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Bottle Yield Calculator

Calculate how many bottles your batch will fill. Choose from standard sizes or enter a custom bottle volume.

Bottle Yield Calculator

Enter your batch volume and select a bottle size

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Volume of spirit ready to bottle
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Always in mL — overrides preset
Standard bottle sizes
Headspace: 0%
full bottles
Batch utilisation
Used: —
Remainder: —
Headspace allowance reduces usable bottle volume to account for thermal expansion and prevent leaks. A 2–4% headspace is typical for spirits bottled at room temperature.
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Standard Bottle Sizes for Spirits

European / UK standard (700mL) is the most common bottle size for spirits sold in Europe. Most retail spirits use 700mL, making it the default for home distillers planning to gift or sell their product.

US standard (750mL) is the standard bottle size in North America, equivalent to a fifth of a US gallon. If your audience is primarily North American, this is the most familiar size.

Miniatures (50mL / 100mL) are popular for sampling, gifting, and events. A single litre of spirit fills 20 miniatures at 50mL each — worth calculating when planning gift sets.

Headspace refers to the air gap left at the top of the bottle. For spirits, a 2–4% headspace is standard to allow for minor expansion and to prevent pressure build-up. This reduces the usable fill volume slightly — a 700mL bottle with 4% headspace holds approximately 672mL of spirit.

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