degree KMW

degree KMW
(°KMW)
   a unit used in Austria to measure the sugar content of must, the unfermented liquor from which wine is made. One degree KMW is roughly equivalent to 1% sugar by weight or 5° Oe; for the exact conversion see below under degree Oeschle. KMW is an abbreviation for Klosterneuburger Mostwaage (Klosterneuburg Must Scale).

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