4 bottles after a 5L carboy?

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. Hawk> I now happily own a half-dozen 5 gallon carboys.

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

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:

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:

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

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

Richard E. Hawkins wrote "Hmm, maybe I should put some in 12 oz beer

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. :o) Regards, Joe