Gallons, liters, barrels!
I took samples from the three barrels for a malic acid test. To top off the barrels, I had to rack the 3 gallon carboy into two 2 1gallon jugs, plus some bottles. Here is what we have now:
| Spec volume | gallons | liters | |
| New French oak barrel | 110 liters | 29.0 | 110.0 |
| 3 yr French oak barrel | 15 gal | 15.0 | 56.7 |
| 4 year French oak barrel | 50 liters | 13.2 | 50.0 |
| 2 1 gallon jugs | 1 gallon | 2.0 | 7.5 |
| 3 bottles | 750 mL | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| Totals | 59.8 | 226.4 |
We have a used barrel from a well known cab winery in Napa…it is probably a 225 liter (59.4 gallons) barrel, so we just barely have enough to fill it. We would have to supplement with another syrah for topping off. Probably the ’08 that we made. But both of us only have 2 1/2 cases left. It will be painful to use it for topping!