Conical Fermentation Tank / Bright Beer Tank

System Overview

Fermentation and bright beer tanks form the largest equipment population and investment share of any brewery. Jingying conical fermenters use zoned dimple cooling jackets for rapid, precise temperature control through primary fermentation, diacetyl rest and cold conditioning, while bright beer tanks hold filtered beer at constant temperature and pressure before packaging.

Key Features

• Zoned dimple-jacket cooling for high pull-down rates and uniform, accurate temperature control;
• Designed and fabricated in strict accordance with current pressure vessel codes;
• Certified stainless steel, superior welding workmanship and high-precision interior and exterior polishing;
• Every vessel pressure tested before delivery at twice its working pressure;
• Complete insulation and hygienic fittings including manways, sample valves and rotating CIP spray devices.

Why Jingying

With dedicated vessel workshops, program-controlled automated cutting, forming and welding lines and certified welders, Jingying delivers consistent tank quality with short lead times, supplying projects from 2,000 to 200,000 tons annual capacity.

What information is needed to size fermenters and bright beer tanks?

Size fermenters using the wort volume per fill, the daily brewhouse schedule, and the full tank turnaround time. Include fermentation, maturation or cold storage, transfer and cleaning in that schedule. For multiple beer styles, account for batches occupying tanks at the same time. Size bright beer tanks separately against the transfer or filtration batch, packaging rate and buffer volume.

• Output and schedule: Provide annual output, operating days, wort volume per batch, beer styles and tank occupancy times.
• Process and utilities: Provide fermentation and storage temperatures, coolant type and supply and return temperatures, design conditions and CIP requirements to help define cooling zones, connections and controls.
• Installation and scope: Provide the layout, delivery and lifting access, and maintenance clearances. Confirm the scope and acceptance criteria for tanks, fittings, piping, controls, installation and commissioning.

Tank configurations from brewery projects

• Hainan Tunchang 50,000-tonne-per-year craft brewery: the case lists six 35 m³ and ten 210 m³ fermenters, along with 115 m³, 45 m³ and 29 m³ bright beer tanks.
• Henan Fulujia 50,000-tonne-per-year turnkey brewery: the case lists 30–120 m³ fermenters and 60 m³ bright beer tanks alongside the brewhouse, CIP and coolant systems.

These are the published configurations for the respective projects. Confirm working volume, gross volume and tank count against the batch size and schedule for your brewery.