How many firkin's in a barrell of beer?!
How many firkin's in a barrell of beer?
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A Firkin is an old English unit of volume. The name is derived from the Middle Dutch word vierdekijn, which means fourth, i.e. a fourth of a full-size barrel.
For beer and ale a firkin is equal to 9 Imperial gallons (about 40.915 l) or a quarter of a barrel. Casks in this size (themselves called firkins) are the most common container for cask ale. The word "firkin" (as in "Fox & Firkin") is frequently considered a suitably atmospheric word by those naming an English-style pub ― by implication, the establishment will thus be either a new pub in the UK or a foreign imitation of a British pub.
For wine the firkin had a larger size, namely a third of a tun. A tun being 210 gallons in the UK and 252 fluid gallons in the US, thus a wine firkin is about 318 l (318.226 or 317.975). It is also called tertian or, preferably, puncheon (in the US also shortened to pon).
Butter and soap used to be sold by the firkin, too. In these cases it was rather a measure of weight, 56 lb (25.4 kg) and 64 lb (29.0 kg) respectively.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/firkin...
There're NEVER more than fifty four firkins in a barrel of beer. And don't let them tell you otherwise!
there are 2.8680988 firkins in a barrel of beer
hope this helps
9 gall = 1 firkin 4 firkins =1 barrell
I don't firkin know.
depends on how big a frikin is. just drink the beer and dont worry about it. be happy
What the fr@ck is a firkin?
4 firkins = 1 barrel.
9 Gallons.