So I have a dumb question but just want to make sure Im not going crazy. A 6 gallon carboy is supposed to hold 6 gallons right??
I ordered the Deluxe Wine Making Kit (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FBOWQW/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20) from Amazon and received it last week. Before I start to make my first batch of wine I followed directions to fill and mark each container (primary and secondary fermenter) to the six gallon mark. Per the kit description on the amazon page this kit is supposed to come with a 6 gallon glass carboy. The issue is I dont think I was shipped a 6 gallon carboy. When I tried to fill the 6 gallon carboy with 6 gallons of water the carboy overflowed and a little over a cup of water was remaining. So the carboy seems to be only a 5 gallon carboy. I transferred all the water from the carboy to the plastic bucket (primary fermenter) and it was just slightly under the 6 gallon mark, once I added the remaining cup and a half of water it filled up to the six gallon mark.
I was unable to find any makings on the glass carboy to determine its size but it will not hold six gallons of water/wineIn the pictures you can see the carboy is overfilled (water spilled) with the remaining water in measuring cup.
http://s32.photobucket.com/user/Crispyc21/media/Wine/pic08519.jpg.html
http://s32.photobucket.com/user/Crispyc21/media/Wine/pic13985.jpg.html
So tell me Im not crazy and I received the wrong carboy.
I ordered the Deluxe Wine Making Kit (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FBOWQW/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20) from Amazon and received it last week. Before I start to make my first batch of wine I followed directions to fill and mark each container (primary and secondary fermenter) to the six gallon mark. Per the kit description on the amazon page this kit is supposed to come with a 6 gallon glass carboy. The issue is I dont think I was shipped a 6 gallon carboy. When I tried to fill the 6 gallon carboy with 6 gallons of water the carboy overflowed and a little over a cup of water was remaining. So the carboy seems to be only a 5 gallon carboy. I transferred all the water from the carboy to the plastic bucket (primary fermenter) and it was just slightly under the 6 gallon mark, once I added the remaining cup and a half of water it filled up to the six gallon mark.
I was unable to find any makings on the glass carboy to determine its size but it will not hold six gallons of water/wineIn the pictures you can see the carboy is overfilled (water spilled) with the remaining water in measuring cup.
http://s32.photobucket.com/user/Crispyc21/media/Wine/pic08519.jpg.html
http://s32.photobucket.com/user/Crispyc21/media/Wine/pic13985.jpg.html
So tell me Im not crazy and I received the wrong carboy.
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