I now happily own a half-dozen 5 gallon carboys.

Or I thought it was happily.

I racked a batch into one of these to store for a few months, expecting
two and a partial bottles to be left over.

Nope.

*four* full bottles after filling to the neck.

Yikes.

hawk
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Sorry, I don't understand your point.

If your carboy is 5 gallons (I assume U.S. gal and not Imperial) then
your batch of wine was just under 6 U.S. gallons yielding one full
carboy and 4 x 750 ml bottles. The extra wine is very helpful for
topping up when you rack.

Cheers,

Glen Duff
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Dr. Richard E. Hawkins wrote:

I now happily own a half-dozen 5 gallon carboys.

Or I thought it was happily.

I racked a batch into one of these to store for a few months, expecting
two and a partial bottles to be left over.

Nope.

*four* full bottles after filling to the neck.

Yikes.

hawk

"Glen Duff" wrote in message
...
The extra wine is very helpful for
topping up when you rack.

Not to mention when sneaking a taste... ;^)

Tom S

Are you saying there is variability between 5 gallon (US) carboys? If
so, that's my experience too. Most of mine end up working out to
~25.5 bottles of wine which is about right; 25.23 750 ml bottles is
where they should end up. I have some that end up over 26. They are
not precision made, so it's not really unexpected to me. (Some take
a number 6 stopper, others a 7.5...) I started marking mine when I
bottle so I know which ones are which. Most of mine came out of the
same manufacturer in Mexico and are less than 10 years old, but I have
a few that are really old too. I'm pretty sure I have none that come
out to less than 25 bottles.
Regards,
Joe

(Dr. Richard E. Hawkins) wrote in message ...
I now happily own a half-dozen 5 gallon carboys.

Or I thought it was happily.

I racked a batch into one of these to store for a few months, expecting
two and a partial bottles to be left over.

Nope.

*four* full bottles after filling to the neck.

Yikes.

hawk

Joe,

I think Canadians are generally more aware of this than the U.S. folks
since we are little more used to using both U.S. gallons and Imperial
gallons. Here are the conversions:

1 U.S. gallon = 3.785 liters
1 Imperial gallon = 4.542 liters or 1.2 U.S. gallons
1 U.S. gallon yields 5 x 750 ml bottles
1 Imperial gallon yields 6 x 750 ml bottles

If you can collect a few Imperial Gallons as well as U.S. gallons they
are very handy for adjusting extra volumes. Our our Imperial Gallons
require a #6.5 bung and the U.S. jugs generally take a #8.

Cheers,

Glen Duff
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Joe Sallustio wrote:

Are you saying there is variability between 5 gallon (US) carboys? If
so, that's my experience too. Most of mine end up working out to
~25.5 bottles of wine which is about right; 25.23 750 ml bottles is
where they should end up. I have some that end up over 26. They are
not precision made, so it's not really unexpected to me. (Some take
a number 6 stopper, others a 7.5...) I started marking mine when I
bottle so I know which ones are which. Most of mine came out of the
same manufacturer in Mexico and are less than 10 years old, but I have
a few that are really old too. I'm pretty sure I have none that come
out to less than 25 bottles.
Regards,
Joe

(Dr. Richard E. Hawkins) wrote in message ...

I now happily own a half-dozen 5 gallon carboys.

Or I thought it was happily.

I racked a batch into one of these to store for a few months, expecting
two and a partial bottles to be left over.

Nope.

*four* full bottles after filling to the neck.

Yikes.

hawk

In article ,
Joe Sallustio wrote:
Are you saying there is variability between 5 gallon (US) carboys? If
so, that's my experience too. Most of mine end up working out to
~25.5 bottles of wine which is about right; 25.23 750 ml bottles is
where they should end up. I have some that end up over 26. They are
not precision made, so it's not really unexpected to me. (Some take
a number 6 stopper, others a 7.5...) I started marking mine when I
bottle so I know which ones are which. Most of mine came out of the
same manufacturer in Mexico and are less than 10 years old, but I have
a few that are really old too. I'm pretty sure I have none that come
out to less than 25 bottles.


I'd known that the mouthsize varied, as I used to stock assorted sizes
(6,6.5,7?) for the 6 gal carboys I used for brewing (all shattered long
ago [and purchased used at homebrew stores for about $8]).

I was expecting the volume to be constant, though, and that it would
hold 5.5 gallons.

hawk, who now needs 6 gal carboys to accompany his 5 gal carboys


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In article ,
Glen Duff wrote:
Sorry, I don't understand your point.

If your carboy is 5 gallons (I assume U.S. gal and not Imperial) then
your batch of wine was just under 6 U.S. gallons yielding one full
carboy and 4 x 750 ml bottles. The extra wine is very helpful for
topping up when you rack.

But I was expecting it to hold 5.5 US gal, leaving .5 gal, or something
between 2 & 3 bottles. Hmm, maybe I should put some in 12 oz beer
bottles for topping off . . . at the moment, however, I'm more worried
about stocking up for drinking than for topping off. I can only have
three primary/secondary fermentatinos going on at once at the moment.

hawk
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Richard E. Hawkins wrote "Hmm, maybe I should put some in 12 oz beer
bottles for topping off . . . "

Hawk - That's exactly what I do. I fill them to the brim and cap. One
bottle is about the right amount to top up a barrel in my cellar. Good
idea.

Bill Frazier
Olathe, Kansas USA

Just call a local restaurant and see if they will save you a few 3
liter jugs from the house wines. I have a few 3, 6 and 7 gallon
carboys for the leftovers. The smallest topping wine bottle I usally
save id a 1.5 liter.

I blend all the reds, (all the whites seperately) for topping wine.
To be honest, it's often the best wine I make... No science, not
forethought, just happenstance. )
Regards,
Joe


I was expecting the volume to be constant, though, and that it would
hold 5.5 gallons.

hawk, who now needs 6 gal carboys to accompany his 5 gal carboys