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Practical Brewery Conversions
Metric Equivalent
Is Equal To
Metric Unit
Is Equal To
3.28 ft
1.00 m
1 meter (m)
100 cm
1 ft
30.48 cm
1 centimeter (cm)
10 mm
1 inch
25.4 mm
1 millimeter
1000 µm
1 sq. ft.
929 sq. cm.
1 micron (µm)
1000 nm
1 cubic ft.
28.32 L
1 kilogram (kg)
1000 g
1 pound
453.6 g
1 gram (g)
1000 mg
1 atm
14.7 psi
1 hectoliter (hl)
100 L
1 grain/gal (U.S.)
17.1 ppm
1 liter (L)
1000 ml
1 grain/gal (British)
14.2 ppm
1 atmosphere
1 kg/sq. cm.
Legal Bushel Weights
Is Equal To (in lbs)
1 lb/100 bbls
38.6 ppm
Barley
48
1 lb/100 bbls
3.86 g/hl
Malt
34
1 g/hl
0.258 lbs/100 bbls
Caramel Malt
30
1 hl
0.852 U.S. bbls
Black Malt
26
1 L
0.264 U.S. gallons
Corn
56
1 L
1.057 quarts
Rice
58
1 m
1.094 yards
Wheat
60
1 cm
0.0328 feet
Syrup
50
1 ml
0.0610 cubic in.
Approximate Caloric Value of Average Beer
Is Equal To (in calories)
1 kg
2.2 lbs
Conversion Factors 1 U.S. beer barrel
8 oz.
85
31 gallons 124 quarts 248 pints 3968 oz 4.144 cubic feet 7161 cubic inches
10 oz.
140
12 oz.
170
Percent Equivalents (approximate)
Is Equal To
1%
1.3 Fluid ounces per gallon 0.62 pounds per cubic foot 2.6 pounds per U.S. beer barrel
258.70 lbs water at 39.2 °F 257.16 lbs water at 95 ºF 247.93 lbs water at 212 ºF 271 lbs of 12% wort (approximately) 262 lbs of beer of 3% AE 128 fl. oz. 8.345 lbs water at 39.2 °F 8.296 lbs water at 95 ºF 7.998 lbs water at 212 ºF 231 cubic inches of malt liquor at 39.2 ºF
Metric Equivalent
Is Equal To
1 U.S. beer bbl
1.173 hl
1 U.S. gallon
3.785 L
1 U.S. gallon
1 quart
0.946 L
1 pint
473.2 ml
12 fl. oz.
354.9 ml
8 fl. oz.
236.6 ml
7 fl. oz.
207.0 m
1 quart
57.749 cubic inches
1 fl. oz.
29.6 ml
1 pint
28.875 cubic inches
1 fl. oz.
1.805 cubic inches
1 bushel
1.244 cubic feet
1 cubic foot
1728 cubic inches 7.48 gal 62.43 lbs water at 39.2 °F
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