In article >, Dick Adams
> writes
>Alan Gould > wrote:
>> Dick Adams > writes
>
>>> In my opinion, your storage capacity should be at least three times
>>> your batch capacity.
>
>> I'm a bit puzzled by this statement Dick, could you explain it please.
>
>I arrived at this rule of thumb by considering brewing schedules. If
>you brew a 5 gal batch, you need a 5 gal primary, a 5 gal secondary,
>and 5 gals of bottles. That's three times. With a conical fermenter,
>it's two times.
>
>But if you finish fermenting a second batch before the first batch has
>been consumed you need more storage. Brew something that needs to age,
>e.g., Barleywine, Lambic, Mead, etc., and you need even more.
>
>Brew a beer a week you'll approach 5 times. A friend got out of the
>homebrew game and had 540 pint bottles, i.e., 70 gallons!!
>
Thanks, I can see your point. I hadn't thought of storage in that sense.

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Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.