volume · England / Britain · Medieval–modern

butt

variant

Do not universalize across beer, wine types, countries, or periods.

Definition

Early-17th-century wine context: butt/pipe = 1/2 tun = 2 hogsheads ≈126 old wine gallons.

wine nominal ≈126 old wine gal

The term appears in customs/trade records and statutory contexts; actual cask practice could vary.

Retained primarily for historical, educational, or reference use rather than as a current standardized calculator unit.

Yes, a butt really was a historical unit—and one butt of wine was roughly two hogsheads.

volume · England / Britain · Medieval / Early modern

126 old wine gallons = 2 hogsheads = 1/2 tun, nominally ≈476.96 L.

approx.

Source tier Peer-reviewed + primary legislation · confidence High

volume · International · Modern

Non-SI unit accepted for use with the SI; 1 L = 1 dm³ = 10⁻³ m³.

volume · International · Modern

1 mL = 10^-3 L = 10^-6 m³.

m³

volume · International · Modern

Coherent SI derived unit for volume, equal to metre cubed.