Description
A 1000L conical fermenter sits in the middle of what we build. It carries the core production of a brewpub and still fits through a standard 2.2 m door once the legs come off. Most of these tanks leave our floor for 10 to 30 bbl brewpubs fermenting ales and lagers on a fixed weekly schedule.
We build the body as a 1000 L vessel with a 60 degree cone, which leaves about 800 L of usable wort and enough headspace for krausen on a vigorous top fermenter. The shell is 3 mm SUS304 as standard. When the wort runs high in chloride, or the tank will hold sour beer, fruit or heavily dry hopped batches, the wetted parts move to 316L. Interior welds are ground flush and passivated. A 0.4 micron mirror polish is available when cleaning verification matters to your QA team.
Cooling comes from a dimple jacket on the lower cylinder and cone, fed with glycol at -4 to -6 C. Splitting the jacket into two or three zones lets you crash cool faster and hold a steady 1 C during lagering without overshooting. Jackets are tested at 0.6 MPa and rated for 0.3 MPa working pressure. The tank itself works at 0.2 MPa with a pressure relief valve set to match. A 400 mm top manway, CIP spray ball, racking arm, sample valve and dry hopping port are standard, and a carb stone or a second port for a hop cannon can be added.
Specifications
| Nominal capacity | 1000 L |
| Usable volume | approx. 800 L |
| Material | SUS304 or 316L |
| Shell / cone thickness | 3 mm / 2 mm |
| Cone angle | 60 degrees |
| Inner finish | 2B, welds passivated, mirror polish optional |
| Jacket | Dimple, 2 to 3 glycol zones |
| Working pressure | 0.2 MPa (jacket 0.3 MPa) |
| Insulation | 80 mm polyurethane |
| Manway | 400 mm top |
| Fittings | CIP spray ball, racking arm, sample valve, dry hop port |
| Glycol connections | 1.5 in |
| Legs | Adjustable, 3 or 4 |
Common questions
1000 L or 1500 L? If your weekly brew length is under 900 L of wort, 1000 L keeps the cone full and the cooling cycle short. Sizing up leaves a thin wort layer on the cone and slower temperature response.
Can it hold pressure for carbonation? It will take 0.2 MPa, which covers normal top pressure and transfer. Brite tank carbonation at higher pressure needs a dedicated rated vessel.
How is CIP handled? Caustic at 60 to 80 C through the spray ball, then rinse and acid, with the racking arm rotated during the cycle so the elbow sees flow.
Tell us your batch size, beer type, number of fermentation tanks and available space. We can recommend the tank volume, cooling area and configuration for your brewery.
Structure of a Beer Fermentation Tank
Related products
1000L SUS304 Pressure Fermenter Tank with CIP for Craft Beer Brewery
A 1000L SUS304 pressure fermenter for craft breweries that want closed transfers, in-tank carbonation and dependable CIP. 3mm shell, Ra ≤0.4 µm interior, dimple-plate glycol jackets and 2 bar working pressure, with 60° cone as standard. Cone angle, 316L construction and connection layout are configured around your batch size and packaging line.
1000L Craft Beer Fermenter with Top Manway & Dimple Cooling Jacket
A 1000L craft beer fermenter with a 60° cone, top manway and dimple cooling jacket. Built in SUS304 or 316L with a pickled, passivated interior, glycol jacket, CIP spray ball and tri-clamp fittings. Suited to brewpubs and small production breweries running repeatable fermentation schedules. Specifications, pressure ratings and selection guidance for your brewery.
1000L Conical SUS304 Fermenter with Spunding Valve for Craft Brewery Beer
A 1000 L conical fermenter in SUS304 with a 60° cone, dimple cooling jackets, 0.2 MPa working pressure, and a spunding valve for natural carbonation. Built for brewpubs casting 10 hl brews, with DIN or Tri-Clamp ports, CIP spray ball, racking arm, and yeast harvest outlet. Custom glycol and thread configurations available.
1000L Stainless Steel 304 Conical Fermenter With Glycol Jacket for Brewery
A 1000L SUS304 conical fermenter with a glycol jacket, built for brewpubs and small commercial breweries. Two cooling zones, 60° cone, 0.2 MPa working pressure, and CIP-ready tri-clamp fittings. Includes fabrication notes, a full specification table, and answers on tank sizing, stainless grade selection, and port configuration.
1000L SS304 Conical Beer Fermenter with Cooling Jacket, CIP & Sanitary Valves
A 1000L SS304 conical fermenter built for taprooms and small breweries, with glycol cooling jackets, sanitary tri-clamp fittings, and a CIP spray ball. We cover shell thickness, 304 versus 316L selection, working pressure and relief valve sizing, cone angle, and how to match tank count and cooling zones to your brewing schedule.
1000L-3000L Jacketed Conical Beer Fermentation Tank with CIP System
Jacketed conical fermentation tanks in 1000L, 2000L and 3000L working volumes, built in SUS304 or 316L with glycol cooling jackets, 1.5-3 bar design pressure and an integrated CIP spray ball system. We size cooling surface area and jacket coverage around your crash-cooling window, brew length and fermentation heat load.
Although there were a few minor issues, thanks to Polly’s help, it looks brilliant and has brought my little distillery quite a few new customers.
Very good！！I see now in my texting to you that in my excitement over having the installation here in the USA I totally forgot to give you and the company of ACE a very big compliment on the quality of the whole Installation!! It all looks fabulous and the way you packed it in the container was extraordinary!! I am very impressed with your company and want to say a big thank you to everybody who worked on my order!!
We have been using this still for a few batches now making whiskey, gin and a few other spirits and we are very happy with the results so far. The gear works well and gives good control during distillation. The spirit comes out clean and consistent from batch to batch and we have gotten the flavor profile we were looking for. It has also been easy to operate and maintain. It has been a great addition to our distillery and I’d definitely recommend it to other craft distillers looking for reliable equipment.”
Polly is the man! I highly recommend him and this products they produce! I’m very satisfied. she communicates very well and the quality of workmanship is excellent! Shipping was exceptional. Thannks Polly and team
It took 60 days from ordering to delivery, and it looks like a work of art. Thank you to Polly for her help.
It was quite a big job to put the distiller together, so I asked a friend to help me, and I managed to get it done in just eight hours. I’m really pleased with it – it looks brilliant.Ryan Murphy
We are so happy with our new copper distillation system from ACE Distillery Equipment. The equipment is of a fine quality, well crafted and beautifully finished.
The whole process from manufacturing, shipping, installation to commissioning was seamless. The ACE team were professional, responsive and very knowledgeable. They helped us complete the installation successfully and gave great technical support.
It still looks amazing in our distillery and does exactly what it says on the tin. We highly recommend ACE to anyone looking for reliable and high quality distillation equipment.
Thank you ACE team for the great work!”
I want to express my 100% satisfaction with Ace . The service was outstanding: quick, professional, and friendly. Polly provided excellent support throughout. The delivered 100 gallon copper pot still distillery equipment product perfectly meets my expectations and stands out fo r its excellent quality. I feel well taken care of and will recommend you without hesitation.
Thank you for the great service.
Best regards,
Oliver Brown
