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[Silo Ted]

Just received a book today (Brown Ale by Daniels & Parker, thanks Bookdepository ) and one of the units of measurement is BBL. As a general interest query, Anyone know what this is ?

Quick calculations would estimate the volume of 1 BBL to be six times that of a five gallon batch, or approx 113 litres in metric scale.

 

[razz]

BBL = barrel SiloTed, although I thought it was a hundred litres.

 

[argon]

Just received a book today (Brown Ale by Daniels & Parker, thanks Bookdepository ) and one of the units of measurement is BBL. As a general interest query, Anyone know what this is ?

Quick calculations would estimate the volume of 1 BBL to be six times that of a five gallon batch, or approx 113 litres in metric scale.

1 Barrel

 

[Silo Ted]

Well there ya go. Cheers gents.

Argon, that link answered another question I had a while ago but forgot. Have an ancient recipe that measures ingredients in hogshead units. Now I know what size that is too, for scaling down purposes. :icon_cheers:

 

[Malted]

1 Barrel

Oh I see it is all abundantly clear. There are four firkins in a barrell but six firkins to a hogshead. Feckin firkins! But that is English. 36 ale gallons or 166.36 litres.



You sometimes see the yanks advertising 2 BBL and 4 BBL systems.

 

[Fents]

it stands for "be back later" :lol:

 

[warra48]

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[Silo Ted]

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