Description
What arrives on the skid
A 5 BBL or 10 BBL turnkey brewery is a plumbing problem as much as a vessel order. When the brewhouse, hot liquor tank, chiller, unitanks and bright tank come from one shop, the clamp sizes, glycol headers and CIP routing match on the first day instead of the third week. We size the brewhouse against the fermentation set, so two brews fill a tank without overfilling headspace.
Fabrication details that affect service life
Vessel shells are 304 stainless as standard; 316L is specified when the product line includes souring programs or heavy chloride cleaning. Interior welds are ground and pickled, with a 2B mill finish on the shell and a coarser finish on the outside where nobody judges it. Dimple jackets are welded at controlled spacing so the glycol covers the cone as well as the cylinder — a jacket that stops at the knuckle cools slowly during crash and costs you a day per batch. Unitanks carry a 2.5–3 bar working pressure with a matched pressure relief valve; the PRV is set at the factory and should be checked, not trusted, after shipping.
| Parameter | 5 BBL | 10 BBL |
|---|---|---|
| Batch volume | ~590 L | ~1,170 L |
| Shell material | 304 / 316L | 304 / 316L |
| Working pressure | 3 bar | 3 bar |
| Cooling | Dimple jacket, cone + cylinder | Dimple jacket, cone + cylinder |
| Ports | 1.5 in TC | 1.5 in TC |
Where each size fits
The 5 BBL set suits brewpubs pouring on site, where beer does not travel and tank turns are short. A 10 BBL skid is the more common choice for producers moving into distribution, because packaging runs need a bright tank that holds a full batch and still leaves room for carbonation head pressure. Both configurations take CIP through a rotating spray ball in the tank crown; route the CIP pump return to the rack arm and keep the cone drain open during the cycle.
Questions we get before quoting
Do I need a bright tank if I already have unitanks? If you package or serve clear beer, yes. A unitank can carbonate and drop yeast, but transferring off the cone into a dedicated bright tank gives you a stable vessel for filling without disturbing sediment.
Can the tank be built for a low-ceiling room? Yes. We shorten the straight side and widen the cone angle; send the room height and door width and the drawing will reflect them.
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.
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