I'm not sure how much a 9 gallon barrel weighs, but I suspect it's a fair bit. There's 72 pints of liquid, plus the actual weight of the barrel itself, which tends to be stainless steel...
Wikipedia saith that the imperial gallon is based on the volume of 10lb of distilled water. I'm guessing beer weighs more than water, so that's more than 90lb/40kg before you even get to the weight of the barrel itself ...
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Date: 2010-03-12 02:49 pm (UTC)I have no beer barrels at home, but I do have a kettlebell, so I'll have to see if I can make do *g*.
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Date: 2010-03-12 02:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-12 03:02 pm (UTC)*continues to be awed*