US cups (cup) to UK barrels (bbl) Conversion
US cups
The cup is a unit of volume used primarily in cooking and baking, equal to exactly 236.5882365 mL in the US customary system. The metric cup (250 mL) is used in Australia, Canada, and South Africa. In culinary education, cup measurements form the practical basis of recipe standardisation, though the variation between US, metric, and UK cups is a common source of international recipe confusion.
UK barrels
The UK imperial barrel is a unit of volume equal to exactly 36 imperial gallons (approximately 163.659 litres), used historically in British trade and brewing. It is larger than the US oil barrel (158.99 L) and the US liquid barrel (119.24 L). While largely replaced by metric units in the UK, the imperial barrel remains a reference unit in traditional brewing contexts and historical trade documentation.
| US cups (cup) | UK barrels (bbl) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 cup | 0.00014456149038698 bbl |
| 1 cup | 0.0014456149038698 bbl |
| 2 cup | 0.0028912298077395 bbl |
| 3 cup | 0.0043368447116093 bbl |
| 5 cup | 0.0072280745193489 bbl |
| 10 cup | 0.014456149038698 bbl |
| 20 cup | 0.028912298077395 bbl |
| 30 cup | 0.043368447116093 bbl |
| 50 cup | 0.072280745193489 bbl |
| 100 cup | 0.14456149038698 bbl |
| 1000 cup | 1.4456149038698 bbl |