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Old 05-15-2008, 12:20 AM   #1
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Default Help - how measure 5 gallons in 6 gallon better bottle

need to top off to 5 gallons in my 6 gallon better bottle. Where is the 5 gallon mark?

(forgot to measure - woops)


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Can't help with this one but when you bottle this beer you can measure with water and mark the gallons off with a sharpy
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need to top off to 5 gallons in my 6 gallon better bottle. Where is the 5 gallon mark?

(forgot to measure - woops)
Didn't I see this in die hard?
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alright I'll stop being lazy - I was adding 1/2 gallon growlers to measure off but then i lost count of how many 1/2 gallons i added. So I just added 1/2 gallons to where i thought 6 would be. then took out a gallon of a time and marked what was left. In the end i guessed right.

So FYI - 5 gallons is about 1/3 inch above the bottom of the top ridge.

i hope this post is English....
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so you posted this thread instead of emptying out the BB and starting over and paying attention to how many gallons of water you added
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What does this have to do with AG or PM brewing?
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so you posted this thread instead of emptying out the BB and starting over and paying attention to how many gallons of water you added
yup i sure did - thought someone might know.

I'd hate to waste all that water! haha
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What does this have to do with AG or PM brewing?
man - tough crowd - feel free to move it
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I figured someone would have something like this! Thanks!


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