Isn't that the way kits work. I thought the reduction was from racking.
"Dirty Harry" wrote in message
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"Paul E. Lehmann" wrote in message
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You know you are a winemaker when you very
carefully calculate the volume so that you are
always left with about 3/4 of a bottle left over
at bottling time - not full enough to cork so
well .......... 
You know you're a vino when a 30 bottle kit somehow only leaves 20...