How Many Carboys You Got?

[Smok1]

2-6.5 gallon glass
6-5 gallon glass
2-4 gallon glass
2-1 gallon glass

6.5 gallon i only use for my rhubarb and apricot wine, i want a couple more 5 gallon so i can bulk age my kit wines in the carboys more often than i do

 

[Mismost]

I just check Craigslist. Damn! Locally they are asking full price.

Sounds like you did well. Last year, I picked up 4 glass ones from a neighbor for $100. I should check with him and see if there's anymore he wants to part with.

Save those "full price" craigslist adds....in a few give them a call back. What they wish for and what they get is two different things.

 

[Loghousewines]

Got started 6 months ago and have
6-6 gallon
2-3 gallon
4-1 gallon

I have to keep sneaking them em a few at a time.

 

[cmason1957]

I think I have about 30 6 gallon glass, 6 6 gallon better bottle, 10 5 gallon glass, 2 5 gallon better bottle, 3 3 gallon glass, 1 3 gallon better bottle, 6 or 7 gallon, 3 or 4 half gallon. That may be all of them. I think I have 20 of those 6 gallon carboys and a couple of the 5's, 1 3 gallon, and probably 4 gallon are filled right now. Something like that.

 

[wpt-me]

I have:
1 6 gal better bottle
1 5 gal better bottle
2 3 gal (1 better bottle/ 1 glass)
4/5 !gal/ 4 liter jugs
many assorted smaller sizes

Bill

 

[vacuumpumpman]

I think I have about 30 6 gallon glass, 6 6 gallon better bottle, 10 5 gallon glass, 2 5 gallon better bottle, 3 3 gallon glass, 1 3 gallon better bottle, 6 or 7 gallon, 3 or 4 half gallon. That may be all of them. I think I have 20 of those 6 gallon carboys and a couple of the 5's, 1 3 gallon, and probably 4 gallon are filled right now. Something like that.

I assuming you are the winner !! - LOL

 

[meadmaker1]

1-6 gallon fermentation bucket bought for that purpose
3-5 gallon glass cb
3-3 gallon glass cb
5-1 gallon glass cb
2-2 gallon plastic fermentation buckets made from ice cream topping buckets

 

[pip]

After reading this thread my answer to the question is...clearly not enough!

 

[balatonwine]

I only have demijohns (the "wicker" is actually plastic). Their sizes are in liters (so I have converted to approximate gallons):

1x 30l (8 gal)
3x 25l (6.5 gal)
3x 17l (4.5 gal)
2x 10l (2.6 gal)

I mostly use them only for small batches, which means for me that is mostly for fruit wine. The largest at 30l is actually too big and heavy for my tastes. I prefer to use HDPE tanks from Speidel for anything 30l or larger.

 

[tjgaul]

Riesling

Presses are pretty reasonable new.. crushers - not so much..

I too might be trading up to some larger capacity tanks. Even 15gal Demis would be good.

My favorite grape is Riesling; drink a ton of it. Most of the other stuff I make are just for friends and family. Plus it's something to do..

Sorry to jump in and change the topic . . . but, I like Riesling a lot also. Do you make any from kits and, if so, what kits do you think are the best?

To answer the question:

1x 6.5 gal glass
3x 6 gal glass
5x 5 gal glass
3x 3 gal glass
1x 3 gal plastic
8x 1 gal glass

Nearly everything is full until this weekend. I'll be bottling 3 of the 3 gal batches which will make enough space to start another kit . . . yippee.

 

[bkisel]

I get by with two glass 23L and 5 plastic 6 gallon carboys. Things get tight around the fall what with getting a juice bucket, making 12 gallons of apple, 12 gallons of peach wine and maybe several kits going at the same approximate time.

 

[cmason1957]

I assuming you are the winner !! - LOL

Now if only I could retire and just play all day in the wine room, instead of this work gig!!! I may have found the answer to the question what would I do if I retired. But I don't think I want to make winemaking my job, instead of the thing I do to relax and have fun.

 

[CryptoStorm]

My wife's grandfather owned a commercial vineyard for most of his life, it was passed to her uncle when he passed.

Nothing against kits.. - But I think if I was going to buy grape ingredients I would probably just order juice from cali.. or maybe some other country.. Argentina? Sounds like the prices are pretty comparable.

 

[CryptoStorm]

Ive even heard of people using the bucket it comes in as a primary.. - Just to bring it back on topic

 

[mainshipfred]

I posted on another thread that I just bought 2-6 and 2-5 gallon glass for 50 bucks off Craigslist. I now have
7-6g glass
3-5g glass
1-1g glass
1-6.5 g plastic big mouth
1-6.5g barrel
Sad thing is, only 5 are full.