Alcohol measurements
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Alcohol measurements are Units of measurement
Units of measurement
A unit of measurement is a definite magnitude of a physical quantity, defined and adopted by convention and/or by law, that is used as a standard for measurement of the same physical quantity. Any other value of the physical quantity can be expressed as a simple multiple of the unit of...

 for determining amounts of alcohol
Alcohol
In chemistry, an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxy functional group is bound to a carbon atom. In particular, this carbon center should be saturated, having single bonds to three other atoms....

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Beer measures

  • snorkel - 2 fluid ounces
  • nip
    Nip
    NIP, NIPS, or nip may refer to:* Neural Information Processing Systems, a computational statistics conference held annually, usually in Canada....

     - 1/3 pint
    Pint
    The pint is a unit of volume or capacity that was once used across much of Europe with values varying from state to state from less than half a litre to over one litre. Within continental Europe, the pint was replaced with the metric system during the nineteenth century...

    . Barley wine
    Barley wine
    Barley wine or Barleywine is a beer style of strong ale originating in England. The first beer to be marketed as Barley Wine was Bass No. 1 Ale, around 1870...

     was usually bottled in nips.
  • small
    Small
    Small may refer to:People:* Albion Woodbury Small , founded the first Department of Sociology in the United States at the University of Chicago* Ambrose Small , Canadian theatre magnate...

     - 1/2 pint
  • large - 1 pint
  • flagon
    Flagon
    A flagon is a large leather, metal or ceramic vessel, commonly a pitcher, often used for drink, whether this be water, ale, or something else.-Christian use:...

     - 1 quart
    Quart
    The quart is a unit of volume equal to a quarter of a gallon, two pints, or four cups. Since gallons of various sizes have historically been in use, quarts of various sizes have also existed; see gallon for further discussion. Three of these kinds of quarts remain in current use, all approximately...

  • pin
    Pin
    A pin is a device used for fastening objects or material together.Pin may also refer to:* Award pin, a small piece of metal or plastic with a pin attached given as an award for some achievement...

     - 4½ gallon
    Gallon
    The gallon is a measure of volume. Historically it has had many different definitions, but there are three definitions in current use: the imperial gallon which is used in the United Kingdom and semi-officially within Canada, the United States liquid gallon and the lesser used United States dry...

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  • firkin
    Firkin
    A firkin is an old English unit of volume. The name is derived from the Middle Dutch word vierdekijn, which means fourth, i.e. a quarter of a full-size barrel.Nor need you mind the serial ordealOf being watched from forty cellar holes...

     - 9 gallons
  • anker
    Anker
    Anker is a given name of Danish and Norwegian origin, sometimes used as a surname. Anker may also refer to a place name.-Given name:*Ancher Nelsen , American politician*Anker Boye , Danish politician...

     - 10 gallons
  • kilderkin
    Kilderkin
    The kilderkin is an old English unit of volume equal to half a barrel or two firkins. It was used as standard size for brewery casks. The word kilderkin comes from Dutch for a small cask. The kilderkin has historically been in the general range of 16 to 18 gallons. Based on the current imperial...

     - 18 gallons
  • barrel
    Barrel
    A barrel or cask is a hollow cylindrical container, traditionally made of vertical wooden staves and bound by wooden or metal hoops. Traditionally, the barrel was a standard size of measure referring to a set capacity or weight of a given commodity. A small barrel is called a keg.For example, a...

     - 31 gallons
  • hogshead
    Hogshead
    A hogshead is a large cask of liquid . More specifically, it refers to a specified volume, measured in either Imperial units or U.S. customary units, primarily applied to alcoholic beverages such as wine, ale, or cider....

     - 54 gallons
  • tun - 216 gallons
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