How to use these tables:
1: Read from the top down to find out how many "X" units there are
in "Y". For example, to find out how many cups there are in a barrel,
find the "cups" column, and read down until you reach the "barrels" row,
and you'll find that there are 496 cups in a barrel.
2: To convert back and forth between units, "divide down and
multiply across". Find the number at the intersection of the row and
column of the two units you're interested in. If you're reading down a
column to get to that number, you'll have to divide by that number to
convert to the other unit. If you find yourself reading across, you'll
have to multiply.
For example, to convert from cups to barrels, you'll be reading
down the cups column to get to barrels, so take the number of cups you
have and divide by 496 to get barrels. To convert from barrels to cups,
read from barrels across to cups, and multiply the number of barrels by
496 to get cups.
*Note* The units are listed in the leftmost column, and their
abbreviations are listed across the top row of each table.
Liquid (Volume) Measure Equivalents:
U.S. Measures: tsp tbl fl.oz. c pt qt gal bbl.
teaspoon
tablespoons 3
fluid ounces 6 2
cups 48 16 8
pints 96 32 16 2
quarts 192 64 32 4 2
gallons 768 256 128 16 8 4
barrels 23808 7936 3968 496 248 124 31
Metric: ml cl dl l dal hl
milliliters
centiliters 10
deciliters 100 10
liters 1000 100 10
dekaliters 10000 1000 100 10
hectoliters 100000 10000 1000 100 10
*Note* A cubic centimeter (cc) is the same as 1 milliliter (ml).
U.S. / Metric Conversions:
ml cl dl l dal hl
teaspoon 4.93 0.49 0.05 0.005 0.0005 0.00005
tablespoons 14.79 1.48 0.15 0.01 0.001 0.0001
fluid ounces 29.57 2.96 0.30 0.03 0.003 0.0003
cups 236.59 23.66 2.37 0.24 0.02 0.002
pints 473.18 47.32 4.73 0.47 0.05 0.005
quarts 946.35 94.64 9.46 0.95 0.09 0.009
gallons 3785.41 378.54 37.85 3.79 0.38 0.03
barrels 117377.71 11737.77 1173.78 117.38 11.74 1.17
quarts / 1.057 = liters
gallons x 3.7854 = liters
U.S. / English Conversions:
U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S.
tsp. tbl. cup pint gal.
Eng. teaspoon 1.2500 0.417 0.026 0.013 0.002
Eng. tablespoon 3.7500 1.250 0.078 0.039 0.005
Eng. cup ("gill") 57.600 19.20 1.200 0.600 0.075
Eng. pint 115.20 38.40 2.400 1.200 0.150
Eng. gallon 932.60 307.2 19.20 9.600 1.200
Dry Measure Equivalents:
U.S. Measures: pt qt peck
pint
quart 2
peck 16 8
bushel 64 32 4
Weight Measure Equivalents:
U.S. Measures: drams oz. lb.
ounces 16
pounds 256 16
Metric: mg g kg
milligrams
grams 1000
kilograms 1000000 1000
U.S. / Metric Conversions:
ounces pounds
grams 0.03527 0.0022
kilograms 35.2736 2.2046
kilograms x 2.2046 = pounds
pounds / 2.2046 = kilograms
U.S. / English Conversions:
U.S. U.S.
ounces pounds
Eng. ounces 1 0.063
Eng. pounds 16 1
Temperature Conversions:
Degrees Centigrade = 5/9 x (Degrees Fahrenheit - 32)
Degrees Fahrenheit = (Degrees Centigrade x 9/5) + 32
Miscellaneous Factoids:
A gallon of honey weighs about 12 pounds.
Water weighs 8.3454 pounds per gallon (U.S. units).
Pasteurization: hold at 160 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 - 30 minutes.
U.S. standard beer bottles: 12 fl. oz.
U.S. large beer bottles: 22 fl. oz.
Grolsch & Jubel swing-tops: 1 pint (16 fl. oz.)
Fischer swing-tops: large: 22 fl. oz.
small: 11.5 fl. oz
5-gallons: 640 fl. oz.
1 gallon: 128 fl. oz.
Formula to Compute Target Starting Gravity:
V x (Gs - 1)
h = ---------------
(Gh - 1)
where:
h = the total volume of honey required to achieve the desired starting
gravity,
V = the total final volume (5 for a 5-gallon batch, etc.),
Gs = desired starting gravity,
Gh = the specific gravity of your sweetener (honey's is 1.445)
For example:
If you wanted a 5 gallon batch with a starting gravity of 1.120, the
formula would look like:
h = 5 gallons x (1.120 - 1) / (1.445 - 1)
= (5 x 0.12) / (0.445) = 0.60 / 0.445 = 1.35 gallons
To get the required amount of honey in pints, just substitute 40 pints
for the 5 gallons.
