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On 6 Feb 2004 11:09:36 -0800, (Jack) wrote:

>My thought was to keep the extra gallon in a 1 gal carbouy or some
>type of smaller container, so that I would have extra for topping-off
>if need be (I think I read that somewhere). I figured using the wine
>to top-off would result in better quality than topping-off with water.
> Also, 5 gal is enough for me.
>
>It appears that you are using 2 carbouys, just both are the same size.
> Am I correct?

That's correct. And I suppose you may end up with a higher quality by
racking to a 5 gallon carboy. I just wanted to point out that the kit
was designed to taste just fine and allowed for the topping off with
water.

I don't know the degree of hgiher quality that you will attain by
using the 5 gal. carboy in lieu of the 6. I do know that you will end
up with another gallon of some decent tasting wine if you use a 6
gallon carboy. :-)