Sizes of beer barrels (or casks) and champagne bottles
Container | Size |
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Piccolo | quarter bottle |
Demiboite | half bottle |
Standard | 750ml |
Magnum | 2 bottles |
Jeroboam | 4 bottles |
Rehoboam | 6 bottles |
Methuselah | 8 bottles |
Salmanazar | 12 bottles |
Balthazar | 16 bottles |
Nebuchadnezzar | 20 bottles |
Melchior | 24 bottles |
Sovereign | 33.33 bottles |
A "barrel" of beer is defined as a container able to hold 36 gallons of ale, kegs or casks of beer can be any size. Specific names are given to barrels that are larger or smaller than a true barrel.
Container | Size |
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Firkin | 9 gallons |
Kilderkin | 18 gallons |
Barrel | 36 gallons |
Hogshead | 54 gallons |
Butt | 108 gallons |
Tun | 216 gallons |