Les Cruchons quart jugs

[Dave Puhl]

Why can I get 36 oz in a quart plastic jug with room to spare? Is there a more accurate jug out there?

[DaveB]

Why can I get 36 oz in a quart plastic jug with room to spare? Is there a more accurate jug out there?

The Sugarhills are little better but I learned a while ago that if you fill the containers that you giving away way more than the stated volume on the label. If you pack a half to one ounce extra in a quart container, you're essentially giving away a quart with every 32 to 64 containers. That adds up to read money! I use an autofill mechanism to give precisely what I'm saying that I'm giving and pocketing the extra money!

[Russell Lampron]

Funny that you should bring this up. I just put 2 cups of water in a Bacon pint jug to see where full should be. I was surprised to see that I had to add 3 tablespoons more to bring it up to where I fill them.

[psparr]

Funny that you should bring this up. I just put 2 cups of water in a Bacon pint jug to see where full should be. I was surprised to see that I had to add 3 tablespoons more to bring it up to where I fill them.

I bet when the hot syrup shrinks you'd be at the same level the two cups of water put you.

[happy thoughts]

I use an autofill mechanism to give precisely what I'm saying that I'm giving and pocketing the extra money!

How do you compensate for shrinkage on cooling? Or are you selling by weight and not volume?

@ dave. I have to wonder if those aren't liter jugs with a little extra room left for shrinkage on cooling. Many maple laws consider volume at 68F so extra room would be needed for hot bottling temps.

It would also make sense to sell just one jug that could accommodate both liters and quarts because they are close to each other in volume. And since Canada is the bigger producer, liter jugs might be the standard. Also those jugs are made in Canada. Maybe look for a US producer.

[BAP]

The other thing is are you filling them with the jug sitting on a surface or holding by the handle? You will get more in the jug holding it than when it is sitting on a surface.

[DaveB]

How do you compensate for shrinkage on cooling? Or are you selling by weight and not volume?

I'm selling by both. A given volume of syrup is going to have a specified weight. That's how I know where the syrup should be filled up to on the container. A quart of syrup should weigh 2.84lbs (not including the container). Fill it once to that level and you know where to set it.


The other thing is are you filling them with the jug sitting on a surface or holding by the handle? You will get more in the jug holding it than when it is sitting on a surface.

My canning unit has a flat shelf that holds the container. Otherwise the bottom will bow and you'll actually be putting even more syrup in it.

[Dave Puhl]

These are quart jugs and labeled as such. I hold the handle while filling. I used water to come up with the 36 oz...will have to do some more testing with hot syrup and let it cool.

[Russell Lampron]

These are quart jugs and labeled as such. I hold the handle while filling. I used water to come up with the 36 oz...will have to do some more testing with hot syrup and let it cool.

I don't think that you will see much difference when it cools. I fill my jugs to just under the threads and that is where it is at when I open a sealed jug at room temperature.

[psparr]

Just think of it as a bakers quart.

[unc23win]

I think you are better off giving the customer extra than trying to be exact. You might be giving a little away maybe but it's easier to have happy customers when they can easily see they got a full bottle. You don't want it to be like a bag of potato chips where you open them and immediately feel cheated.

[WESTVIRGINIAMAPLER]

I filled a Les Cruchon quart last night with 2 of 16.9 ounce bottles of water which is 33.8 ounces. These were Kroger water bottles in 24 packs and they completely over ran the top and spilled on the counter.

[Biz]

I was curious so I just filled a Les Cruchon quart with a 4-cup measuring cup of cold water and it filled it halfway up the neck, right where I would want it to be. Different when hot maybe?

Dave

[Dave Puhl]

Ok ..I have to clear up some stuff. the wife's tupperware 2qt container reads strong at 34oz..I use two pyrex 16 oz measuring cups. both agreed on 16 oz.so I took 4 jugs and filled one to the top just to try to keep it even/fair test.. pored that into the next three one matched and two could of held more 1/2 oz...the Qt jugs do not hold as much as I said before....but hold more than 32