Pelikan
Well-Known Member
I'm going to begin using a 5 gallon glass carboy for the purpose of dry-hopping. I'm curious, is a 5 gallon carboy exactly five gallons when filled to the absolute brim, or is there maybe a quart or so of headroom?
I'd like to get as much of my brew into the carboy as possible, and generally do batches that tend toward 5.25 gallons. If I can't get it all in there, would putting the excess in a glass jug (with airlock) be an acceptable alternative, then recombine at bottling?
I'd like to get as much of my brew into the carboy as possible, and generally do batches that tend toward 5.25 gallons. If I can't get it all in there, would putting the excess in a glass jug (with airlock) be an acceptable alternative, then recombine at bottling?