Fermentation tank and maintenance

Fermentation and maturation are one of the most important brewing processes and mastery over these stages, where temperature and sanity are decisive factors, allows an excellent result to be achieved. The OBE Fermentation and Maturation Tanks give you this control, allowing a better definition of the characteristics, preservation of the purity and vitality of the beer.

Inside the tank, due to the fermentation process, there is intense formation of CO2, a gas that must be relieved, the OBE fermentation/maturation tanks, through their shape with a spherical top and pressure relief system, guarantee safety and protection in production of beer.

The OBE Tanks are constructed of AISI 304 Stainless Steel, with sanitary polished finish, adjustable feet and side inspection cover with sample tap. For models up to 200L, the feet are on swivel castors with a top inspection cover.

The body contains thermal insulation with expanded polyurethane. Beer temperature control is carried out by independent cooling jackets on the side and in the cone, this configuration makes it possible to maintain the equalized temperature regardless of the stored volume, guaranteeing perfect convection. A panel attached to the tank monitors and controls the temperature. A system that has a manometer, pressure relief valves and adjustable vacuum breaker, ensuring safety and control of the ideal internal pressure during the beer fermentation and maturation process.

Beer volume is checked on the external sight glass on the side of the tank. This system has a 3-way faucet at the lower end that allows filling or emptying the sight glass (hose) with each measurement, this prevents the non-refrigerated beer used in the measurement from returning to the tank.

All OBE Tanks have a total capacity of 20% more than their useful capacity, a volume called Head Space, where undissolved CO2 accumulates, therefore the total volume of the tank = useful volume + 20% (Head Space). After the end of the fermentation and maturation process, the tank has a valve with a fisherman to remove the pure beer and a drain valve to eliminate the yeast sedimented at the bottom of the cone. cleaning, and sprayball spraying.

Specifications:

• Conical cylindrical construction;
• Material: AISI 304 stainless steel;
• Finishing: sanitary polished;
• Thermal insulation with expanded polyurethane;
• Independent cooling jackets (side/cone);
• Control panel and temperature monitoring;
• Adjustable feet;
• Side inspection cover with sample stopcock;
• External level display;
• Pressure/vacuum control system;
• Outlet for CIP with aspersion by spraybaal;
• Models up to 200L, have rotating feet and top inspection cover.