That would be ok for primary, but you will want to rack it to a 3 gallon carboy after primary. It should age in the carboy for quite a while, and you want to keep it topped up to prevent oxidation. You may need to rack it a couple of times before aging it, depending on how much lees drop out.
Yoop's right...for secondary, there's way too much headspace left over. Some will say they've never seen a need to top up, but as someone who's moved mead up and down the steps (upstairs to rack it over in the kitchen and then back down stairs to the ferment room) -- the headspace killed me. I've had 2 batches go "bad" due to likely oxidation from this factor alone - which is why I will no longer move mead after primary fermentation is done.
That would be ok for primary, but you will want to rack it to a 3 gallon carboy after primary. It should age in the carboy for quite a while, and you want to keep it topped up to prevent oxidation. You may need to rack it a couple of times before aging it, depending on how much lees drop out.
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