Question: 1 lb of steam how much water?
Answer: 1 pound of steam is equal to 970 BTU (or an easy to remember rule of thumb is 1 pound of steam is equal to 1000 BTU. 1 pound of water is equal to a 16 oz tall boy (by volume)…. when you heat that tall boy hot enough to make steam it expands almost 1700 times its original volume.