fermentation & storage vessels

Accessories

Stirrers/Rousers

Portable stirrers for use with flap valves, ball valves or mounted on the rim of tanks. Quiet and vibration-free operation. Motor supplied with overload protection and 10 metre cable with plug.

• Three phase models with stainless steel contact and structural parts, and retractable propeller shaft allowing leak-free fitting through flap valve.
• Single phase model with detachable propeller shaft.

Racking Pipes

Racking pipes are designed for use with barrels and tanks without a bottom outlet. The pipe is introduced through the bung hole or top opening and lowered into the liquid. They are made from AISI 316 stainless steel tube, with an adjustable bottom foot. The side inlet allows the pipe to be set off the base of the vessel, avoiding sediment, and a 90° bend at the top prevents the flexible hose from kinking.

N.B. pipes are fitted with a BSP threaded socket. A threaded adaptor must be fitted to give the required thread for the hose connection.

Racking Plate

For use when drawing off clear liquid products from above sediments/lees. Typically where clear wine or cider has been drawn off from a racking valve and the tank inspection door has been opened allowing sight of the remaining product and access for the plate. Optional non return valve.

Bungs

Silicone

Top quality, flexible, resilient, chemical resistant and durable bungs, suitable for use with wine casks. Having paid for the best barrels for your finest wines do not be tempted to skimp on the bung.

Rubber compound

Flexible, resilient and easy to clean. Suitable for use with barrels, plastic vats and stainless steel tanks. Bored (17mm) bungs are supplied for use with fermentation/air locks. When ordering please specify bored or solid bungs. Angled bungs are for use with tanks with 45° vents where a cylinder airlock needs to be vertical.

Natural Cork

For use with wooden barrels, typically in cider-making. The head (top) diameter is 1⁄4” wider than the tail (narrower part). See price list for full range of corks available.

Airlocks

Airlocks (fermentation locks) are designed to protect the contents of vessels from the air but to allow the escape of the carbon dioxide produced during fermentation. The airlock must be filled with a little water. We offer two types: cylinder and ‘bubbler’.

Cylinder (with tapered stem)

17-20 mm, for use with bored bungs (see above).

Giant cylinder type (with expansion chamber)

For use on large tanks. Tapered stem 35 - 50mm. Rubber sleeves can be used to increase the stem size by 6mm, 10mm, or 15mm (see price list).

Bubbler type

Airlock bulkhead adaptor

A fitting for use with tanks with flat tops, e.g. plastic ex-juice drums and variable capacity tanks. The fitting is screwed into placed through a hole (diameter 44mm) cut in the lid and clamped into place. An airlock and bung can then be fitted, keeping the stem of the airlock above the level of the liquid while allowing the vessel to be filled to the underside of the lid, excluding all air. Supplied with screw-on cap for use without bung and airlock.