Convert US Dry Gallons (dry gal) to Gills (gi) | dry gal in gi

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Quick Reference for Converting US Dry Gallons to Gills

Formula
gi = dry gal x 31.01
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Gills, multiply the number of US Dry Gallons by 31.0
US Dry Gallons (dry gal) in 1 Gill
There are 0.03 US Dry Gallons in 1 Gill
Gills (gi) in 1 US Dry Gallon
There are 31.01 Gills in 1 US Dry Gallon

Unit Information

US Dry Gallon
/drʌɪˈɡalən/
Symbol: dry gal
Unit System: US Customary

What is the US Dry Gallon?

The US dry gallon is a unit of volume in the US customary unit system with the symbol dry gal.

The dry gallon is equal to 268.8025‬ in³ or 4.404 L.

The US dry gallon is not used anywhere any more - the unit below is the dry pint and the unit above is the bushel.

Gill
/dʒɪl/
Symbol: gi
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Gill?

The gill is a unit of volume in the imperial unit system and uses the symbol gi.

It represents 1/4 of a pint - so in this instance, it is 1/4 of an imperial pint - therefore measures exactly 142.0653125 ml. It's also equal to 2 imperial cups and 1/32 of an imperial gallon.

It is pronounced with a "J" sound at the beginning - and it actually part of a humorous in the nursery rhyme 'Jack & Jill'.

In the UK it was used throughout pubs as standard measures; for example spirits were served as 1/6 gill as standard. In Scotland it was 1/5 gill and in Ireland 1/4 gill. It's still used in the Republic of Ireland today.


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