UK units to US standard drinks
Type a value in UK units to get it in US drinks instantly.
2US drinks
That's 2× as much alcohol as a US standard drink, while a binge-drinking session is 2.1× more. An average liver takes about 3.5 hours to clear it.
Convert the other way: US drinks to UK units
What it means
How much alcohol is that?
Pint, can, wine and shot assume 5 %, 5 %, 12 % and 40 % alcohol. The hours are a rough average and say nothing about being safe to drive.
The math
How to convert UK units to US drinks
To convert UK units to US standard drinks, multiply by 0.571429.
Example: 3.5 UK units × 0.571429 = 2 US drinks.
In the other direction, 1 US drinks = 1.75 UK units.
Every unit
That alcohol in every measure
Tables
UK units to US drinks conversion table
| UK units | US drinks |
|---|---|
| 0.875 UK units | 0.5 US drinks |
| 1.75 UK units | 1 US drinks |
| 2.63 UK units | 1.50286 US drinks |
| 3.5 UK units | 2 US drinks |
| 5.25 UK units | 3 US drinks |
| 7 UK units | 4 US drinks |
| 8.75 UK units | 5 US drinks |
| 10.5 UK units | 6 US drinks |
| 14 UK units | 8 US drinks |
| 17.5 UK units | 10 US drinks |
US drinks to UK units conversion table
| US drinks | UK units |
|---|---|
| 0.5 US drinks | 0.875 UK units |
| 1 US drinks | 1.75 UK units |
| 1.5 US drinks | 2.625 UK units |
| 2 US drinks | 3.5 UK units |
| 3 US drinks | 5.25 UK units |
| 4 US drinks | 7 UK units |
| 5 US drinks | 8.75 UK units |
| 6 US drinks | 10.5 UK units |
| 8 US drinks | 14 UK units |
| 10 US drinks | 17.5 UK units |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many US drinks is 1 UK units?
- 1 UK units is 0.571429 US drinks.
- How many US drinks is 10 UK units?
- 10 UK units is 5.71429 US drinks.
- How many US drinks is 3.5 UK units?
- 3.5 UK units is 2 US drinks.
The units
About these units
UK units (UK units)
8 g (10 ml) of alcohol.
US standard drinks (US drinks)
14 g of alcohol.
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