You have fermenters and processing equipment, and also a drying and grinding facility. |
They've replaced wooden fermenters and lagering vessels with stainless steel. |
In modern brewing many of the original top fermentation strains have been modified to be bottom fermenters. |
Known as bottom fermentation, to ensure hygienic conditions, enclosed fermenters are used with a conical base, in which the yeast settles into the base. |
There are temperature controlled fermenters and storage tanks, and good new oak barrels for maturation. |
The report said 37 of 405 fermenters ranging in size from 2 gallons to 1,250 gallons had been removed. |