Thanks all, this was helpful. My neighbor and fellow beer-brewing compadre
has a 5-gallon carboy. To be safe, I think I'll use it and if there is any
extra wine, will try to contain it in a 1/2 gallon jug.

"A. J. Rawls" wrote in message
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On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 20:55:53 GMT, "Brian"
wrote:

Have homebrewed beer for several years with good success. I won a wine
kit
at our club Christmas Party, a nice Shiraz. The kit calls for secondary
in
a 6-gallon carboy. All I have is a 6.5 gallon carboy (I thought this was
a
standard size). Anyway, the kit says to top up to within 2" of the
stopper,
and I'm wondering if adding that much water is a good thing, or do I risk
ruining the wine by not doing so?! Thanks in advance for your help!


I suggest topping up with a similar wine..... Two fifths should do
the trick.

A.J.