Imperial Quart (qt (UK))

Imperial (British)Current unit

One quarter of an imperial gallon, 1.1365 L (40 imperial fluid ounces).

1 imperial quart = 1.1365225 liters (exactly).

1 imperial quart = 1.1365225 liters

About the imperial quart

Quart comes from the Latin quartus, through French quart, and simply means a quarter: one quarter of a gallon. Because gallons of different sizes were in use over the centuries, quarts varied with them. The imperial version descends from the gallon fixed by the Weights and Measures Act 1824, defined by the weight of ten pounds of distilled water, which gave about 4.54 liters.

The modern figure is exact. The imperial gallon is now 4.54609 liters, so the imperial quart is 1.1365225 liters, equal to two imperial pints, eight gills or 40 imperial fluid ounces. British law still lists the quart as a quarter of a gallon among supplementary units. It is about 1.2 US liquid quarts, so recipes and cans from Britain, Canada and the United States can differ by a fifth. Canada's federal law even calls the imperial quart a pinte in French.

Sources: Wikipedia: Quart; Wikipedia: Imperial units; UK Weights and Measures Act 1985, Schedule 1

Imperial Quart conversion chart

1 imperial quart expressed in every other volume unit:

Unit1 imperial quart
Liters1.1365225
Milliliters1,136.5225
US Gallons0.3002374814
US Cups4.803799702
US Fluid Ounces38.43039762
Cubic Meters0.0011365225
Cubic Centimeters1,136.5225
US Quarts1.200949926
US Pints2.401899851
US Tablespoons76.86079523
US Teaspoons230.5823857
Metric Cups4.54609
Metric Tablespoons75.76816667
Metric Teaspoons227.3045
Imperial Gallons0.25
Imperial Pints2
Imperial Fluid Ounces40
Cubic Inches69.3548582
Cubic Feet0.04013591331
Cubic Yards0.001486515308
Oil Barrels0.007148511461
Cubic Millimeters1,136,522.5
Microliters1,136,522.5
Centiliters113.65225
Deciliters11.365225
Hectoliters0.011365225
Cubic Kilometers1.1365225×10⁻¹²
Australian Tablespoons56.826125
US Legal Cups4.735510417
Cubic Miles2.726662482×10⁻¹³
Wine Bottles1.515363333
Magnums0.7576816667
Jeroboams0.3788408333
Methuselahs0.1894204167
Nebuchadnezzars0.07576816667
US Gills9.607599404
US Fluid Drams307.4431809
US Minims18,446.59086
Jiggers25.62026508
Pinches3,689.318171
Dashes1,844.659086
Imperial Gills8
US Bushels0.03225177323
US Pecks0.1290070929
US Dry Quarts1.032056743
US Dry Pints2.064113487
US Dry Barrels0.009829203259
US Liquid Barrels0.009531348615
UK Beer Barrels0.006944444444
Firkins0.02777777778
Kilderkins0.01388888889
Hogsheads (ale)0.00462962963
Tierces0.007148511461
Hogsheads (wine)0.004765674308
Puncheons0.003574255731
Butts (pipe)0.002382837154
Tuns0.001191418577
Acre-feet9.213937858×10⁻⁷
Cords0.0003135618227
Board Feet0.4816309597
Cyathi24.98614351
Sextarii2.082178626
Congii0.347029771
Modii0.1301361641
Amphorae0.04337872137
Omers0.5166011364
Hin0.3099606818
Baths (biblical)0.05166011364
Homers0.005166011364
Gō6.300339223
Shō0.6300339223
Tō0.06300339223
Koku0.006300339223
Charkas9.240463567
Shtofs0.9240463567
Vedros0.09240463567

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