Firkin The ale or beer firkin (from Middle Dutch *vierdekijn* meaning "fourth") is a quarter of an ale or beer barrel or half a kilderkin. This unit is much smaller than the wine firkin. Casks in this size (themselves called firkins) are the most common container for cask ale. Ale firkinFrom the mid 15th century until 1688 the ale firkin was defined as 8 ale or beer gallons (36.97 l). In 1688 the ale firkin was redefined to be 8 1⁄2 ale or beer gallons (39.28 l). In 1803 ale firkin was again redefined to be 9 ale or beer gallons (41.59 l), equivalent to the beer firkin.Beer firkinFrom the mid 15th century until 1824 the beer firkin was defined as 9 ale or beer gallons.Imperial beer or ale firkin The beer or ale firkin was redefined to be 9 imperial gallons in 1824. It is therefore exactly 40.91481 litres or approximately 1.445 cubic feet. [image: Image] On 6 August 2015 at 13:21, bea <bea.spencer@sympatico.ca> wrote: > I am not an expert on firkins. I had to look it up but I also found out > that in Toronto there is a whole chain of pubs called "Firkin". Since the > merchandise they dispense there is mostly liquid there has to be some > connection. Perhaps like many words this one has more than one meaning. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 5, 2015, at 11:35 PM, David Ehrlich <idavide@sbcglobal.net> > wrote: > > > > As far as I know, a firkin is not a fixed amount, though it is always a > large amount. I have known firkins used to contain many things, but never > wine. Maybe wine grapes, but not wine. I remember in the days before > paper, our grocer would cut butter from a great firkin he kept in the dairy > case, but the wine came from a cask. > > David E > > From: Sue <sevanetz@telus.net> > > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 5, 2015 11:50 AM > > Subject: Re: [pbs] Kelvins Centigrades and Fahrenheits > > > > Sitting on a sailboat in the welcome rain, you made my day. > > > > > > > >> On Aug 4, 2015, at 12:50 AM, Leo Martin <stnalpsoel@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Bob Nold wrote > >> *** > >> In fact I think we should move away from inches, and even millimeters, > to a > >> more universal system. > >> > >> Bulbs should normally be planted 2.14787157 x 10 to the minus 17 light > >> years deep. > >> *** > >> > >> My chairman frequently made us calculate drug doses administered by > >> continuous infusion in firkins per fortnight. We decided it was more > >> appropriate to use the wine firkin rather than the others. > >> > >> Leo Martin > >> Zone ? > >> Phoenix Arizona USA > >> _______________________________________________ > >> pbs mailing list > >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- Ralph Carpenter 2 & 3 Stone Cottages Chilmington Green Great Chart Ashford Kent TN23 3DW 01233 637567 _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/