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1 ⁄ 2 Imperial pint. A gill of beer was a customary measure equal to half an imperial pint (10 imperial fluid ounces or 280 millilitres) used in rural parts of England. [9] It is a holdover from when spirits, wines and brandies, ale, and beer all had different standard measures of capacity.
[2] [3] Half of a gill is a jack, or an eighth of a pint. [4] But in northern England, a quarter pint could also be called a jack or a noggin, rather than a gill, and in some areas a half pint could be called a gill, particularly for beer and milk. [5] [6] [7]
United States standard drinks of beer, malt liquor, wine, and spirits compared. Each contains about 14 grams or 17.7 ml of ethanol. A standard drink or (in the UK) unit of alcohol is a measure of alcohol consumption representing a fixed amount of pure alcohol.
The hogshead of beer and ale was equal to a quarter of a tun, half a butt, or three kilderkins. This unit is about 3% larger than the wine hogshead. hogshead (Ale) In the mid-15th century the ale hogshead was defined as 48 ale or beer gallons (221.8153 L). In 1688 the ale hogshead was redefined to be 51 ale or beer gallons (235.67875 L).
Whether you cracked open a bottle for a dinner party with friends or you simply used some red wine for cooking, a half empty bottle of wine is something you won't want to go to waste.
Police are appealing for "potentially important" witnesses to come forward after a man suffered a serious head injury in an assault in Westerham.
"Use 3 parts of water to one part of white vinegar solution to clean the feeder," she says. "Soak the feeder in the solution and use a stiff brush to clean out any old seed or bird droppings ...
WHO estimates nearly half of alcohol-attributable cancers in the WHO European Region are linked to light or moderate drinking defined as "less than 1.5 litres of wine or less than 3.5 litres of beer or less than 450 millilitres of spirits per week". [94]