jeremyjudd
Well-Known Member
This seems like a really dumb question, but why can't I get a full five gallons of brew after I'm done fermenting?
I have a five gallon glass carboy that I'm using, and if I fill it to the five gallon line (to the shoulder) I get about a half gallon of blow off (normal?) during fermentation, then I lose more because all the cake settles on the bottom of the carboy and eats up another half gallon of brew.
So generally I'm only bottling between 44-48 12 oz bottles rather than the 50-52 I'm supposed to get.
So, two questions:
is a 5 gallon carboy not big enough to actually ferment 5 gallons of brew and...
is all the blowoff I'm getting on virtually every brew I make normal?
I have a five gallon glass carboy that I'm using, and if I fill it to the five gallon line (to the shoulder) I get about a half gallon of blow off (normal?) during fermentation, then I lose more because all the cake settles on the bottom of the carboy and eats up another half gallon of brew.
So generally I'm only bottling between 44-48 12 oz bottles rather than the 50-52 I'm supposed to get.
So, two questions:
is a 5 gallon carboy not big enough to actually ferment 5 gallons of brew and...
is all the blowoff I'm getting on virtually every brew I make normal?