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Glossary

Firkin

The standard British cask size: nine imperial gallons, about 41 litres, or 72 pints.

The firkin is the size the cask ale trade is built around, small enough that a pub can sell it within the few days a broached cask remains good.

Related

  • Pin — The half-size cask.
  • Kilderkin — The double-size cask.
  • Cask — The container class.

More vocabulary

Beer-clean glass · Brewer’s barrel · Cask · Cellar conditioning · Crowler · Draught · Growler · Imperial pint · Keg · KeyKeg

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Last reviewed 2026-08-16.

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