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Old 11th October 2002 | 19:20
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A Very Civil Pilot
 
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A Gallon is 1/9 of a firkin.

A firkin is a small beer cask, holding nine Imperial gallons (72 pints).

Two firkins make a kilderkin

Two kilderkins make a barrel

One-and-a-half barrels make a hogshead of 48 gallons (384 pints).


I hope this clears it up.

(I copied this from another site, and looking at it the maths doesn't add up! Not sure if a hogshead is 48 or 54 gallons)
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