I'm very a much a novice at this and was wondering before I start this batch of Strawberry wine, how much an overall volume in the primary should I start with to get 5 gallons in the secondary? I know that there will be a pretty good leaving in the primary with all the fruit. I have a 6.5 gallon primary bucket and was planning on using about 17-18# of strawberries (side question is will this get a me a semi-sweet or do I need to back sweeten?). I just don't want to wind up with a lot of headspace and not know what to fill it with.
TIA
Bill
TIA
Bill