Method for casting a melt by means of a melt container in which a melt receiving space is formed

A method for casting a melt (2) by means of a melt container (3) in which a melt receiving space (4) is formed, wherein the melt container (3) has a spout (5) in the form of a lance (20) located on the bottom on the melt container (3), wherein the method comprises the following method steps:

• filling the melt container (3) with melt (2), wherein the melt (2) is introduced into the melt receiving space (4) of the melt container (3) out of a crucible (25) by means of a spout orifice (6) of the lance (20);
• casting at least one cast workpiece with melt (2) from the melt container (3), wherein the melt (2) received in the melt receiving space (4) is introduced into a mold (29) via the spout orifice (6) of the lance (20);
• filling the melt container (2) with melt (3) again,
• wherein during the filling of the melt container (3) with melt (2), so much more melt (2) is received in the melt receiving space (4) than is required for casting the cast workpiece that directly before the renewed filling of the melt container (3), a remainder of melt (2), which has an oxide skin formed at a melt surface (19), is present in the melt receiving space (4) of the melt container (3), wherein the level of a melt surface (19) of the melt remaining in the melt receiving space (4) lies above the lance (20) inside the melt receiving space (4).