{"id":462,"date":"2009-11-19T19:27:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-19T19:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/blood-alcohol-content-calculator\/"},"modified":"2023-03-28T14:33:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T20:33:41","slug":"blood-alcohol-content-calculator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/blood-alcohol-content-calculator","title":{"rendered":"Estimated Blood Alcohol Content Calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This estimated blood alcohol content calculator is not a legal definition or indicator of blood alcohol content. The calculator is intended to be an approximate guideline to inform beer drinkers of the estimated potential blood alcohol content range that a person might experience after responsibly enjoying the flavor and diversity of beer. Consult your physician or other qualified health professional to more accurately determine how beer can be part of your individual healthy lifestyle.<\/p>\n<form id=\"bacForm\" class=\"formee\" action=\"\">\n<div id=\"bacFormContainer\">\n<table class=\"table table-responsive\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\">Blood Alcohol Calculator<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bacHeading\"><label for=\"bacWeight\">Your weight<\/label><\/td>\n<td><input id=\"bacWeight\" class=\"bacForm\" tabindex=\"1\" name=\"bacWeight\" type=\"text\" \/><\/td>\n<td><select id=\"bacWeightUnits\" class=\"bacForm\" name=\"bacWeightUnits\"><option value=\"lbs\">lb<\/option><option value=\"kg\">kg<\/option><\/select><\/td>\n<td class=\"bacLink d-none d-md-block\"><a class=\"popovers\" data-placement=\"top\" data-title=\"Weight\" data-content=\"In general, the less you weigh, the more you will be affected by alcohol. Food will slow alcohol absorption but will not prevent intoxication. Alcohol will affect a well-toned individual less than someone with a higher percentage of body fat \u2014 even if both people are the same weight.\">How does weight affect metabolism?<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bacHeading\"><label for=\"bacABV\">Beer percent alcohol by volume (eg: 4.5)<\/label><\/td>\n<td><input id=\"bacABV\" class=\"bacForm\" tabindex=\"2\" name=\"bacABV\" type=\"text\" \/><\/td>\n<td>%<\/td>\n<td class=\"bacLink d-none d-md-block\"><a class=\"popovers\" data-placement=\"top\" data-title=\"Know the Difference in Beer Styles\" data-content=\"There is a wide variety of beer styles available for you to sample. Keep in mind that the percentage of alcohol in beer can vary from about 3 percent to over 10 percent by volume.\">What is alcohol by volume?<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bacHeading\"><label for=\"bacServingSize\">Beer serving size<\/label><\/td>\n<td><input id=\"bacServingSize\" class=\"bacForm\" tabindex=\"3\" name=\"bacServingSize\" type=\"text\" \/><\/td>\n<td><select id=\"bacServingSizeUnit\" class=\"bacForm\" name=\"bacServingSizeUnit\"><option value=\"oz\">oz<\/option><option value=\"ml\">ml<\/option><\/select><\/td>\n<td class=\"bacLink d-none d-md-block\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bacHeading\"><label for=\"bacServings\">Number of beer servings<\/label><\/td>\n<td><input id=\"bacServings\" class=\"bacForm\" tabindex=\"4\" name=\"bacServings\" type=\"text\" \/><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td class=\"bacLink d-none d-md-block\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bacHeading\"><label>Gender<\/label><\/td>\n<td><select id=\"bacGender\" class=\"bacForm\" tabindex=\"5\" name=\"bacGender\"><option selected=\"selected\" value=\"M\">M<\/option><option value=\"F\">F<\/option><\/select><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td class=\"bacLink d-none d-md-block\"><a class=\"popovers\" data-placement=\"top\" data-title=\"Gender\" data-content=\"Men generally have a higher alcohol tolerance because they are usually bigger and have a lower percentage of body fat than women.\">How does gender affect metabolism?<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bacHeading\"><label>Average metabolism rate<\/label><\/td>\n<td><select id=\"bacRate\" class=\"bacForm\" tabindex=\"6\" name=\"bacRate\"><option value=\".012\">.012<\/option><option value=\".013\">.013<\/option><option value=\".014\">.014<\/option><option selected=\"selected\" value=\".015\">.015<\/option><option value=\".016\">.016<\/option><option value=\".017\">.017<\/option><option value=\".018\">.018<\/option><option value=\".019\">.019<\/option><option value=\".020\">.020<\/option><\/select><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td class=\"bacLink d-none d-md-block\"><a href=\"#metabolism\" data-toggle=\"modal\">Determining your average metabolism rate<\/a> <i class=\"icon-chevron-right\" style=\"font-size: 11px;\"><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><button id=\"update\" class=\"btn btn-primary pull-right\" name=\"update\" type=\"submit\">Update<\/button><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"msg bg-danger clearfix\">Please fill in all required fields<\/p>\n<div id=\"bacResultContainer\">\n<table id=\"bacQty\" class=\"table table-responsive\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"6\">Estimated BAC over Time<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bacHeading\">Beers served in one hour:<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bacHeading\">Estimated BAC:<\/td>\n<td id=\"bacEst1\"><\/td>\n<td id=\"bacEst2\"><\/td>\n<td id=\"bacEst3\"><\/td>\n<td id=\"bacEst4\"><\/td>\n<td id=\"bacEst5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table id=\"bacHourly\" class=\"table table-responsive\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bacHeading\">Hours since last beer:<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bacHeading\">Estimated BAC:<\/td>\n<td id=\"bacEst6\"><\/td>\n<td id=\"bacEst7\"><\/td>\n<td id=\"bacEst8\"><\/td>\n<td id=\"bacEst9\"><\/td>\n<td id=\"bacEst10\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<p>There are many variables that can affect beer drinkers&#8217; blood alcohol content level. The examples below are among the many variables that are not taken into account and are <em>not included<\/em> as factors in this blood alcohol calculator for beer drinkers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Food Intake<\/li>\n<li>Mood<\/li>\n<li>Medication<\/li>\n<li>Age<\/li>\n<li>Mental and Physical Health<\/li>\n<li>Percentage of Body Fat<\/li>\n<li>Water in the Body<\/li>\n<li>Time from First Beer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/savor-the-flavor\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"smaller alignleft wp-image-20567 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/10175010\/savortheflavor.png\" alt=\"savortheflavor\" width=\"200\" height=\"65\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/10175010\/savortheflavor.png 200w, https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/10175010\/savortheflavor-60x19.png 60w, https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/10175010\/savortheflavor-190x61.png 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This calculator is not a legal definition or indicator of blood alcohol content. This tool is intended to be used as an approximate guideline to inform beer drinkers of the estimated potential blood alcohol content range that one might experience after enjoying beer. It is not intended to estimate the effect of other alcoholic beverages, particularly mixed drinks and cocktails because of the uncertainty in determining an accurate alcohol content of mixed drinks with added liquor and distilled spirits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>References<\/h4>\n<p><cite>1. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Computing a BAC estimate. Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, \u00a91995 October.\u00a0<\/cite><\/p>\n<div id=\"metabolism\" class=\"modal\">\n<div class=\"modal-dialog\">\n<div class=\"modal-content\">\n<div class=\"modal-header\">\n<h2 class=\"modal-title\">From the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration<\/h2>\n<div class=\"modal-body\">\n<p>Although the average metabolism rate for moderate drinkers produces a .017 per hour decline in BAC level (here termed \u201cAverage\u201d), and the average metabolism rate for heavy drinkers (who consume 60 drinks or more in one month) produces a .02 per hour decline (here termed \u201cAbove Average\u201d), the range of metabolism rate in the population can go above .040 and below .010. One can either utilize in the calculation the average (.017 per hour decline) metabolism rate, or if one wished to use a very conservative figure, (which less than 20 percent of the population would exhibit), one could use .012 per hour decline (here termed \u201cBelow Average\u201d) [Note: the BAC Estimator program provides BAC estimates for above average, average, and below average metabolism rates automatically. These three categories of metabolism rate closely approximate a drinker&#8217;s recent drinking pattern, i.e., frequency and quantity of consumption.]If we wish to be sure that we can determine when our blood alcohol concentration level has returned to zero, it might be well to use this very conservative (below average) figure.<\/p>\n<h3>From the Brewers Association<\/h3>\n<p>The rate at which alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream and subsequently metabolized depends on the individual. Some things to be aware of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The amount of food in your stomach &#8211; Food will slow alcohol absorption but will not prevent intoxication.<\/li>\n<li>Mental and physical health &#8211; Illness, depression, stress or fatigue can increase the effects of alcohol.<\/li>\n<li>Percentage of body fat &#8211; Alcohol will affect a well-toned individual less than someone with a higher percentage of body fat, even if both people are the same weight.<\/li>\n<li>Medication &#8211; Medication can increase the influence of alcohol. Follow your doctor\u2019s advice before mixing the two.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calculate blood alcohol content with the BAC Calculator, which should be used as an approximate guideline to those who drink beer of the estimated potential BAC range. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2634,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":12,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sticky_collection":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-462","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.7 (Yoast SEO v26.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Blood Alcohol Content Calculator<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Use this blood alcohol content calculator to estimate blood alcohol content. 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