US Dry Barrel (bbl (dry))

US customaryTraditional unit (still used in some regions)

Exactly 7,056 cubic inches (115.628 L). The US standard barrel for dry goods such as fruit and vegetables.

1 US dry barrel = 115.6271236 liters (approximately).

1 US dry barrel = 115.6271236 liters

About the US dry barrel

A barrel for dry goods is the only cask in this family defined by a clean cubic measure rather than by gallons. The US standard is 7,056 cubic inches, which converts to about 115.6 litres (115.63 L as used here) and equals roughly 3.3 US bushels. Unlike the many English cask names built on the wine gallon, this barrel descends from the corn measure used for grain, fruit and root crops.

The word barrel entered English in the Middle Ages from French baril, a term whose own origin is unknown. In American commerce the dry version served for flour, cornmeal, sugar, lime, cement, salt and produce such as apples, though cornmeal, for instance, is reckoned by weight at 200 pounds per barrel.

The fixed cubic-inch definition keeps the unit stable, and it is regularly confused with the liquid barrel of 31.5 gallons, which is a little larger at about 119 litres. Modern trade has largely replaced both with sacks, cartons and metric weights, though the dry barrel remains defined in US customary tables.

Sources: Wikipedia: Barrel (unit); Wikipedia: Bushel

US Dry Barrel conversion chart

1 US dry barrel expressed in every other volume unit:

Unit1 US dry barrel
Liters115.6271236
Milliliters115,627.1236
US Gallons30.54545455
US Cups488.7272727
US Fluid Ounces3,909.818182
Cubic Meters0.1156271236
Cubic Centimeters115,627.1236
US Quarts122.1818182
US Pints244.3636364
US Tablespoons7,819.636364
US Teaspoons23,458.90909
Metric Cups462.5084943
Metric Tablespoons7,708.474906
Metric Teaspoons23,125.42472
Imperial Gallons25.43441146
Imperial Pints203.4752917
Imperial Fluid Ounces4,069.505833
Cubic Inches7,056
Cubic Feet4.083333333
Cubic Yards0.1512345679
Oil Barrels0.7272727273
Cubic Millimeters115,627,123.6
Microliters115,627,123.6
Centiliters11,562.71236
Deciliters1,156.271236
Hectoliters1.156271236
Cubic Kilometers1.156271236×10⁻¹⁰
Australian Tablespoons5,781.356179
US Legal Cups481.7796816
Imperial Quarts101.7376458
Cubic Miles2.774042219×10⁻¹¹
Wine Bottles154.1694981
Magnums77.08474906
Jeroboams38.54237453
Methuselahs19.27118726
Nebuchadnezzars7.708474906
US Gills977.4545455
US Fluid Drams31,278.54545
US Minims1,876,712.727
Jiggers2,606.545455
Pinches375,342.5455
Dashes187,671.2727
Imperial Gills813.9011666
US Bushels3.281219483
US Pecks13.12487793
US Dry Quarts104.9990234
US Dry Pints209.9980469
US Liquid Barrels0.9696969697
UK Beer Barrels0.7065114294
Firkins2.826045718
Kilderkins1.413022859
Hogsheads (ale)0.4710076196
Tierces0.7272727273
Hogsheads (wine)0.4848484848
Puncheons0.3636363636
Butts (pipe)0.2424242424
Tuns0.1212121212
Acre-feet0.00009374043465
Cords0.03190104167
Board Feet49
Cyathi2,542.031419
Sextarii211.8359516
Congii35.30599193
Modii13.23974698
Amphorae4.413248992
Omers52.55778345
Hin31.53467007
Baths (biblical)5.255778345
Homers0.5255778345
Gō640.9816805
Shō64.09816805
Tō6.409816805
Koku0.6409816805
Charkas940.1030097
Shtofs94.01030097
Vedros9.401030097

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