firkins
Quarter-keg containers
Firkins is the plural of firkin, a small wooden cask or barrel traditionally used for storing butter, lard, or ale.
The term also refers to a unit of capacity—typically nine gallons for ale or fifty-six pounds for butter.
The word survives mainly in brewing contexts, where a firkin holds a quarter of a standard barrel: The pub ordered three firkins of cask ale.
Wooden storage barrel
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- kegSmall beverage barrel
- butter tubVessel for churned cream
- cooperageBarrel-making trade
staves · hoops · bung · lid · churn · vat · wooden bucket · beer barrel
Individual part or measure
- volumeAmount of space filled
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- liquid measureUnit for volumes
Solid fat from cream
- churningAgitated circular motion
- creameryButter-making facility
- farmAgricultural land tract
- butterfatLipids from dairy
salted butter · butter crock · milk processing · farmhouse · cold storage · larder
Warm-fermented malt drink
- beerFermented grain drink
- real aleUnpasteurized, naturally carbonated beer
- cellarUnderground storage room
- pubLicensed drinking establishment
taproom · craft beer · draught · spigot · stillage · brewery · fermentation · maturation
cask
Wooden storage barrel
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- kegSmall beverage barrel
- butter tubVessel for churned cream
cooperage · staves · hoops · bung · lid · churn · vat · wooden bucket · beer barrel · oak cask
unit
Individual part or measure
- volumeAmount of space filled
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- liquid measureUnit for volumes
butter
Solid fat from cream
butterfat · salted butter · butter crock · milk processing · farmhouse · cold storage · larder
ale
Warm-fermented malt drink
- beerFermented grain drink
- real aleUnpasteurized, naturally carbonated beer
- cellarUnderground storage room
pub · taproom · craft beer · draught · spigot · stillage · brewery · fermentation · maturation · conditioning
firkinsplastic containers
steel drums · steel tanks · glass bottles · carboys · cardboard boxes