Q: What is Scheffel?
A: Scheffel is German's traditional unit of dry volume.
A: Scheffel is German's traditional unit of dry volume.
The German Scheffel has been redefined within the metric system, but in very different ways: the Scheffel equals 54.96 liters (1.56 U.S. bushels) and see the green chart below. The word "Scheffel" is usually translated "bushel" in English, and the unit was originally closer to the English bushel.
| 1 Last | = | 60 Scheffel | |
| 1 Wispel | = | 24 Scheffel | |
| 1 Scheffel | = | 16 Metzen | |
| = | 48 Stof | ||
| = | 54.961 Liters (1.56 US Bushels) | ||
| 1 Viertel | = | 4 Metzen | |
| 1 Metze | = | 3.435 Liters (0.91 US Gallons) | |
| 1 Stof | = | 1.145 Liters (1.21 US Quarts) |