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  2. Tun (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The tun (Old English: tunne, Latin: tunellus, Medieval Latin: tunna) is an English unit of liquid volume (not weight), used for measuring wine, [1] oil or honey. Typically a large vat or vessel, most often holding 252 wine gallons, but occasionally other sizes (e.g. 256, 240 and 208 gallons) were also used. [2] The modern tun is about 954 litres.

  3. Wine gallon - Wikipedia

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    The 1707 wine gallon is the basis of the United States' gallon, as well as other measures. [3] The Imperial gallon was defined with yet another set of temperature and pressure values (62 °F (17 °C) and 30.0 inHg (102 kPa)). To convert a number of wine gallons to the equivalent number of Imperial gallons, multiply by 0.833111.

  4. English wine cask units - Wikipedia

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    [nb 3] The Queen Anne wine gallon of 231 cubic inches was adopted in 1707 and still serves as the definition of the US gallon. A US tun is then the volume or of a rectangular cuboid with dimensions 36 by 38.5 by 42 inches. When the imperial system was introduced the tun was redefined in the UK and colonies as 210 imperial gallons.

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    His recommended starting ratio is 75 grams of coffee per liter. A 12-ounce cup of French press coffee will need around 27 grams—translating to a total cost per cup of 35 ... (Hot Spiced Wine) ...

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    On Friday, the fast-food chain unveiled the “McValue” menu, a new, budget-friendly category that will roll out at US restaurants on January 7, 2025. The popular $5 meal deal , unveiled earlier ...

  8. Alcohol measurements - Wikipedia

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    It is a holdover from when spirits, wines and brandies, ale, and beer all had different standard measures of capacity. An Ale Gill (based on the Ale gallon) and a Beer Gill (based on the Beer gallon) were different sizes until standardized as Ale / Beer gallons in 1688, Beer gallons in 1803, and Imperial gallons in 1824. Half (imp.) 284 mL: 9.6 ...

  9. Hogshead - Wikipedia

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    A hogshead of brandy was approximately equal to 56–61 gallons (0.255–0.277 m 3). [ citation needed ] Eventually, a hogshead of wine came to be 63 US gallons (52.5 imp gal ; 238.5 L ), while a hogshead of beer or ale is 54 gallons (250 L if old beer/ale gallons, 245 L if imperial).