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
>