Measurements

[djrockinsteve]

The other day I was preparing to blend several different kinds of wine that I have to see which ones I think would be good. A few bordeaux's etc.(Probably all). I wasn't sure if I should measure them in ounces or by percentage.

I started out measuring ounces and marking on a label placed on the side of one of my gallon carboys. The largest amount was 64 ounces so I started there and marked off in increments of 8 ounces.

Then I realized something that I should have already known. That one gallon of liquid in our carboys falls way short of where I fill my wine to. (Just slightly under the bung). This would allow for too much head space and I would have to bottle right away.

I then did a comparison of ounces to ml and waaa-lah. Five 750 ml bottles also falls short of where I fill my carboys to and that this level is higher than 1 gallon based upon ounces. I believe there are 5 more ounces with five ml bottles than 128 ounces.

All in all this is why when I bottle a five gallon carboy I get 25 1/2 bottles of wine.

This basically won't effect most of you but as I prepare to do my champagne it occured to me when a recipe calls for measurements for a gallon are they really referring to a gallon or 3,750ml (five 750ml bottles). With champagne and sugar measurement this could be a problem. With my blends it's not that great a deal and I will blend based upon a percentage.

Just FYI for those few that are as anal as myself.

 

[Tom]

well 750 ML = 25+ oz. So that 5 bottles should come to 128oz = 1 gallon. Maybe the jug you are measuring is larger than you think.

 

[djrockinsteve]

Many of my carboys are different. That can be good in when racking you will have less headspace with the smaller one, or bad if visa versa.

I measured reasonably close and still found that one gallon is different than 5-750ml bottles and more liquid is needed to top off. At least we have that extra for sampling.

 

[BobF]

Many of my carboys are different. That can be good in when racking you will have less headspace with the smaller one, or bad if visa versa.

I measured reasonably close and still found that one gallon is different than 5-750ml bottles and more liquid is needed to top off. At least we have that extra for sampling.

One gallon = 3,785.4 ml. 5 x 750 = 3,750.

That leaves 35.4ml for final racking & sampling.

 

[ffemt128]

One gallon = 3,785.4 ml. 5 x 750 = 3,750.

That leaves 35.4ml for final racking & sampling.

Hardly a taste being just over an ounce.....

 

[BobF]

Hardly a taste being just over an ounce.....

Yep. That's why I always shoot for 1/2g over when preparing a must.