If I have 2 six packs of 12 oz. bottles, two 22 oz. bombers, two – one liter swing top bottles and a growler than how many gallons of beer do I need to fill all the different sizes of bottles? With that, if I am using priming sugar to naturally carbonate each bottle, how much dextrose do I need for that many bottles? Plus, I also need some of my five gallon batch of craftbrew to go into my corny keg right?

We already know that five oz. of priming sugar works for a five gal. batch of beer and if…

12 ounce bottle
 12 oz. Standard Size Beer Bottle

  • 5 gal. (640 oz.) = 54 – 12 oz. bottles
  • 1/2 gal. Growler (64 oz.) = 5.4 – 12 oz. bottles
  • six pack is 72 oz. / 12 pack is 144 oz. / case is 288 oz.
  • Use 1 tsp. dextrose for bottle priming
16 ounce amber swing top Grolsch style bottle
 		16 oz. Small Swing-Top Grolsch Style

  • 16 oz. = 1/8 gallon
  • Two 16 oz. bottles = 1 liter large swing top bottle (32 oz.)
  • Eight 16 oz. bottles = 1 gal. (128 oz.)
  • Use 1 1/2 tsp. dextrose for bottle priming
22 ounce amber bomber style beer bottle
 22 oz. Bomber

  • 29 – 22 oz. bottles = 5 gallons (640 oz.)
  • Use 2 tsp. dextrose for bottle priming
1 Liter swing top bottle
 1 Liter Large Swing-top

  • 32 oz.
  • Two (1L) 32 oz. bottles = 1/2 gallon Growler (64 oz.)
  • Four (1L) 32 oz. bottles = 1 gallon Jug (128 oz.)
  • Use 3 tsp. dextrose for bottle priming
1/2 gallon growler
 1/2 gal.  Growler

  • 64 oz.
  • 1/2 gal.
  • 2 Liters
  • Use 6 tsp. (or 1/2 oz.) dextrose for bottle priming
Six pack of 12 ounce bottles
 Six pack

  • 72 oz.
  • 54 – 12 oz. bottles in 5 gal.
  • 8.9 – 6 packs in 5 gal.
  • 5 gal. = 2 cases & 1 – 6 pack
  • case = 4 – 6 packs
  • Use 1 tsp. dextrose for priming each 12 oz. bottle
1 galon jug
 1 gal. Jug

  • 128 oz.
  • Five 1 gal. Jugs = 5 gallon batch-o-beer (640 oz.)
  • Use 1 oz. dextrose for bottle priming

For winemaking you will need 5 – 750ml wine bottles for every gallon of wine to be bottled or 25 – 750ml wine bottles for every 5 gallon carboy you are planning on bottling.

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