Brewery calculators
Every calculator here runs in your browser and works in US beer barrels of 31 gallons. Start with the brewery barrel and excise tax calculator, or convert any unit below.
1 US beer barrels (31 gal) = 31 US gallons
| US gallons | 31 |
| US beer barrels (31 gal) | 1 |
| Liters | 117.35 |
| Cases, 24 x 12 oz | 13.78 |
Runs in your browser; nothing you type is sent anywhere. Arithmetic for your records, not tax advice.
Main calculator
- Brewery barrel and excise tax calculator: reconcile barrels on hand and work out the excise on removals.
Barrel, keg and case conversions
- Gallons to barrels (US beer barrels)
- Barrels to gallons (US beer barrels)
- Half-barrel kegs to barrels
- Quarter-barrel and pony kegs to barrels
- Sixth-barrel kegs (sixtels) to barrels
- Half-barrel vs sixth-barrel keg
- Liters to US beer barrels
- Hectoliters to US beer barrels, and back
- Cases of cans to barrels
- Cases of beer to gallons
- Barrels to cases of cans
Federal excise tax worked examples
- Federal excise tax on 500 barrels of beer
- Federal excise tax on 1,000 barrels of beer
- Federal excise tax on 2,500 barrels of beer
- Federal excise tax on 5,000 barrels of beer
- Federal excise tax on 7,500 barrels of beer
- Federal excise tax on 10,000 barrels of beer
- Federal excise tax on 15,000 barrels of beer
- Federal excise tax on 30,000 barrels of beer
- Federal excise tax on 60,000 barrels of beer
- Federal excise tax on 100,000 barrels of beer
Guides
- How barrel reconciliation works
- Carry-forward errors: how to catch them
- The CBMA reduced rate, explained with numbers
- Annual, quarterly or semimonthly: excise filing by barrels
- How many barrels a year does a brewhouse make?
Quick reference: one of each, in gallons and barrels
| Unit | US gallons | US beer barrels |
|---|---|---|
| US beer barrels (31 gal) | 31 | 1 |
| 1/2 barrel kegs (15.5 gal) | 15.5 | 0.5 |
| 1/4 barrel kegs (7.75 gal) | 7.75 | 0.25 |
| 1/6 barrel kegs (5.17 gal) | 5.1667 | 0.1667 |
| cases, 24 x 12 oz cans | 2.25 | 0.0726 |
| cases, 24 x 16 oz cans | 3 | 0.0968 |
| hectoliters | 26.4172 | 0.8522 |
| US gallons | 1 | 0.0323 |
| liters | 0.2642 | 0.0085 |
| 16 oz pints | 0.125 | 0.004 |
| US fluid ounces | 0.0078 | 0.0003 |
| US fluid barrels (31.5 gal) | 31.5 | 1.0161 |
| oil barrels (42 gal) | 42 | 1.3548 |