firkin | 1 firkin | 2 firkin | 3 firkin | 4 firkin | 5 firkin | 6 firkin | 7 firkin | 8 firkin | 9 firkin | 10 firkin | 11 firkin | 12 firkin | 13 firkin | 14 firkin | 15 firkin | 16 firkin | 17 firkin | 18 firkin | 19 firkin | 20 firkin | 21 firkin | 22 firkin | 23 firkin | 24 firkin | 25 firkin | 26 firkin | 27 firkin | 28 firkin | 29 firkin | 30 firkin | 31 firkin | 32 firkin | 33 firkin | 34 firkin | 35 firkin | 36 firkin | 37 firkin | 38 firkin | 39 firkin | 40 firkin | 41 firkin | 42 firkin | 43 firkin | 44 firkin | 45 firkin | 46 firkin | 47 firkin | 48 firkin | 49 firkin | 50 firkin | 51 firkin | 52 firkin | 53 firkin | 54 firkin | 55 firkin | 56 firkin | 57 firkin | 58 firkin | 59 firkin | 60 firkin | 61 firkin | 62 firkin | 63 firkin | 64 firkin | 65 firkin | 66 firkin | 67 firkin | 68 firkin | 69 firkin | 70 firkin | 71 firkin | 72 firkin | 73 firkin | 74 firkin | 75 firkin | 76 firkin | 77 firkin | 78 firkin | 79 firkin | 80 firkin | 81 firkin | 82 firkin | 83 firkin | 84 firkin | 85 firkin | 86 firkin | 87 firkin | 88 firkin | 89 firkin | 90 firkin | 91 firkin | 92 firkin | 93 firkin | 94 firkin | 95 firkin | 96 firkin | 97 firkin | 98 firkin | 99 firkin | 100 firkin |
pipe | 0.0857821 pipe | 0.1715643 pipe | 0.2573464 pipe | 0.3431286 pipe | 0.4289107 pipe | 0.5146928 pipe | 0.6004750 pipe | 0.6862571 pipe | 0.7720392 pipe | 0.8578214 pipe | 0.9436035 pipe | 1.0293857 pipe | 1.1151678 pipe | 1.2009499 pipe | 1.2867321 pipe | 1.3725142 pipe | 1.4582963 pipe | 1.5440785 pipe | 1.6298606 pipe | 1.7156428 pipe | 1.8014249 pipe | 1.8872070 pipe | 1.9729892 pipe | 2.0587713 pipe | 2.1445534 pipe | 2.2303356 pipe | 2.3161177 pipe | 2.4018999 pipe | 2.4876820 pipe | 2.5734641 pipe | 2.6592463 pipe | 2.7450284 pipe | 2.8308105 pipe | 2.9165927 pipe | 3.0023748 pipe | 3.0881570 pipe | 3.1739391 pipe | 3.2597212 pipe | 3.3455034 pipe | 3.4312855 pipe | 3.5170676 pipe | 3.6028498 pipe | 3.6886319 pipe | 3.7744141 pipe | 3.8601962 pipe | 3.9459783 pipe | 4.0317605 pipe | 4.1175426 pipe | 4.2033247 pipe | 4.2891069 pipe | 4.3748890 pipe | 4.4606712 pipe | 4.5464533 pipe | 4.6322354 pipe | 4.7180176 pipe | 4.8037997 pipe | 4.8895818 pipe | 4.9753640 pipe | 5.0611461 pipe | 5.1469283 pipe | 5.2327104 pipe | 5.3184925 pipe | 5.4042747 pipe | 5.4900568 pipe | 5.5758389 pipe | 5.6616211 pipe | 5.7474032 pipe | 5.8331854 pipe | 5.9189675 pipe | 6.0047496 pipe | 6.0905318 pipe | 6.1763139 pipe | 6.2620960 pipe | 6.3478782 pipe | 6.4336603 pipe | 6.5194425 pipe | 6.6052246 pipe | 6.6910067 pipe | 6.7767889 pipe | 6.8625710 pipe | 6.9483531 pipe | 7.0341353 pipe | 7.1199174 pipe | 7.2056996 pipe | 7.2914817 pipe | 7.3772638 pipe | 7.4630460 pipe | 7.5488281 pipe | 7.6346102 pipe | 7.7203924 pipe | 7.8061745 pipe | 7.8919567 pipe | 7.9777388 pipe | 8.0635209 pipe | 8.1493031 pipe | 8.2350852 pipe | 8.3208673 pipe | 8.4066495 pipe | 8.4924316 pipe | 8.5782138 pipe |
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.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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firkin | ≡ 9 gal (imp) | = 0.04091481 m3 | Imperial/US |
firkins | pipes | firkins | pipes |
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1 | = 0.085782137536061 | 6 | = 0.51469282521637 |
2 | = 0.17156427507212 | 7 | = 0.60047496275243 |
3 | = 0.25734641260818 | 8 | = 0.68625710028849 |
4 | = 0.34312855014424 | 9 | = 0.77203923782455 |
5 | = 0.42891068768031 | 10 | = 0.85782137536061 |
The pipe was a measure of liquid volume equalling two hogsheads. This equated to 108 imperial gallons (490 l) for ale or 126 imperial gallons (570 l) for wine (also known as a butt).
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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pipe | ≡ 126 gal (wine) | = 0.476961884784 m3 | Imperial/US |
pipes | firkins | pipes | firkins |
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1 | = 11.657438584806 | 6 | = 69.944631508835 |
2 | = 23.314877169612 | 7 | = 81.602070093641 |
3 | = 34.972315754418 | 8 | = 93.259508678447 |
4 | = 46.629754339223 | 9 | = 104.91694726325 |
5 | = 58.287192924029 | 10 | = 116.57438584806 |
firkins | pipes |
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1 | = 0.0857821 |
11.6574386 | = 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |