Open Top Fermentor

Facilitate spontaneous fermentation and the development of unique flavors.

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The Benefits of Open Top Fermentation

Open-top fermentation allows brewers to harvest yeast efficiently and easily, ensuring its vitality without trub or hops interference. Open fermentation also facilitates the release of unwanted compounds like sulfur, enhancing beer and spirit quality. Proper sanitation is crucial, as is transferring the beer to a secondary vessel after primary fermentation. Open fermentation is a captivating avenue to explore the art of brewing and distilling. All Deutsche tanks with top-mounted manways allow the option for partial open-top fermentation by opening while fermenting to let the product vent.

Features
  • Flexibility to customize the equipment based on individual requirements, including additional ports, valves, instrumentation, or specialized features
  • 304ss and 316ss stainless steel options
  • Low-speed agitator with explosion-proof motor
  • Turnkey heating and cooling utility equipment
  • Large drain lines and multiple port and valve configurations
  • Stainless steel butterfly valves
  • Embedded utility lines or “ghost piping”
  • Fermentation and blending vessels with custom platform and catwalk designs
  • Large drain lines and multiple port and valve configurations
  • Intrinsically safe control options
  • All necessary EPDM gaskets and hardware included
  • Includes manual pressure and temperature gauges
  • Efficient cooling mechanisms to rapidly cool the mash for fermentation
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  • AISI 304 stainless steel, TIG weld construction
  • 304 and 316 stainless options
  • High-efficiency Polyurethane insulated vessels
  • Includes spray balls for easy CIP integration
  • Reinforced stainless steel legs, with leveling foot pads
  • Custom sizes and orientations to meet customer needs
  • UL listed, 508A control panels
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Advanced automation systems for precise control over temperature, pressure, and other parameters, enhancing process efficiency.

  • Siemens automation platforms and interface
  • Over twenty automated feature add-ons
  • Smart device app for remote monitoring and operation
  • Material handling automation
  • Semi to fully automated CIP process options
  • Full temperature, COL, and blending vessel automation
  • SPX, FM, and E+H instrumentation and valves
  • Remote access service
  • UL listed, 508A control panels
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The Benefits of Open Top Fermentation

Open-top fermentation allows brewers to harvest yeast efficiently and easily, ensuring its vitality without trub or hops interference. Open fermentation also facilitates the release of unwanted compounds like sulfur, enhancing beer and spirit quality. Proper sanitation is crucial, as is transferring the beer to a secondary vessel after primary fermentation. Open fermentation is a captivating avenue to explore the art of brewing and distilling. All Deutsche tanks with top-mounted manways allow the option for partial open-top fermentation by opening while fermenting to let the product vent.

Features & Options

Our equipment features are usually sold as add-ons by most manufacturers, sparing you the inconvenience and unexpected expenses of acquiring additional equipment, or services.

Auxiliary Equipment

Look to Deutsche to handle the entire scope of your project from utilities, sanitary piping, bulk storage, milling, CIP, conveyance, filtration, and custom equipment. Our dedicated manufacturing team and component partners provide the latest technology and most reliable ancillary equipment catered to your process.

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Service & Support

Each project is assigned a dedicated engineer, ensuring personalized attention and expertise for your design, installation, control integration, programming, process piping, and field service needs. We’re also here to provide continuous equipment support and assist with system process inquiries.

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Cleaning

We prioritize seamless CIP integration in all our equipment designs. Furthermore, we offer industry-leading CIP skids, carts, and steam sanitation options. Recognizing the importance of proper system sanitation to your bottom line and product quality, we’re committed to delivering custom-engineered cleaning processes, equipment, and solutions.

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Automation

Customizable automation is the key to bringing higher quality, consistency, yields, and efficiencies to your system – no matter your industry or application. Choose to add specific instruments for insight into your process, add automated features to reduce dependence on labor or choose to fully automate your system for the ultimate hands-off experience.

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