2- or 4-gallon carboys?
Doug Miller
2.8, 3, 5, 6, and 6.5 (roughly 10.5, 11, 19, 23, and 25 liters). I can't seem
to find any different sizes from online retailers, either.
I've started a couple batches of fruit wine (one pear, one apricot) that
aren't going to fill a 5-gallon carboy. The pear is still in primary, and it
looks like I'll have about 4 gallons after straining out and pressing the
pulp. The apricot is in secondary in a 6-gallon carboy, but there's at least 4
inches of sediment at the bottom, maybe 5 -- that isn't going to fill a
5-gallon carboy either.
Does anyone know of a source for 2- and 4-gallon (7.5 and 15 liter) carboys?
TIA...
doub...@hotmail.com
bottles. They can hold a lot of pressure so screw the caps on tight
and release a little every day until you figure out what you're going
to do. I actually likr 5 gallon carboys and 1 gallon wine jugs for
smaller increments. You'll figure it out but I always make enough to
fill the carboy, whatever size that is or use gallon jugs for smaller
batches.
Doug Miller
>You know anyone with gallon wine jugs? You could also use 2 litre soda
>bottles. They can hold a lot of pressure so screw the caps on tight
>and release a little every day until you figure out what you're going
>to do. I actually likr 5 gallon carboys and 1 gallon wine jugs for
>smaller increments. You'll figure it out but I always make enough to
>fill the carboy, whatever size that is or use gallon jugs for smaller
>batches.
I have 1-gallon jugs and 3-gallon carboys already; I guess that's what I'll
wind up using.
Normally, I do try to make enough to fill the carboy, but I needed to set
aside enough pears to make a pie, too... yummmmm!
>
>On Sep 29, 11:10=A0pm, spamb...@milmac.com (Doug Miller) wrote:
>> Local winemaking suppliers carry carboys in these sizes (U.S. gallons):
>> 2.8, 3, 5, 6, and 6.5 (roughly 10.5, 11, 19, 23, and 25 liters). I can't =
>seem
>> to find any different sizes from online retailers, either.
>>
>> I've started a couple batches of fruit wine (one pear, one apricot) that
>> aren't going to fill a 5-gallon carboy. The pear is still in primary, and=
> it
>> looks like I'll have about 4 gallons after straining out and pressing the
>> pulp. The apricot is in secondary in a 6-gallon carboy, but there's at le=
>ast 4
>> inches of sediment at the bottom, maybe 5 -- that isn't going to fill a
>> 5-gallon carboy either.
>>
>> Does anyone know of a source for 2- and 4-gallon (7.5 and 15 liter) carbo=
>ys?
>>
>> TIA...
>
Sam
"Doug Miller" <spam...@milmac.com> wrote in message
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> In article
> <96e21210-7b21-464d...@l13g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>,
> doub...@hotmail.com wrote:
>>You know anyone with gallon wine jugs? You could also use 2 litre soda
>>bottles. They can hold a lot of pressure so screw the caps on tight
>>and release a little every day until you figure out what you're going
>>to do. I actually likr 5 gallon carboys and 1 gallon wine jugs for
>>smaller increments. You'll figure it out but I always make enough to
>>fill the carboy, whatever size that is or use gallon jugs for smaller
>>batches.
>
> I have 1-gallon jugs and 3-gallon carboys already; I guess that's what
> I'll
> wind up using.
I have several 1 gallon demijohns for the wine and I have two of those big
plastic bottles that go upside down on an office water cooler for doing my
beers in. They hold 5 gallons each, and you can pick them up second hand for
mere pennies.
hap
> "Doug Miller" <spamb...@milmac.com> wrote in message
>
> news:ha1126$rpo$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
>
> > In article
> > <96e21210-7b21-464d-87f9-9669201f6...@l13g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>,
> > doubl...@hotmail.com wrote:
> >>You know anyone with gallon wine jugs? You could also use 2 litre soda
> >>bottles. They can hold a lot of pressure so screw the caps on tight
> >>and release a little every day until you figure out what you're going
> >>to do. I actually likr 5 gallon carboys and 1 gallon wine jugs for
> >>smaller increments. You'll figure it out but I always make enough to
> >>fill the carboy, whatever size that is or use gallon jugs for smaller
> >>batches.
>
> > I have 1-gallon jugs and 3-gallon carboys already; I guess that's what
> > I'll
> > wind up using.
>
> I have several 1 gallon demijohns for the wine and I have two of those big
> plastic bottles that go upside down on an office water cooler for doing my
> beers in. They hold 5 gallons each, and you can pick them up second hand for
> mere pennies.
You can get 1 gallon glass jugs of wine from most large chain grocery
stores for around $10. You'll be hard pressed to find a wine shop
with one gallon carboys for less than that, plus you get the wine to
boot. Usually only a cheap Merlot or a Chardonnay will be the
selection. Granted that these from the store have threaded bottle caps
on them but you can still fit a bung in there. Good luck.
Sam
"hap" <hapm...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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The 1 gallon ones are only �3 in our local brew shop, but I agree, it's far
better to get them full and have the pleasure of emptying them yourself
first :-)