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The kilderkin is an old English unit of volume equal to half a barrel or two firkins. It was used as standard size for brewery casks. The word kilderkin comes from Dutch for a small cask. The kilderkin has historically been in the general range of 16 to 18 gallons. Based on the current imperial barrel of 36 gallons the following conversions are possible.[1]
-
| 1 kilderkin |
= ½ barrel |
|
= 2 firkins |
| = 18 imperial gallons |
| = 81.82962 litres |
| ≈2.890 cubic feet |
English casks of ale and beer [1]
| gallon |
firkin |
kilderkin |
barrel |
hogshead |
(butt) |
(tun) |
|
Year designated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
tuns |
|
| 1 |
1+3⁄4 |
butts |
| 1 |
3 |
5+1⁄4 |
hogsheads |
| 1 |
1+1⁄2 |
4+1⁄2 |
7+7⁄8 |
barrels |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
15+3⁄4 |
kilderkins |
| 1 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
18 |
31+1⁄2 |
firkins |
| 1 |
8 |
16 |
32 |
48 |
144 |
252 |
ale gallons (ale) |
(1454) |
| = 4.62 |
= 36.97 |
= 73.94 |
= 147.88 |
= 221.82 |
= 665.44 |
= 1164.52 |
litres (ale) |
| 1 |
9 |
18 |
36 |
54 |
162 |
283+1⁄2 |
ale gallons (beer) |
| = 4.62 |
= 41.59 |
= 83.18 |
= 166.36 |
= 249.54 |
= 748.62 |
= 1310.09 |
litres (beer) |
| 1 |
8+1⁄2 |
17 |
34 |
51 |
|
|
ale gallons |
1688 |
| = 4.62 |
= 39.28 |
= 78.56 |
= 157.12 |
= 235.68 |
|
|
litres |
| 1 |
9 |
18 |
36 |
54 |
|
|
ale gallons |
1803 |
| = 4.62 |
= 41.59 |
= 83.18 |
= 166.36 |
= 249.54 |
|
|
litres |
| 1 |
9 |
18 |
36 |
54 |
|
|
imperial gallons |
1824 |
| = 4.55 |
= 40.91 |
= 81.83 |
= 163.66 |
= 245.49 |
|
|
litres |
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