46 bottles

[Edpietrzak]

Just got done bottling my first ever batch. I ended up with only 46 bottles and that was by tilting the bottling bucket. I noticed when I siphoned that there was only about 4.5 gallons in the bottling bucket. Is that normal (after a couple hydrometer readings) and a little spillage when bottling.
Thanks

 

[Teromous]

Sometimes you get a little more, sometimes you get a little less. It's pretty normal.

 

[unionrdr]

Some lose that much to a lot of trub in the bottom of primary. I get a half inch or less,& 5 gallon batches only net us 48 bottles.

 

[dnslater]

I usually net 48-50. Sometimes less. If you went with a secondary you will loose more due to the extra racking process

 

[tre9er]

I got 51 yesterday but since it was extract, I topped off at five gallons before pitching, plus about a cup and a half of priming sugar water