Very exact. But the container does not have to be exact. It just has to be
a little bigger than 1 gal. The pump that pumps the milk into the container
meters the milk and it has to be exact.

Ray

"Dr. Richard E. Hawkins" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> Tom S > wrote:
>
> >"Dr. Richard E. Hawkins" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> Argh. I've *got* to find a way to calibrate my carboys to figure out
> >> exactly where 5 & 6 gallons are (particularly 6).
> >>
> >> After 6 gallons (an all juice batch) produced a 5 gallon + 4 bottles
> >> last week, last night it was 5 gallons and not much more than a bottle
> >> (but this was a concentrate batch).
>
> >> I need to find a reasonable, preferably cheap, way to figure the size.
>
> >> I wonder if milk is an exact measure? I do get 6 gallons at once each
> >> week . . .
>
> >The last I heard there was no such thing as a weights & measures _milk_
> >standard.
>
> The question is how exact "1 gallon" has to be for milk sales.
>
>
>
> hawk
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