Imperial Carboys

[rrawhide]

I now have been given 4 6 gallon imperial carboys. They are approx 7+
gallons but there is a number 8 on the bottom. What can I do with
these?

I have 6 5gallon carboys too and 5 of them are just a'gin!!! I
would hate to dilute the kits with water so I guess I could top off
with commercial but maybe then the balance would be off.
hummmmmmmmmm!!!!! help???

 

[Wade E]

Make fruit wines from scratch in them and you could make as much as you want, or, by lot of grapes!

 

[scotty]

I have one and i use it for the first transfer from the primary. Usually i am not using a kit and my primary has way over 5 gallons. During the fermentation under air lock i dont worry about the extra space because the gas displaces the air. after that i rack off the lees and treat the wine etc into a 6 gallon carboy

Edited by: scotty

 

[grapeman]

Or you send them over to me - and I fill them up with wine this fall from grapes. I would store them for you for free(at least until I bottled my wine I had stored in them)

 

[rrawhide]

all good ideas guys, thanx Appleman but upstate NY is a little far from California -would you like to pick them up?

 

[grapeman]

all good ideas guys, thanx Appleman but upstate NY is a little far from California -would you like to pick them up?

Maybe next trip - in say- oh-20 years or so!

 

[BrianD]

would you like to pick them up?

My first thought was "How do you pick up a 7+ gallon carboy when it's full?"

Brian

 

[JimCook]

Preferably using your legs with your midsection tightened up for proper spinal support.

- Jim Hamil al Askaal (translated - Jim the Lifter)