alcoholic beverages is done by various methods. Density determination by pyknometer, density determination by densimeter, density determination by alcoholometer and density determination by alcolyzer are the most commonly used methods among these methods.

In the density determination method with pycnometer, carbonated alcoholic beverage which is expired is filled into the pycnometer device. Then, 30 is left in the water bath prepared at the appropriate temperature for a minute and weighed. Then there is the density with the calculation to be made.

Densimeters are used for density determination. Again, carbonated carbonated alcoholic beverage is filled into the glass cylinder of the aerometer and immersed in the water bath prepared at the appropriate temperature to read the sink point. The reading indicates the concentration of alcohol at that temperature. When determining the density, a bome or balling areometer is used instead of a densimeter. In this case, calculation is made according to different formulas.

In the density determination method with alcoholometer, alcoholometer is used. The alcoholometer is used to measure volumetric alcohol content of liquids as a percentage. When the density measurement is made at 20 degrees with the alcoholometer, the alcohol ratio corresponding to the density is found in the tables arranged by volume.

The density determination method with alcolyzer is also used, which is a density measuring device, and the alcohol content of the alcoholic beverage is determined quickly and easily.

In authorized laboratories, alcohol content by volume is determined by chemical methods, picnometer, densimeter, alcoholometer or alcolyzer methods. In these studies, the standards published by domestic and foreign organizations are complied with.