Alcohol measurements

Alcohol measurements

Alcohol measurements are units of measurement for determining amounts of alcohol.

Beer measures

*Nip - 0.25 pints
*Small - 0.5 pints
* Large - 1 pint
*Flagon - 1 quart
*Anker - 10 gallons
*Tun - 216 gallons

Gill (unit)

*1 gill - 1/4 pint

References

* Schott's Original Miscellany


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