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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