5 gallon level on 6 gallon carboy

tek210 · Feb 28, 2009

Just got a 6 gallon carboy today and will be doing my first batch tomorrow. Is there an easy way to get a 6 gallon glass carboy up to the proper level? Is there a standard volume that you use to get the batch up to 5 gallons or is there some indicator of the bottle? The one I have has a series of ribs and wondering if these lines are gallon markers?

Joe

llazy_llama · Feb 28, 2009

Buy 6 gallons of spring water in 1 gallon jugs. Pour them in, one at a time, and use tape to mark the gallon levels.

orangeandblue302 · Feb 28, 2009

im not sure about the ribs but if it looks like the one I have those are not indicative of gallon lines (may be different though). Just fill it up with 5 gallons of water and mark that level with sharpie or tape or something. I use Masking tape.

orangeandblue302 · Feb 28, 2009

wow llama nice post....lol

llazy_llama · Feb 28, 2009

Heh, yeah. I think I probably clicked on the submit button like .002 seconds before you did, because when I went back to the main page, I already saw your name under this thread. :mug:

Corkster · Feb 28, 2009

hehe... you guys beat me to the punch as I was gonna suggest marking it one gallon at a time with a sharpie... that's what I did with my bucket....

tek210 · Mar 1, 2009

What a perfectly simple idea. Will do that tomorrow. Appreciate the quick responses.

orangeandblue302 · Mar 1, 2009

for

teamwork!!

nebben · Mar 1, 2009

I've done this exact same thing w/my 6-gallon carboy, only I used thin strips of electrical tape instead. It gets wet and seems to take some abuse so far without un-sticking. BTW, my 6 gallon Italian made carboy holds more like 6.5 gallons near the neck. YMMV.

pumpkinhead90 · Feb 20, 2014

I meant to measure before (or while) I brewed yesterday, but forgot, so I 'estimated' and filled up to the base of the neck.

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