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The butt (from the medieval French and Italian botte) or pipe is an old English unit of wine casks, holding about 477 litres or rather two hogsheads. A hogshead varied in size but today is most commonly 63 US gallons (ca. 238.5 litres), so a butt is now usually 126 US gallons or 105 imperial gallons. A glass of white wine This article is about the beverage. ... (Redirected from 1 E-1 m3) To help compare different orders of magnitudes this page lists volumes from at 10-1 m3 to 1 m3. ... A hogshead is a unit of volume for alcoholic beverages in the imperial system. ... The gallon is a unit of volume used for measuring liquids (as well as dry matter). ... (Redirected from 1 E-1 m3) To help compare different orders of magnitudes this page lists volumes from at 10-1 m3 to 1 m3. ...

How big a butt or pipe of wine is can also depend on what kind of wine it is: medieval wine-making This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...

Madeira or Cape Wine 
92 gallons or 348 litres,
Sherry 
108 gallons or 409 litres,
Brandy 
114 gallons or 431.5 litres,
Port Wine 
115 gallons or 435 litres.

Traditionally, a butt of beer is 162 gallons or 613 litres. That is three, not two, hogsheads of beer! Madeira is a fortified wine made in the Madeira Islands of Portugal, which is prized equally for drinking and cooking; the later use including the dessert plum in madeira. ... Sherry is a type of wine originally produced in and around the town of Jerez, Spain. ... Brandy pot stills at the Van Ryn Brandy Cellar near Stellenbosch, South Africa For the singer and actress, see Brandy Norwood. ... A glass of tawny port. ... (Redirected from 1 E-1 m3) To help compare different orders of magnitudes this page lists volumes from at 10-1 m3 to 1 m3. ...


George, Duke of Clarence, the brother of Edward IV of England was drowned in a butt of malmsey, February 18, 1478. George (Plantagenet), Duke of Clarence (October 21, 1449 - February 18, 1478) was the third son of Richard, Duke of York and Cecily Neville, and the brother of King Edward IV of England. ... The text below is generated by a template, which has been proposed for deletion. ... Malmsey (also known as Malvasia or Malvazia) is a sweet Madeira wine made — in Portugal, the Azores, the Canary Islands, Sardinia, and Sicily — from fully ripe Malvasia grapes that are partially dried on the vine. ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events February 18 - George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is privately executed in the Tower of London. ...

English casks of wine [1] (http://www.sizes.com/units/wine_barrel.htm)
gallon rundlet barrel tierce hogshead firkin, puncheon, tertian pipe, butt tun
2 pipes, butts
3 firkins, puncheons, tertians
1 1⁄3 2 4 hogsheads
2 3 6 tierces
1 1⁄3 2 2 1⁄3 4 8 barrels
2 1⁄3 4 2⁄3 7 14 rundlets
18 31½ 42 63 84 126 252 wine gallons
0.83 14.99 26.23 34.97 52.46 69.94 104.92 209.83 imperial gallons US + pre-1824
3.79 68.14 119.24 158.99 238.48 317.97 476.96 953.92 litres
- 15 26¼ 35 52.5 70 105 210 imperial gallons post-1824
- 68.19 119.3 159.1 238.7 318.2 477.3 954.7 litres
English casks of ale and beer [2] (http://www.sizes.com/units/barrel_alebeer.htm)
gallon firkin kilderkin barrel hogshead
barrels
2 3 kilderkins
2 4 6 firkins
8 16 32 48 ale gallons (1454)-1688
9 18 36 54 beer gallons
17 34 51 beer & ale gallons 1688-1803
9 18 36 54 1803-1824
9 18 36 54 imperial gallons 1824-2000
4.55 40.91 81.83 163.66 245.49 litres

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