The invention relates to a method for filling a container (13, 32) with carbonised liquid filling material and for closing the filled container, in which in a filling
station (10, 30) the filling material is introduced into the container (13, 32) by a filling head (11, 33) with a defined filling pressure, the filling head (11, 33) being initially moved out of a
rest position, which allows delivery and
insertion of a container (13, 32) into the filling
station (10, 30), into a work position at the inserted container in which an end region (16) of the filling head seals the opening (14) of the container, the container (13, 32) is then filled, after the conclusion of the filling phase the filling head (11, 33) is again moved out of the work position into a
rest position spaced apart from the container (13, 32) and the container (11, 33) is then closed in the filling
station (11, 33) by a closure cap (20) at least to such an extent that no more filling material can exit, and the container (11, 33) is then removed from the filling station (11, 33), characterised in that, before the lifting of the filling head (11, 33) from the work position into the
rest position spaced apart from the container (13), in a pressure chamber (15) of the filling station (10, 30) surrounding the opening (14) of the container (13, 32) a
positive pressure between the
ambient pressure and the filling pressure is set, which is selected such that any foaming of the filling material located in the container (13, 32) is minimised to such an extent that no filling material exits from the container (13, 32) when the filling head (11, 33) is raised out of the work position after the filling operation.