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Beer keg

Beer keg has an estimated weight of ≈72 kilograms. It ranks #12 of 148 in the Food & Drink category.

Source excerpt: When a keg of beer is full, it weighs about 72 kgs or 160 pounds. When empty, a ½ barrel keg weighs about 30 pounds, a ¼ barrel 22 pounds, and a ⅙ barrel weighs 16.5 pounds.

Position in category

148 Items in category 194 kilograms Category average 227 grams Category median 1 grams–22.7 tonnes Category span

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Weight details

Typical ≈72 kilograms
Minimum 72 kilograms
Maximum 72 kilograms
Value type Approximate
Weight reference text

When a keg of beer is full, it weighs about 72 kgs or 160 pounds.

Unit conversions

Kilograms72 kilograms
Pounds159 pounds
Metric tonnes0.072 tonnes
Grams72,000 grams
Ounces2,540 ounces
Stones11.3 stones

Source

1 sources
8 Things That Weigh About 100 kilograms (kgs) weightofstuff.com · Everyday Objects · Section: 8. A beer keg · Article updated 2024-05-16
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Frequently asked questions

How much does Beer keg weigh?

Beer keg typically weighs about ≈72 kilograms, within a recorded range of 72 kilograms.

Where does Beer keg rank among Food & Drink?

It ranks #12 of 148 entries in Food & Drink, heavier than 45% of items in the dataset.

Where do these weight figures come from?

The data comes from 1 source articles on weightofstuff.com, most recently updated on 2024-05-16.

Dataset information

Items indexed <built-in method items of dict object at 0x7fb44bfb06c0>
Source articles 430
Categories 11
Confidence Medium
Category Food & Drink
Category rank #12 of 148
Weight position Heavier than 45% of items
Updated 2024-05-16
Measurement type Mass
Dataset ID beer-keg
URL slug beer-keg

Confidence reflects how explicit the source wording is: exact values are high, ranges or approximations are medium, and vague statements are low.