Alcohol Converter
The Alcohol Convertor Calculator is a great calculator for getting to grips with what are often really difficult measures. Often the measurements overlap from metric to imperial, from pints to liters, for gallons to can, and so on.
The Alcohol Convertor Calculator helps you keep on track at the personal level in terms of what you are drinking, as well as helping you commercially if you are planning an event or running a business.
There are a huge number of ways in which alcohol can be converted, so within the list in the dropdown menus, select the conversions you need to make.
The Alcohol Converter Calculator is one of a number of Conversion Calculators on the site. For ease of use, we have listed the full range of possible conversion measurements for each of the Conversion Calculators, but there are obviously some units of measurement more suited to each particular substance being converted.
The other Conversion Calculators on the site are:
The Coffee Convertor
The Construction Convertor
The Metals Convertor
The Oil Convertor
The Petrol Convertor
The Water Convertor
These Convertors follow a similar style and involve you in selecting the measure you wish to convert from the dropdown menu. Note that some convertors also require additional specific information, as the Alcohol Convertor does here, with a need for the density figure. Don’t worry – if additional information is required, the options are all also in a dropdown menu for you to select from.
Below is the range of measures from which the dropdown menus in the Calculators allow you to choose. You can then explore and see what each measure is equivalent to in another substance, size or amount. We hope you enjoy using these conversion calculators to get a greater insight into equivalences.
Units of Liquid Volume conversion options
| Unit of Volume | Definition |
|---|---|
| Barrels | A unit of volume commonly used for crude oil and other commodities. Its size can vary, but in the US, it’s often taken as 42 US gallons (159 liters). |
| Board Feet | A measure of volume for timber, equal to 144 cubic inches (or 12 inches by 12 inches by 1 inch). |
| Bushels | A unit of volume used to measure dry goods, especially grains. One US bushel is equal to 35.24 liters. |
| Centiliters | A metric unit of volume equal to one-hundredth of a liter, or 10 milliliters. |
| Cubic Centimeters (cc) | A metric unit of volume where each side of the cube measures 1 centimeter. |
| Cubic Decimeters | Essentially the same as liters; it represents a cube 10 cm on each side. |
| Cubic Feet | A unit of volume where each side of the cube measures 1 foot. |
| Cubic Inches | A unit of volume where each side of the cube measures 1 inch. |
| Cubic Meters | A metric unit of volume where each side of the cube measures 1 meter. |
| Cubic Yards | A unit of volume where each side of the cube measures 1 yard. |
| Cups | A unit of volume used primarily in cooking, in the US it’s typically equal to 8 fluid ounces or about 237 milliliters. |
| Deciliters | A metric unit of volume equal to one-tenth of a liter. |
| Dekaliters | A metric unit of volume equal to ten liters. |
| Dram | A unit of volume (and also mass) with various definitions, often 1/8 of a fluid ounce in the US. |
| Drops | A non-standard unit of volume based on the volume of a drop of a substance, which can vary based on the fluid and conditions. |
| Gallons | A unit of volume. In the US, it’s 128 fluid ounces or about 3.785 liters. The UK (imperial) gallon is different and is equal to 4.54609 liters. |
| Gills | A unit of volume equal to 1/4 of a pint or 4 fluid ounces in the US. |
| Hectoliters | A metric unit of volume equal to one hundred liters. |
| Kiloliters | A metric unit of volume equal to one thousand liters. |
| Liters | A metric unit of volume equal to one cubic decimeter. |
| Milliliters | A metric unit of volume equal to one-thousandth of a liter. |
| Ounces | This can refer to fluid ounces (a unit of volume) or avoirdupois ounces (a unit of weight). The fluid ounce in the US is 1/128 of a US gallon, while the avoirdupois ounce is 1/16 of a pound. |
| Peck | A unit of dry volume, equal to 8 dry quarts or 1/4 of a bushel. |
| Pints | A unit of volume, in the US it’s equal to 16 fluid ounces or about 473 milliliters. |
| Quarts | A unit of volume, in the US it’s equal to 32 fluid ounces or about 946 milliliters. |
| Teaspoons | A unit of volume used mainly in cooking, in the US it’s about 5 milliliters. |
| Tablespoons | A unit of volume used mainly in cooking, in the US it’s about 15 milliliters or 3 teaspoons. |
Many of the above are also available in the Calculators in US, UK, Metric and Imperial options too.
The other list that you can select from as you compare and convert is Units of Mass.
Units of Mass conversion options
| Unit of Mass | Definition |
|---|---|
| Carats | A unit of weight for gemstones. One carat is equal to 200 milligrams or 0.2 grams. |
| Centigrams | A metric unit of mass equal to one-hundredth of a gram. |
| Decigrams | A metric unit of mass equal to one-tenth of a gram. |
| Dekagrams | A metric unit of mass equal to ten grams. |
| Grains | A unit of weight, often used in the context of bullets and arrows. There are 7,000 grains in an avoirdupois pound and 5,760 grains in a troy pound. |
| Grams | A metric unit of mass, defined as one-thousandth of a kilogram. |
| Kilograms | The base unit of mass in the metric system, equal to 1,000 grams. |
| Micrograms | A metric unit of mass equal to one-millionth of a gram. |
| Milligrams | A metric unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a gram. |
| Newtons | The SI unit of force, named after Sir Isaac Newton. It’s the force required to accelerate a one-kilogram mass by one meter per second squared. |
| Ounces Avoir (Avoirdupois Ounces) | A unit of weight primarily used in the U.S., equal to 1/16 of an avoirdupois pound or approximately 28.35 grams. |
| Ounces Troy | A unit of weight traditionally used for precious metals, gemstones, and medicines. One troy ounce is about 31.10 grams. |
| Pennyweights | A unit of weight used in the troy system. One pennyweight is equal to 24 grains or 1/20 of a troy ounce. |
| Pounds Avoir (Avoirdupois Pounds) | A unit of weight primarily used in the U.S., equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces or approximately 453.59 grams. |
| Pounds Troy | Used in the troy system, primarily for precious metals. One troy pound contains 12 troy ounces. |
| Slugs | A unit of mass in the British gravitational system. One slug is the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/second^2 when a force of one pound is exerted on it. |
| Stones US | Not a common unit. The stone as typically understood is the UK stone. |
| Stones UK | A British unit of weight equal to 14 avoirdupois pounds or about 6.35 kilograms. |
| Tonnes (metric ton) | A metric unit of mass, equivalent to 1,000 kilograms. |
| Tons (UK long ton) | A British unit of weight, equal to 2,240 avoirdupois pounds or about 1,016.05 kilograms. |
| Tons (US short ton) | A U.S. unit of weight, equal to 2,000 avoirdupois pounds or about 907.18 kilograms. |
We hope these conversion tables and options prove helpful. Whether you explore them for fun, general knowledge, or business use, enjoy playing around and looking at the equivalences they let you calculate.
