French term for the bunghole of a barrel; see there.
Closure part for a drum (glass, rubber, wood, ceramic, plastic, silicone) that is inserted into the bunghole. In order to allow gas to escape or to enable ventilation, the bung can also be inserted loosely or it has a corresponding device (valve) that only allows this in one direction. This is also known as a fermentation bung (see Gäraufsatzfermentation bung). In this case, the barrel is stored so that the bunghole is at the top.
If no ventilation is to take place during keg removal, the keg is turned so that...
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