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
>

"Glen Duff" > wrote in message
...
> The extra wine is very helpful for
> topping up when you rack.

Not to mention when sneaking a taste... ;^)

Tom S

In article >,
Glen Duff > wrote:
>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.

But I was expecting it to hold 5.5 US gal, leaving .5 gal, or something
between 2 & 3 bottles. Hmm, maybe I should put some in 12 oz beer
bottles for topping off . . . at the moment, however, I'm more worried
about stocking up for drinking than for topping off. I can only have
three primary/secondary fermentatinos going on at once at the moment.

hawk
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Richard E. Hawkins wrote "Hmm, maybe I should put some in 12 oz beer
> bottles for topping off . . . "

Hawk - That's exactly what I do. I fill them to the brim and cap. One
bottle is about the right amount to top up a barrel in my cellar. Good
idea.

Bill Frazier
Olathe, Kansas USA