Trying to figure this out because I bought what were supposed to be 6 or 6.5gal glass carboys from a buddy of mine. Two days ago I brewed up a 5gal batch of Oatmeal Stout and I dumped it in the glass carboy only to have a HUGE amount of headspace. I was expecting to be a little bit under the spot where the glass begins to curve but I was way way under, and I am certain it was the full 5 gallons. My 5 gallon pot was full to the brim.
Anyone have the height measurements and diameter for the 7.gal?
Yes I do, but you're in Corpus Christie, TX. A scant 2000 miles away and I don't think it'll reach. And I am 25 miles from home for 7 more hours, so I can't exactly go figuring out the volume of a cylinder from here.
I think that's probably a 6.5 gallon fermenter. I have one and just a 5 gallon batch looks rididulous in there. The 5 gallon mark is about 2-3 inches below even the shoulder of the carboy.
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I think that's probably a 6.5 gallon fermenter. I have one and just a 5 gallon batch looks rididulous in there. The 5 gallon mark is about 2-3 inches below even the shoulder of the carboy.
The Krausen on my beer thats in there now is a good 2" thick and even that is a good 2-3" shy of the shoulder. I think I will take the other one I have and a gallon jug of water to it when I get home later. I am really seriously thinking about making 6 gallon batches if I can get away with it in these things.
If I had to make a guess I would say that these things are nearing 16" wide and about 21" high. They dwarf the 5gal carboy that came in my equipment kit.
The Krausen on my beer thats in there now is a good 2" thick and even that is a good 2-3" shy of the shoulder. I think I will take the other one I have and a gallon jug of water to it when I get home later. I am really seriously thinking about making 6 gallon batches if I can get away with it in these things.
If I had to make a guess I would say that these things are nearing 16" wide and about 21" high. They dwarf the 5gal carboy that came in my equipment kit.
Well dang...that is a gigantic carboy! My 6.5 gallon fermenters still fit inside a 13x13" milk crate so nowhere near that big. I think we need pics of this freakishly large piece of homebrewing equipment!
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Fermenting: ESB Kegged: Extra IPA, Brown Ale, American Wheat, Blackheart Stout Coming Up: Dunkleweizen, 3C Pale Ale
Well dang...that is a gigantic carboy! My 6.5 gallon fermenters still fit inside a 13x13" milk crate so nowhere near that big. I think we need pics of this freakishly large piece of homebrewing equipment!
I'll try to get up some pics when I get home next to a 5gal. I may be totally wrong here. I even triple checked after I poured the wort into the fermenter that my pots were in fact 5 gallons.
The markings on the bottom of them say " 2002 " could be the year of manufacture, could be a casting number. Anyone?
I remember reading a post somewhere (maybe on here) that someone measured out their 6.5 gallon carboy and got something like 7.25 gallons in it all the way to the top.
I know I've racked a 6.5 gal carboy filled to the "shoulder" into a 5 gal corney keg and 4 22 oz bottles and there was something like 1-1.5" of trub at the bottom and there was still probably enough beer in there to fill another 22oz or at least a 12oz left.
Measurements of a 7.5gal glass carboy?
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