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Standard Drink Calculator

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Determines the number of 'standard drinks' contained in various alcoholic beverages.

How To Use

How to use this calculator

Start with your values, or try a preset.

Step 1

Enter Volume of Beverage and Alcohol Percentage (ABV) in the units shown.

Step 2

Read Total Alcohol Content and Number of Standard Drinks in the results panel. Results update as you change the inputs.

Step 3

Choose a preset to load an example, then adjust the values for your situation.

Worked Examples

Example calculations

See the inputs and their calculated results.

12 oz Beer (5% ABV)

Volume of Beverage: 12 fluid ounces; Alcohol Percentage (ABV): 5 %

Total Alcohol Content: 0.6 fluid ounces; Number of Standard Drinks: 1 standard drinks

5 oz Wine (12% ABV)

Volume of Beverage: 5 fluid ounces; Alcohol Percentage (ABV): 12 %

Total Alcohol Content: 0.6 fluid ounces; Number of Standard Drinks: 1 standard drinks

1.5 oz Liquor (40% ABV)

Volume of Beverage: 1.5 fluid ounces; Alcohol Percentage (ABV): 40 %

Total Alcohol Content: 0.6 fluid ounces; Number of Standard Drinks: 1 standard drinks

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