A varying measure of capacity, usually being the fourth part of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons.
A small wooden vessel or cask of indeterminate size, -- used for butter, lard, etc.
small butter barrel, half a hundredweight. A liquid measure for beer of 9 gallons.
Unit of measure. 1 Firkin = 9 Imperial Gallons.
a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons
an English term for a three-quarter keg of beer
an old English measure equal to one fourth of a barrel
an old english term for a unit of liquid measurement
an old measurement which was a wooden, hooped barrel of about nine gallon capacity
a small cask used for liquids, butter, or fish
Firkin beers are cask-conditioned, which means the final fermentation happens in the bottle or keg. The name comes from traditional English firkins (small kegs) in which the beers are aged and stored.
A capacity measurement equal to one-fourth of a barrel.
Measurement. A quarter of a barrel.
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.
