Thanks all, this was helpful. My neighbor and fellow beer-brewing compadre
has a 5-gallon carboy. To be safe, I think I'll use it and if there is any
extra wine, will try to contain it in a 1/2 gallon jug.

"A. J. Rawls" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 20:55:53 GMT, "Brian"
> > wrote:
>
>>Have homebrewed beer for several years with good success. I won a wine
>>kit
>>at our club Christmas Party, a nice Shiraz. The kit calls for secondary
>>in
>>a 6-gallon carboy. All I have is a 6.5 gallon carboy (I thought this was
>>a
>>standard size). Anyway, the kit says to top up to within 2" of the
>>stopper,
>>and I'm wondering if adding that much water is a good thing, or do I risk
>>ruining the wine by not doing so?! Thanks in advance for your help!
>>
>
> I suggest topping up with a similar wine..... Two fifths should do
> the trick.
>
> A.J.
>