Soft drinks
- Input
- 10; 10%
- Expected output
- BR 3 x 2 L | US 15 x 12 oz
Share of the 4-hour drinks.
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Switch the food off, leave only the drinks on and enter 10 adults: the calculator returns bottles and cans rounded up, with a range for each one and a per-hour rule behind the numbers.
Share of the 4-hour drinks.
From 15 to 30 cans, light to hearty.
From 3 to 6 bottles.
One 5 fl oz glass per adult.
Four drinks switched on.
Plan 1¼ lb of raw turkey per adult (1 to 1½ lb in the sources), ½ to ¾ cup of stuffing, ½ lb of raw potatoes to mash, ⅓ to ½ cup of gravy, 1 to 2 rolls and a slice of pie, with half of each portion for a child. For 8 adults and 2 children (9 adult equivalents) that is 11.25 lb of turkey with no leftovers. The calculator shows every dish with its range and rounds up to what you can actually buy.
Plan 1 to 2 drinks per guest per hour, which is 4 to 8 over a 4-hour party. A 750 ml bottle of wine pours about 5 servings of 5 fl oz, and a can of beer is one 12 fl oz serving.
For 20 adults, with wine, beer and soda on the menu and 4 hours of party, the calculator buys 44 cans of beer with the 10% margin. If the party runs 6 hours the count rises to 66, because the rule counts per hour.
With wine, beer and soda sharing the hourly drinks over 4 hours, 10 adults need 5 bottles, from 3 at light appetite to 6 at hearty. Whole Foods plans ½ bottle per guest at a sit-down dinner, which is 5 bottles for 10 guests.
Yes for soda, counted in full, because the sources give the value per guest. Not for wine, beer or sparkling wine, which count only the adults. For an adults-only party, leave the children at zero.
Added to food and drinks. 10% covers seconds; 50% is the leftovers factor in turkey guides.
Beer, wine and sparkling wine count only for them.
US-menu drinks are counted per hour of the party.
Weights are raw and bone-in, as you buy them. The cooked meat on the plate is noticeably less.
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Each rule comes from the sources below, checked on 2026-11-10. Where they disagree, normal appetite uses the middle value and the range shows both ends. There is no official standard for this.
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