1 packet is the correct amount for 1 to 6 gal. You do not need to change
the timing. But you are better off using a hydrometer to do timing rather
than just going by the recipe. It depends more on temperature than anything
else. Let it go down to about 1.010 and then move it.

Ray

"santos" > wrote in message
...
> thanks everyone for the replies... if i only use one packet of yeast for
the
> 23 litre batch should i let it ferment longer in the primary? or should i
be
> able to tell by the amount of foaming anyways (roughly 5-7 days) thanks
> again.
>
> "Daniel_B" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Those American measurements really screw me up too. Is a Canadian
teaspoon
> > different than the American? How about a cup? A gallon isn't a gallon,
ya
> > know. At least metric is a worldwide system, even though it's not widely
> > used in the US. A gram of this, a litre of that.... at least I know what
> to
> > add. When there's no clarification as to whether it's 5 gal US or IMP, I
> > cringe. And to boot, my glass carboys are 5 gallon, but they must have
> come
> > from the US, because they also say on the bottom that they are 18.9
litre.
> > Buying new Canadian carboys have been on my list of things to do for the
> > past 10 years (8.2 years American).
> >
> > Sorry, got off topic. I tend to ramble sometimes.... 8-)
> > When you multipy the "1 gallon" recipes, you're good up to "6 gallons"
by
> > multiplying everything but the yeast. A single pack of yeast is good for
a
> > standard 23 litre batch.
> >
> >
> >
> > "A.J. Rawls" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 05:04:41 -0400, "santos"
> > > > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > >My second question is that since I have so many grapefruit to use, I
am
> > > >going to make a 5 gallon (23 liter) batch. Should I simply take the
1
> > gal
> > > >recipes and multiply by 5? Or is there some other type of
adjustment?
> > Do I
> > > >need to add more yeast, or should i just give it more time to
ferment?
> > Is
> > > >one campden tablet enough for a 5 gallon batch?
> > >
> > > I would multiply by 6 (I think the recipe is for U. S. gallons) and I
> > > would use six campden tablets for a 23 liter batch.
> > >
> > > Later,
> > > A.J.
> >
> >
> >
>
>