Red Wine Fermentation Tanks

The manway opens along the top edge rather than the side edge as well.

Red wine fermentation tanks. Tanks for wine is your source for wine tanks parts and accessories. Our variable capacity wine tanks are constructed using high quality virgin 304 stainless steel. The top tank can be used as additional storage during the off season. 16 red wine fermentation tank top manway with relief valve racking valve.

We can also provide a complete line of pump over wine fermenters and wine storage tanks for both red wine and white wine. When making red wines two basic criteria need to be taken into account. The top tank is an open top primary fermentation tank. Red wines get their deep color from their grape skins.

A fermentation manway is a special upgraded manway that includes a beefy sloped channel being installed into the base of the tank. Customize the fermenter you need for your winery. Red wines are fermented using the entire grape skins and all. The lower tank acts as storage for the fermented wine.

During fermentation yeast create alcohol and co2 gas. We are now stocking a year round selection of variable capacity wine tanks also known as stainless steel variable capacity tanks with floating lid. Grapes go into a fermentation tank with their skins seeds and all. White wines are pressed before fermentation.

Large skin contact area for better color extraction. By the way some red wine varieties like pinot noir do well fermenting with whole clusters. Features of open top wine fermenter. Options for variable volume tanks only.

No need to go to tank inside when dropping pomace. Sometimes the crushed grapes are chilled called cold soaking so flavor and color in the skins transfer into the juice. Winery equipment flextank fermentation tanks call today to place your order. Ideal for fermenting small to medium parcels of red wine.

Traditional barrels cannot be used because you can t get the skins in and out of the bunghole. As the co2 bubbles up through the wine a portion gets trapped in the skins and causes them to float on the surface of the wine in a mass called the cap. Fermentation tanks fermentation tanks can be food grade plastic wood or stainless steel. The combi tank is excellent for use in the red wine fermentation process known as delestage or rack and return.

The superior quality and craftsmanship of our wine fermentation tanks and stainless steel fermenters is unsurpassed. This is designed to help with the evacuation of red wine solids after fermentation. Every part is well designed and unique. Red wine is made like white wine but with one major difference.