Volume Conversion

Convert between liters, gallons, quarts, and other volume units used in brewing.

The Volume Conversion tool quickly converts between different volume units commonly used in brewing.

How to Use

1. Enter a value in any volume unit field

2. View instant conversions - All other units update automatically

3. The tool remembers your last entered value

Supported Units

The units are organized into five categories in the tool.

Metric

• Liters (L): Base unit for all conversions

• Milliliters (ml): 0.001 L

US

• Teaspoons (tsp): 4.93 ml

• Tablespoons (tbsp): 14.79 ml

• Fluid Ounces (fl oz): 29.57 ml

• Cups (cup): 236.59 ml

• Pints (pt): 473.18 ml

• Quarts (qt): 946.35 ml

• Gallons (gal): 3,785.41 ml

• Beer Barrels (bbl): 117,347.77 ml (31 US gallons)

Imperial

• Ounces (oz): 28.41 ml

• Pints (pt): 568.26 ml

• Quarts (qt): 1,136.52 ml

• Gallons (gal): 4,546.09 ml

• Beer Barrels (brl): 163,659.31 ml (36 Imperial gallons)

Bottling

The tool includes common bottle sizes for calculating bottling yields (how many bottles you can fill from a given volume):

• 12 oz: 354.88 ml (standard US bottle)

• 22 oz: 650.62 ml (bomber)

• 330 ml: European standard

• 375 ml: Small Belgian/wine bottle

• 440 ml: Tall can / UK pint can

• 500 ml: European half-liter

• 750 ml: Large format / wine bottle

Common Brewing Conversions

Batch Sizes

• 18.93 liters = 5 gallons (US)

• 20 liters = 5.28 gallons (US)

• 117.35 liters = 1 barrel (31 gallons)

Recipe Scaling

• 3.785 liters = 1 gallon

• 19 liters = 5.02 gallons (640 fl oz)

• 20 liters = 5.28 gallons

• 23 liters = 6.08 gallons

Water Additions

• 1 liter = 33.81 fl oz

• 946 ml = 1 quart

• 500 ml = 16.91 fl oz

• 237 ml = 1 cup

Practical Applications

Recipe Conversion

• Convert between US and metric recipes

• Scale recipes up or down

• Adjust for equipment size

Water Chemistry

• Precise mineral additions

• Accurate dilution calculations

• Sparge water volumes

Packaging

• Bottle counts from a given volume (use the Bottling category)

• Keg sizes

• Case calculations

Quick Reference

Popular Homebrew Sizes

• 4 liters (1 gallon): Test batches

• 19 liters (5 gallons): Standard homebrew

• 38 liters (10 gallons): Double batches

• 58 liters (15 gallons): Half-barrel

Keg Sizes

• Corny Keg: 18.93 L (5 gallons)

• Sixth Barrel: 19.5 L (5.16 gallons)

• Quarter Barrel: 29.3 L (7.75 gallons)

• Half Barrel: 58.7 L (15.5 gallons)

Bottle Sizes

• 355 ml (12 oz): Standard bottle

• 473 ml (16 oz): Pint bottle

• 650 ml (22 oz): Bomber

• 750 ml (25.36 oz): Wine bottle

Tips

• Use graduated cylinders for accuracy

• Read at eye level

• Account for temperature expansion of hot liquids

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• Equipment Profiles