Description
Jacketed Red Wine Fermentation Tanks, 500 L to 5000 L
Most red wine faults start in the fermenter, not the press. When must temperature climbs past 30 °C in the first three days, yeast stress, stuck fermentation, and volatile acidity follow. A dimple or channel jacket on the cone and lower cylinder holds 24–28 °C with 28–32 °C glycol, and gives you a cold soak option before inoculation.
We build these vessels in 500 L, 1000 L, 1500 L, 2000 L, 3000 L, and 5000 L working volumes, with custom diameter and height when your ceiling height or door width decides the shape.
Materials and fabrication
Shell and cone are AISI 304; 316L is available for high-acid or high-sulfite duty. The interior is 2B mill finish with ground and pickled welds, or mirror polish to Ra 0.8 µm if white and rosé will run in the same vessel. Every jacket is hydro-tested at 1.5 times working pressure before insulation goes on. Shell thickness is normally 3 mm up to 2000 L and 4 mm above 3000 L.
Standard fittings: top manway or oval hatch, CIP spray ball, 1.5 in or 2 in tri-clamp glycol in and out per zone, air vent with sample cock, thermometer, racking arm, bottom butterfly valve, and level tube. Insulation is 50–80 mm polyurethane under 304 cladding.
| Model | Working volume | Jacket zones | Manway | Outlet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT-500 | 500 L | 1 | Oval 350 mm | 2 in |
| FT-1000 | 1000 L | 1 | Round 400 mm | 2 in |
| FT-2000 | 2000 L | 2 | Round 450 mm | 2 in |
| FT-3000 | 3000 L | 2 | Round 450 mm | 3 in |
| FT-5000 | 5000 L | 2–3 | Round 500 mm | 3 in |
Questions we get before quoting
Two jacket zones or one? Above 2000 L, yes. Cone cooling alone cannot hold a 5000 L cap, and a single body zone leaves a warm band in the middle of the tank.
304 or 316L? 304 covers most red programs. Step up to 316L if you store high-sulfite wine for months or run aggressive caustic CIP cycles.
Can it double as storage? It can, with the relief valve set correctly and jacket pressure reduced. Tell us if that is the plan, since it changes the manway and valve spec.
Send us your batch size, grape variety, tank count, and the height and width you have to work with. We will come back with volume, jacket area, and glycol load per tank.
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