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Liquids:

Imperial Measures
  • 1 Gill = 1/16 Pint
  • 1 Pint = 20 Fluid Ounces (A US Pint has 16 fluid ounces)
  • 1 British Pint = 1 1/4 US Pints
  • 2 Pints = 1 Quart
  • 4 Quarts = 1 Gallon
  • 1 British Gallon = 160 fl oz
  • 1 US Gallon = 128 fl oz
Metric Measures
  • 1 litre = 1000 millilitres
  • 1 litre of water weights 1kg
Conversions
  • 1 Pint = 568 ml
  • 1 litre = 1 pint 14 oz
  • 1 gallon (British) = 4.546 litre
  • 1 litre = 0.22 gallons
  • 1 ml = 0.036 fl oz
  • 1 fl oz = 28ml
  • 125ml = 4.5 fl oz.
  • 750ml = 25 1/2 fl oz.

 

Weights:

Imperial Measures
  • 1 lb = 16 oz
  • 1 stone = 14 lb
  • 1 cwt = 8 stone
  • 1 cwt = 112 lb
  • 1 ton = 20cwt
  • 1 ton = 2240 lb
Metric Measures
  • 1 kg = 1000g
  • 1 tonne = 1000kg
Conversions
  • 1lb = 454g
  • 1g = 0.036 oz
  • 1 kg = 2.205 lb

 

Spoons:

(British) Imperial Measures
  • 1 teaspoon = 1/8 fl oz
  • 1 dessert spoon = 1/4 fl oz
  • 1 table spoon = 1/2 fl oz
  • 1 dessert spoon = 2 teaspoons
  • 1 table spoon = 2 dessert spoons
(British) MetricMeasures
  • 1 teaspoon = 3.5ml
  • 1 dessert spoon = 7ml
  • 1 table spoon = 14ml
British - American Conversion
  • 1 British teaspoon = 1 US teaspoon
  • 1 British Dessert spoon = 1 US table spoon
  • 1 British table spoon = 1 US serving spoon

 

Temperature:

Imperial Measures
  • Water freezes at 32oF
  • Water boils at 212oF
Metric Measures
  • Water freezes at 0oC
  • Water boils at 100oC
Conversions
  • Centigrade to Farenheit: multiply by 1.8 then add 32
  • Farenheit to Centigrade: subtract 32 then multiply 5 and divide by 9

 

Brewing Quantities:

Cider
  • 20-25lb of apples makes 1 gallon
  • 10kg of apples makes 4.5 litres
Beer
  • 2 oz of hops + 1 pack of yeast makes 5 gallons of beer
  • 50g of hops + 1 pack of yeast makes 20 litres of beer
Wine
  • 2.5lb of grapes makes 1 bottle
  • 1kg of grapes makes 1 bottle
  • Each bottle of wine has approximately 600 grapes in it (give or take 20%)