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
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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

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.
Regards,
Joe

(Dr. Richard E. Hawkins) wrote in message >...
> 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

Joe,

I think Canadians are generally more aware of this than the U.S. folks
since we are little more used to using both U.S. gallons and Imperial
gallons. Here are the conversions:

1 U.S. gallon = 3.785 liters
1 Imperial gallon = 4.542 liters or 1.2 U.S. gallons
1 U.S. gallon yields 5 x 750 ml bottles
1 Imperial gallon yields 6 x 750 ml bottles

If you can collect a few Imperial Gallons as well as U.S. gallons they
are very handy for adjusting extra volumes. Our our Imperial Gallons
require a #6.5 bung and the U.S. jugs generally take a #8.

Cheers,

Glen Duff
----------------
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.
> Regards,
> Joe
>
> (Dr. Richard E. Hawkins) wrote in message >...
>
>>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
>>

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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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

Just call a local restaurant and see if they will save you a few 3
liter jugs from the house wines. I have a few 3, 6 and 7 gallon
carboys for the leftovers. The smallest topping wine bottle I usally
save id a 1.5 liter.

I blend all the reds, (all the whites seperately) for topping wine.
To be honest, it's often the best wine I make... No science, not
forethought, just happenstance. )
Regards,
Joe


> 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