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Until 2022 [1] a spirit measure in the Isle of Man was defined as 1 ⁄ 5 gill (28.4 mL), and as 1 ⁄ 6 gill (23.7 mL) in Northern Ireland. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Half of a gill is a jack, or an eighth of a pint.
A tenth (1 ⁄ 10, or 0.1) of a US gallon. Called a "Commercial Pint" because it was equivalent to 0.8 US liquid pints. Replaced by the 375 mL "metric pint". Reputed Pint (UK)-13.3 imp oz. 378 mL: The "Reputed Pint" (2 ⁄ 3 Imperial pint or 1 ⁄ 12 Imperial gallon) was devised to split a standard gallon into twelve small bottles. Originally ...
A US fluid ounce is 1 / 16 of a US pint (about 1·04 UK fluid ounces or 29.6 mL); a UK fluid ounce is 1 / 20 of a UK pint (about 0·96 US fluid ounce or 28.4 mL). On a larger scale, perhaps for institutional cookery, a UK gallon is 8 UK pints (160 UK fluid ounces; about 1·2 US gallons or 4.546 litres), whereas the US gallon is ...
4.5 gallons or 1 ⁄ 8 beer barrel Firkin 2 pins, 9 gallons (ale, beer or goods) or 1 ⁄ 4 beer barrel Kilderkin 2 firkins, 18 gallons or 1 ⁄ 2 beer barrel Beer barrel 2 kilderkins, 36 gallons or 2 ⁄ 3 beer hogshead Beer hogshead 3 kilderkins, 54 gallons or 1.5 beer barrels Beer pipe or butt 2 beer hogsheads, 3 beer barrels or 108 gallons ...
Britain's North American colonies adopted the British wine gallon, defined in 1707 as exactly 231 cubic inches (3 in × 7 in × 11 in) as their basic liquid measure, from which the US wet pint is derived, and the British corn gallon (1 ⁄ 8 of a standard "Winchester" bushel of corn, or exactly 268.8025 cubic inches) as its dry measure, from ...
The relief applies to draught drinks below 8.5% ABV, which equates to a 1p tax cut on the average 4.58% pint. The measure will affect three fifths of all alcoholic drinks sold in pubs, the ...
0.448 gal: 3 pints or 1.5 quarts: 1.696 L: also known as a joug: pint (Scots) of spirits: 2 chopins: 473.17 ml: a.k.a. tappit hen gallon of ale or beer: 8 pints: 3.584 gal: 2.98 (≈3) gallons: 13.638 L: gallon of wine or spirits: 8 pints: 35 gills in a gallon of spirits barrel of ale or beer: 12 Scots gallons: 35.76 (≈36) beer gallons: A ...
The British imperial gallon (frequently called simply "gallon") is defined as exactly 4.54609 dm 3 (4.54609 litres). [4] It is used in some Commonwealth countries, and until 1976 was defined as the volume of water at 62 °F (16.67 °C) [ 5 ] [ 6 ] whose mass is 10 pounds (4.5359237 kg).