🍺 Homebrew Bottle Calculator
Find out exactly how many bottles you need for any batch size and bottle type
| Batch Size | 12 oz Bottles | 16 oz Pints | 22 oz Bombers | 750 ml |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Gallon | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| 2 Gallons | 21 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
| 2.5 Gallons | 27 | 20 | 15 | 13 |
| 3 Gallons | 32 | 24 | 18 | 15 |
| 5 Gallons | 54 | 40 | 29 | 25 |
| 10 Gallons | 107 | 80 | 58 | 51 |
| 15 Gallons | 161 | 120 | 88 | 76 |
| Bottle Type | Volume (oz) | Volume (ml) | Common Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Longneck | 12 oz | 355 ml | American lagers, ales |
| Pint Bottle | 16 oz | 473 ml | IPAs, stouts |
| Bomber / Large | 22 oz | 650 ml | Belgian styles, specialty |
| Euro Standard | 16.9 oz | 500 ml | European lagers, wheat |
| Belgian / Wine | 25.4 oz | 750 ml | Saisons, sours, Belgian ales |
| Large Format | 33.8 oz | 1000 ml | Sharing bottles, lagers |
| Beer Style | CO2 Volumes | Corn Sugar (oz) | Honey (oz) |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Ales | 1.5 – 2.0 | 2.8 – 3.5 | 3.2 – 4.0 |
| American Ales / IPAs | 2.2 – 2.7 | 3.8 – 4.5 | 4.4 – 5.2 |
| German Lagers | 2.4 – 2.6 | 4.0 – 4.4 | 4.6 – 5.0 |
| Belgian Ales | 2.9 – 3.4 | 4.8 – 5.6 | 5.5 – 6.4 |
| Wheat Beers | 3.3 – 4.5 | 5.5 – 7.3 | 6.3 – 8.4 |
| Stouts / Porters | 1.7 – 2.3 | 3.0 – 4.0 | 3.4 – 4.6 |
Homebrew is all about making beer, wine, cider or mead home. Here welcomes amateur brewers, mead makers, winemakers and cider makers. Our vision is that every neighborhood have its homebrewer and every community its homebrew club.
We celebrate and promote the art, science and joy of fermentation while we build strong and expert community for todays and future homebrewers.
Homebrewing for Beginners
Making beer home was not federal legal until 1978. Before Prohibition it was legal, and even George Washington did beer home. That bit of history surprises many folks.
Getting started is simple. Starter kits for homebrewing or recipes for beer help beginners learn to make beer and wine home. Supplies for homebrewing, good ingredients for beer and wine, are in stores that often offer free shipping on orders over 99 dollars.
2.5-gallon brew-in-a-bag set works well as entry point for all-grain brewing. It can be right size for batch.
About brewing are many rules as for what do. But the method try and adjust works best. Blogs and online forums help when questions come up.
Here you discuss general topics about homebrewing, all-grain brewing, recipe exchange as well as wine and mead. Everything about yeast, grains, kits and gear gets discussed in those places. Recipes you sort by style, which makes it easy to find something good.
You look at popular homebrew sites and recipe makers then create original recipes based on taste and personal experience. Brewers Friend is complete program for homebrew recipes with software, calculators, brew day planner and journal. It helps to brew the best batch every time.
Friendly forums for homebrewing exist for United Kingdom and beyond with recipes for beer wine cider and mead plus kits for brewing.
Cooking with homebrew is a thing too. Beer works as ingredient in everyday and special recipes. Homemade beer mustard is good option, you only need beer mustard seeds and food processor or mortar.
Homebrew stores carry big selection of barley malts and some less common malts like wheat rye and spelt. Some bakers try making bread from their homebrew mash although the bread turns out too wet and the inside never quite cooks. Quick pickle mixes are another fun product with homebrew supplies.
The sharing aspect of the hobby is what makes it so fun.
