US Barrels (Liquid) to Gills (UK) calculator

US Barrels (Liquid)

Police empty barrels of beer into the sewers during prohibition (1919-1933)

Source: history.com

Gills (UK)

Imperial Gill Brass Measure. Used to measure a gill of spirits served within an ale house or inn. This was a standard measure. When this was made pewter tankards were still widely used in the trade and they were not of a standard volume. Such measures often have several verification marks if they had not been tampered with over long periods.

Source: Scottish Antiques

US Barrels (Liquid) to Gills (UK) Conversion Table

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• US Barrel (Liquid) (119.2405L)

  A barrel is one of several units of volume applied in various contexts; there are dry barrels, fluid barrels (such as the UK beer barrel and US beer barrel), oil barrels and so on. For historical reasons the volumes of some barrel units are roughly double the volumes of others; volumes in common usage range from about 100 to 200 litres (22 to 44 imp gal; 26 to 53 US gal). In many connections the term "drum" is used almost interchangeably with "barrel". In the US most fluid barrels (apart from oil) are 31.5 US gallons (26 imp gal; 119 L) (half a hogshead), but a beer barrel is 31 US gallons (26 imp gal; 117 L). The size of beer kegs in the US is based loosely on fractions of the US beer barrel.

• Gill (UK) (0.1420653L)

  The gill or teacup is a unit of measurement for volume equal to a quarter of a pint. It is no longer in common use, except in regard to the volume of alcoholic spirits measures. 1 imperial gill equals to 5 imperial fluid ounces, 1⁄32 imperial gallon, 1⁄4 imperial pint, ≈ 142 ml, ≈ 1.2 US gills