Red Wine Fermentation Tanks

Sometimes the crushed grapes are chilled called cold soaking so flavor and color in the skins transfer into the juice.

Red wine fermentation tanks.

Traditional barrels cannot be used because you can t get the skins in and out of the bunghole. During fermentation yeast create alcohol and co2 gas. 16 red wine fermentation tank top manway with relief valve racking valve. Customize the fermenter you need for your winery.

We are now stocking a year round selection of variable capacity wine tanks also known as stainless steel variable capacity tanks with floating lid. Whether you re looking for variable capacity conical bottom flat bottom jacketed fermenting tanks or more gw kent has what you need to produce wine that will be appreciated for generations. Grapes go into a fermentation tank with their skins seeds and all. White wines are pressed before fermentation.

No need to go to tank inside when dropping pomace. The manway opens along the top edge rather than the side edge as well. Generally it ferments with the grape skins and juice combined in a tank or vat. 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. A few wineries use barrels with a small door installed in the head of the barrel. The top tank can be used as additional storage during the off season. Ideal for fermenting small to medium parcels of red wine.

Every part is well designed and unique. Large skin contact area for better color extraction. Red wine is made like white wine but with one major difference. This is designed to help with the evacuation of red wine solids after fermentation.

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. Red wines get their deep color from their grape skins. Fermentation tanks fermentation tanks can be food grade plastic wood or stainless steel.

Options for variable volume tanks only. The superior quality and craftsmanship of our wine fermentation tanks and stainless steel fermenters is unsurpassed. By the way some red wine varieties like pinot noir do well fermenting with whole clusters. The lower tank acts as storage for the fermented wine.

The combi tank is excellent for use in the red wine fermentation process known as delestage or rack and return. 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. Red wines are fermented using the entire grape skins and all. The top tank is an open top primary fermentation tank.