Charcoal for 10 people, 4 h
- Input
- 4 homens; 4 mulheres; 2 crianças
- Expected output
- 3.6 kg = 1 saco
1 kg per kg of meat.
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how much charcoal and beer for a barbecue
The result cards show cans of beer, bottles of soda and water, kilos of charcoal and ice and the coarse salt. Change the charcoal ratio and the number of drinkers in the adjustments.
1 kg per kg of meat.
Four 5 kg bags.
Half the rule.
350 ml cans.
Double the hours, double the liters.
Against 5.2 L with beer.
Two bags; one bag.
Common practice is 400 to 500 g per adult over 4 hours. The tool uses 450 g per man, 350 g per woman and 200 g per child, counting all meats and cheese. For 4 men, 4 women and 2 children that is 3.6 kg, or 3.96 kg with a 10% margin.
The 1 kg per kg of meat rule is meant for ordinary lump charcoal. Briquettes tend to burn longer and may need less weight. Since there is no standard, adjust the ratio in the charcoal field after a first barbecue.
The list uses 350 ml cans because the math is exact in units. For 600 ml bottles, divide the liters by 0.6: 8 liters is 14 bottles. The liters always appear next to the quantity.
The tool counts every person at 130 ml of soda and 75 ml of water per hour, children included. If your group has many children and few beer drinkers, increase the soda by lowering the number of drinkers.
Each adds 30% of the average adult portion.
They leave the meat count and get 150 g of coalho cheese.
Planned surplus on meat, sides and drinks.
Rule of thumb: 1 kg of charcoal for each 1 kg of meat.
Relative weights: the total is rescaled to 100%. Set a cut to zero to drop it from the list.
Order on the grill
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Example values from 2026-10, estimated by the author to fill the screen. They are not quotes: replace them with your butcher and store prices. They are saved on this device.
There is no official standard for meat per person. The tool uses common practice from public guides: 450 g for a man, 350 g for a woman and 200 g for a child at a 4-hour barbecue, adding up all meats and cheese. Duration changes the amount by 12.5% per hour against 4 hours (2 hours = 75%, 6 hours = 125%, capped at 150%). Meat as the only dish needs 25% more, and plenty of sides 10% less. Meat is split by the mix weights (classic: 40% beef, 20% sausage, 15% chicken, 15% pork, 10% cheese). Ribs and chicken have bone, so the weight you buy is higher than the edible weight (ribs 1.4 times, chicken 1.25 times). Charcoal is 1 kg per kg of meat, coarse salt 40 g per kg, beer 250 ml per drinker per hour, soda 130 ml and water 75 ml per person per hour, and 1 kg of ice per person in hot weather. These are practical rules, not standards: adjust them to your group.
References checked on 2026-10-18.