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CONVERSIONS AND EQUIVALENTS

"Some things are worth memorizing. Others can be looked up."

Weight and Liquid Measures

I made a lot of very sweet wine using C.J.J. Berry's First Steps in Winemaking before I realized that a Imperial, or British, gallon was larger than an American gallon. That realization led me to discover that our cups, pints and quarts are also different. How the colonies of any country could come to have different measures than the parent country for the same named units has remained a mystery to me, but it is an important fact that the differences exist.

Liquid Equivalents

One U.S. liquid gallon equals: One Imperial liquid gallon equals:

0.832 Imperial gallons
3.7854 liters
128 U.S. liquid ounces
133.2 Imperial liquid ounces
8 U.S. liquid pints
6.66 Imperial liquid pints
4 U.S. liquid quarts
3.33 Imperial liquid quarts
5 bottles (750 ml) of wine
1.2 U.S. liquid gallons
4.5459 liters
160 Imperial liquid ounces
153.7 U.S. liquid ounces
8 Imperial liquid pints
9.6 U.S. liquid pints
4 Imperial liquid quarts
4.8 U.S. liquid quarts
6 bottles (750 ml) of wine

Milliliter Equivalents

Traditional Measures Milliliters

1 U.S. cup
1 Imperial cup
1/2 U.S. cup
1/3 U.S. cup
1/4 U.S. cup
2 tablespoons
1 teaspoon
1 U.S. pint
1 U.S. quart
1 U.S. gallon
237 ml
250 ml
118 ml
79 ml
60 ml
30 ml
5 ml
473 ml
946 ml
3,785 ml

Weight Equivalents: U.S. to Metric

U.S. Weights Grams Kilograms

1 ounce
2 ounces
3 ounces
4 ounces
5 ounces
6 ounces
8 ounces
12 ounces
16 ounces
2 pounds
3 pounds
4 pounds
5 pounds
10 pounds
28.349 grams
56.699 gram
85.049 grams
113.398 grams
141.748 grams
170.097 grams
226.796 grams
340.194 grams
453.592 grams
907.185 grams
1 360.777 grams
1 814.369 grams
2 267.962 grams
4 535.924 grams
0.028 kilograms
0.056 kilograms
0.085 kilograms
0.113 kilograms
0.142 kilograms
0.170 kilograms
0.227 kilograms
0.340 kilograms
0.454 kilograms
0.907 kilograms
1.361 kilograms
1.814 kilograms
2.268 kilograms
4.536 kilograms

Weight Equivalents: Metric to U.S.

Metric Weights U.S. Ounces U.S. Pounds

1 gram
2 grams
3 grams
4 grams
5 grams
10 grams
25 grams
50 grams
75 grams
100 grams
500 grams
1 kilogram
2 kilograms
3 kilograms
4 kilograms
5 kilograms
0.035 ounce
0.071 ounce
0.106 ounce
0.141 ounce
0.176 ounce
0.353 ounce
0.882 ounce
1.764 ounces
2.646 ounces
3.527 ounces
17.637 ounces
35.274 ounces
70.548 ounces
105.822 ounces
141.096 ounces
176.370 ounces
0.002 pound
0.004 pound
0.007 pound
0.009 pound
0.011 pound
0.022 pound
0.055 pound
0.110 pound
0.165 pound
0.220 pound
1.102 pounds
2.205 pounds
4.409 pounds
6.614 pounds
8.818 pounds
11.023 pounds

Wine Bottle Capacities

Bottle Size Milliliters

Sample
Split
Third
Half
Pot (Beaujolais)
Clavelin (Jura)
Standard
Liter
Magnum
Tregnum
Double Magnum (Bordeaux*)
Jeroboam (Sparkling**)
Jeroboam ((Bordeaux)
Rehoboam
Imperial (Bordeaux)
Methusalah (Sparkling)
Salmanazar (Bordeaux)
Balthazar (Sparkling)
Nebuchadnezzar (Sparkling)
Soverign
*Bordeaux is the bottle's shape -- shouldered
**All Sparkling bottles are Burgundy shaped
175 ml
187 ml
250 ml
375 ml
500 ml
620 ml
750 ml
1,000 ml
1,500 ml
2,250 ml
3,000 ml
3,000 ml
4,500 to 5000 ml
4,500 ml
6,000 ml
6,000 ml
9,000 ml
12,000 ml
15,000 ml
50,000 ml

Temperature Equivalents

Celsius Fahrenheit Celsius Fahrenheit

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
12
15
17
20
21
32.0
33.8
35.6
37.4
39.2
41.0
42.8
44.6
46.4
48.2
50.0
53.6
59.0
62.6
68.0
69.8
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
32
35
36
37
38
39
40
71.6
73.4
75.2
77.0
78.8
80.6
82.4
84.2
86.0
89.6
95.0
96.8
98.4
100.4
102.2
104.0

Specific Gravity-BRIX Equivalents

Specific Gravity BRIX Specific Gravity BRIX

1.000
1.001
1.002
1.003
1.004
1.005
1.006
1.007
1.008
1.009
1.010
1.011
1.012
1.013
1,014
1.015
1.016
1.017
1.018
1.019
1.020
1.021
1.022
1.023
1.024
1.025
1.026
1.027
1.028
1.029
1.030
1.031
1.032
1.033
1.034
1.035
1.036
1.037
1.038
1.039
1.040
1.041
1.042
1.043
1.044
1.045
1.046
1.047
1.048
1.049
1,050
1.051
1.052
1.053
1.054
1.055
1.056
1.057
1.058
1.059
1.060
1.061
1.062
1.063
1.064
1.065
0.00
0.26
0.51
0.77
1.03
1.28
1.54
1.80
2.05
2.31
2.56
2.81
3.07
3.32
3.57
3.82
4.08
4.33
4.58
4.83
5.08
5.33
5.57
5.82
6.07
6.32
6.57
6.81
7.06
7.30
7.55
7.80
8.04
8.28
8.53
8.77
9.01
9.26
9.50
9.74
9.98
10.22
10.46
10.70
10.94
11.18
11,42
11.66
11.90
12.14
12.37
12.61
12.85
13.08
13.32
13.55
13.79
14.02
14.26
14.49
14.72
14.96
15.19
15.42
15.65
15.88
1.066
1.067
1.068
1.069
1.070
1.071
1.072
1.073
1.074
1.075
1.076
1.077
1.078
1.079
1,080
1.081
1.082
1.083
1.084
1.085
1.086
1.087
1.088
1.089
1.090
1.091
1.092
1.093
1.094
1.095
1.096
1.097
1.098
1.099
1.100
1.101
1.102
1.103
1.104
1.105
1.106
1.107
1.108
1.109
1.110
1.111
1.112
1.113
1.114
1.115
1,116
1.117
1.118
1.119
1.120
1.121
1.122
1.123
1.124
1.125
1.126
1.127
1.128
1.129
1.130

16.11
16.34
16.57
16.80
17.03
17.26
17.49
17.72
17.95
18.18
18.40
18.63
18.86
19.08
19.31
19.53
19.76
19.98
20.21
20.43
20.65
20.88
21.10
21.32
21.54
21.77
21.99
22.21
22.43
22.65
22.87
23.09
23.31
23.53
23.75
23.96
24.18
24.40
24.62
24.83
25.05
25.27
25.48
25.70
25.91
26.13
26.34
26.56
26.77
26.98
27.20
27.41
27.62
27.83
28.05
28.26
28.47
28.68
28.89
29.10
29.31
29.52
29.73
29.94
30.15

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Blending Wines
Measuring Additives in Winemaking

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One U.S. liquid gallon equals:	One Imperial liquid gallon equals:
0.832 Imperial gallons 3.7854 liters 128 U.S. liquid ounces 133.2 Imperial liquid ounces 8 U.S. liquid pints 6.66 Imperial liquid pints 4 U.S. liquid quarts 3.33 Imperial liquid quarts 5 bottles (750 ml) of wine	1.2 U.S. liquid gallons 4.5459 liters 160 Imperial liquid ounces 153.7 U.S. liquid ounces 8 Imperial liquid pints 9.6 U.S. liquid pints 4 Imperial liquid quarts 4.8 U.S. liquid quarts 6 bottles (750 ml) of wine

Traditional Measures	Milliliters
1 U.S. cup 1 Imperial cup 1/2 U.S. cup 1/3 U.S. cup 1/4 U.S. cup 2 tablespoons 1 teaspoon 1 U.S. pint 1 U.S. quart 1 U.S. gallon	237 ml 250 ml 118 ml 79 ml 60 ml 30 ml 5 ml 473 ml 946 ml 3,785 ml

U.S. Weights	Grams	Kilograms
1 ounce 2 ounces 3 ounces 4 ounces 5 ounces 6 ounces 8 ounces 12 ounces 16 ounces 2 pounds 3 pounds 4 pounds 5 pounds 10 pounds	28.349 grams 56.699 gram 85.049 grams 113.398 grams 141.748 grams 170.097 grams 226.796 grams 340.194 grams 453.592 grams 907.185 grams 1 360.777 grams 1 814.369 grams 2 267.962 grams 4 535.924 grams	0.028 kilograms 0.056 kilograms 0.085 kilograms 0.113 kilograms 0.142 kilograms 0.170 kilograms 0.227 kilograms 0.340 kilograms 0.454 kilograms 0.907 kilograms 1.361 kilograms 1.814 kilograms 2.268 kilograms 4.536 kilograms

Metric Weights	U.S. Ounces	U.S. Pounds
1 gram 2 grams 3 grams 4 grams 5 grams 10 grams 25 grams 50 grams 75 grams 100 grams 500 grams 1 kilogram 2 kilograms 3 kilograms 4 kilograms 5 kilograms	0.035 ounce 0.071 ounce 0.106 ounce 0.141 ounce 0.176 ounce 0.353 ounce 0.882 ounce 1.764 ounces 2.646 ounces 3.527 ounces 17.637 ounces 35.274 ounces 70.548 ounces 105.822 ounces 141.096 ounces 176.370 ounces	0.002 pound 0.004 pound 0.007 pound 0.009 pound 0.011 pound 0.022 pound 0.055 pound 0.110 pound 0.165 pound 0.220 pound 1.102 pounds 2.205 pounds 4.409 pounds 6.614 pounds 8.818 pounds 11.023 pounds

Bottle Size	Milliliters
Sample Split Third Half Pot (Beaujolais) Clavelin (Jura) Standard Liter Magnum Tregnum Double Magnum (Bordeaux) Jeroboam (Sparkling) Jeroboam ((Bordeaux) Rehoboam Imperial (Bordeaux)* Methusalah (Sparkling) Salmanazar (Bordeaux) Balthazar (Sparkling) Nebuchadnezzar (Sparkling) Soverign Bordeaux is the bottle's shape -- shouldered *All Sparkling bottles are Burgundy shaped	175 ml 187 ml 250 ml 375 ml 500 ml 620 ml 750 ml 1,000 ml 1,500 ml 2,250 ml 3,000 ml 3,000 ml 4,500 to 5000 ml 4,500 ml 6,000 ml 6,000 ml 9,000 ml 12,000 ml 15,000 ml 50,000 ml

Celsius	Fahrenheit	Celsius	Fahrenheit
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 15 17 20 21	32.0 33.8 35.6 37.4 39.2 41.0 42.8 44.6 46.4 48.2 50.0 53.6 59.0 62.6 68.0 69.8	22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 35 36 37 38 39 40	71.6 73.4 75.2 77.0 78.8 80.6 82.4 84.2 86.0 89.6 95.0 96.8 98.4 100.4 102.2 104.0

Specific Gravity	BRIX	Specific Gravity	BRIX
1.000 1.001 1.002 1.003 1.004 1.005 1.006 1.007 1.008 1.009 1.010 1.011 1.012 1.013 1,014 1.015 1.016 1.017 1.018 1.019 1.020 1.021 1.022 1.023 1.024 1.025 1.026 1.027 1.028 1.029 1.030 1.031 1.032 1.033 1.034 1.035 1.036 1.037 1.038 1.039 1.040 1.041 1.042 1.043 1.044 1.045 1.046 1.047 1.048 1.049 1,050 1.051 1.052 1.053 1.054 1.055 1.056 1.057 1.058 1.059 1.060 1.061 1.062 1.063 1.064 1.065	0.00 0.26 0.51 0.77 1.03 1.28 1.54 1.80 2.05 2.31 2.56 2.81 3.07 3.32 3.57 3.82 4.08 4.33 4.58 4.83 5.08 5.33 5.57 5.82 6.07 6.32 6.57 6.81 7.06 7.30 7.55 7.80 8.04 8.28 8.53 8.77 9.01 9.26 9.50 9.74 9.98 10.22 10.46 10.70 10.94 11.18 11,42 11.66 11.90 12.14 12.37 12.61 12.85 13.08 13.32 13.55 13.79 14.02 14.26 14.49 14.72 14.96 15.19 15.42 15.65 15.88	1.066 1.067 1.068 1.069 1.070 1.071 1.072 1.073 1.074 1.075 1.076 1.077 1.078 1.079 1,080 1.081 1.082 1.083 1.084 1.085 1.086 1.087 1.088 1.089 1.090 1.091 1.092 1.093 1.094 1.095 1.096 1.097 1.098 1.099 1.100 1.101 1.102 1.103 1.104 1.105 1.106 1.107 1.108 1.109 1.110 1.111 1.112 1.113 1.114 1.115 1,116 1.117 1.118 1.119 1.120 1.121 1.122 1.123 1.124 1.125 1.126 1.127 1.128 1.129 1.130	16.11 16.34 16.57 16.80 17.03 17.26 17.49 17.72 17.95 18.18 18.40 18.63 18.86 19.08 19.31 19.53 19.76 19.98 20.21 20.43 20.65 20.88 21.10 21.32 21.54 21.77 21.99 22.21 22.43 22.65 22.87 23.09 23.31 23.53 23.75 23.96 24.18 24.40 24.62 24.83 25.05 25.27 25.48 25.70 25.91 26.13 26.34 26.56 26.77 26.98 27.20 27.41 27.62 27.83 28.05 28.26 28.47 28.68 28.89 29.10 29.31 29.52 29.73 29.94 30.15

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CONVERSIONS AND EQUIVALENTS

Weight and Liquid Measures

Liquid Equivalents

Milliliter Equivalents

Weight Equivalents: U.S. to Metric

Weight Equivalents: Metric to U.S.

Wine Bottle Capacities

Temperature Equivalents

Specific Gravity-BRIX Equivalents

Also see

Blending Wines

Measuring Additives in Winemaking

ADVANCED WINEMAKING BASICS
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