Method and device for producing and filling containers

A method for producing containers filled with liquid filling material, said method comprising evacuating gas from a preform, after having evacuated said gas from said preform, rinsing said preform with a sterilizing agent, and causing liquid filling material to enter said preform, thereby transforming said preform into a container using hydraulic pressure from said liquid filling material, wherein said container is selected from the group consisting of a keg and a bottle, and wherein said container is made from a material that is selected from the group consisting of PE, PP, and PET, said method further comprising causing a mold head that is part of a mold that forms a mold chamber to enter into sealing engagement with a mouth of said preform, wherein evacuating gas from said preform comprises, while said mouth is in sealing engagement with said mold head, using an evacuation system that is integrated into said mold head to connect said preform to a chamber that is common to a group of mold heads, all of which are connected to said chamber, and wherein rinsing said preform with said sterilizing agent comprises causing sterilizing agent to pass through a conduit that connects said preform's interior to a sterilization system while said preform's mouth is in sealing engagement with said mold head.