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Re: Is a 70cl bottle of gin really 70cl

2015-03-26T06:49:59+00:00

Some water soaked in. Expanded oak. Holds a bit less.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Thu Mar 26, 2015 6:49 am

Re: Is a 70cl bottle of gin really 70cl

2015-03-26T06:37:55+00:00

It will be the barrel mate

Nearly all the ones I've used have had a lower capacity than what they are sold as typically 10% or so

Statistics: Posted by Admiral Toad — Thu Mar 26, 2015 6:37 am

Re: Is a 70cl bottle of gin really 70cl

2015-03-25T21:45:42+00:00

Ah I misread your post.

Statistics: Posted by Capt-Cudellez — Wed Mar 25, 2015 9:45 pm

Re: Is a 70cl bottle of gin really 70cl

2015-03-25T21:32:07+00:00

Capt-Cudellez wrote:
Most bottles will be stamped underneath with the capacity then a distance, so something like 0.7l 50mm.
This means it's 0.7 when filled to 50mm of the top. This is used for setting up the bottling machines.

You have probably just over filled each bottle.

I did not fill the bottles tho I bought them from a shop full of gin and sealed

Statistics: Posted by Boggis Co. — Wed Mar 25, 2015 9:32 pm

Re: Is a 70cl bottle of gin really 70cl

2015-03-25T20:58:07+00:00

Most bottles will be stamped underneath with the capacity then a distance, so something like 0.7l 50mm.
This means it's 0.7 when filled to 50mm of the top. This is used for setting up the bottling machines.

You have probably just over filled each bottle.

Statistics: Posted by Capt-Cudellez — Wed Mar 25, 2015 8:58 pm

Is a 70cl bottle of gin really 70cl

2015-03-25T20:22:14+00:00

I bought 24 70cl bottles of gin to day to fill my 15L oak barrel and I have checked with water and it's 15L ,any way I worked out I would need 21.42 bottles to fill it but when I filled it with the gin it only took 19.5 bottles which confused me , the only thing I can put it down to is the bottles of gin have more than they say on bottle , don't get me wrong I will not be reporting them to weights and measures lol , any one else come across this before ??

Statistics: Posted by Boggis Co. — Wed Mar 25, 2015 8:22 pm