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Gallon

The gallon is a unit of measure (liquid and dry measure) in the Anglo-American system of measurement. There are two different types. The British gallon comes from an English medieval beer measure (hence the ale gallon). The US American gallon is based on a medieval English wine measure:

  • British gallon (Imperial Gallon): approx. 4.55 litres - mainly in Great Britain and the Commonwealth countries
  • US liquid gallon: approx. 3.79 litres - mainly in the USA
  • US dry gallon: 4.4 litres - used for loose, dry goods such as cereals

Packaging units

Packaging units (cases) for 0.75 litre wine bottles are based on gallons:

  • Case of 6: 1 gallon (6 × 0.75 = 4.5 litres ≈ 1 Imperial Gallon)
  • Case of 12: 2 gallons (12 × 0.75 = 9 litres ≈ 2 imperial gallons)

Further information

A gallon is equivalent to 4 quarts, 8 pints, 16 cups and 32 gills. See also under Hollow measures and units of measurement.

This page was last modified at 2 March, 2026 at 07:50.

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