BBTHI | Serving tanks | Bright beer tanks | horizontal, insulated, glycol
SERVING TANKS / BRIGHT BEER TANKS – preparing beer for consumption and distribution
Horizontal serving tanks/bright beer tanks , insulated , double-jacked , cooled by glycol or water
After completion of the maturing phase of production in maturing tanks or cylindrical-conical tanks ( depending on the selected fermentation technology ) the beer is tapped into the serving tanks. Service tanks, also called bright beer tanks, are the containers structurally identical to maturation tanks.
Their typical feature is the certification for pressure 3.0 bar , since for their main function, which is filling the transport packaging ( kegs, bottles ) and draught beer ( in the adjacent restaurant ), it is necessary to keep beer under a higher pressure than is used in maturing tanks.
Serving tanks / Bright beer tanks that are manufactured and supplied for our breweries are the same construction as the maturing tanks . It means that any maturing tank can also be used as a serving one and vice versa. This solution simplifies and accelerates the process of beer production because it is not necessary to pump beer from storage tanks to service tanks but simply by increasing the pressure in the maturing tank we can change its service in a few seconds without other interventions.
Function of the bright beer tank is gaining its importance especially in breweries, from which the beer is filtered and subsequently distributed in bottles and transport in barrels to other restaurants or to sale networks . After completion of maturation , the beer is filtered and subsequently tapped into serving tanks.
Here the beer is left to calm down, for several hours or days , without further intervention . From the serving tank after increased pressure in the tank it is subsequently tapped into shipping containers into the contra-pressure, to avoid the loss of the carbon dioxide from the beverage.
Characteristics of bright beer tanks in this version (serving tanks):
Serving tanks with double-jacket
More elaborate insulated tanks, chilled by glycol or ice water circulating in the double jacket duplicators. The modern way of cooling a lager cellar, which is standard in modern breweries. Besides the apparent disadvantage of the higher initial cost, these tanks have only advantages: low cost of operation of cooling (cooling only beer, not space), modesty at the place of installation (no need to insulate storage cellar, tanks can be in any room), comfortable operation (in the area with tanks the temperature may be normal), possibility to control maturation in each tank separately. The only suitable solution for automated management system of the brewery.
Serving tanks horizontal
The advantage is saving place. In the same area we can place a greater number of tanks, if they are arranged in the battery, ie in several rows one above another. The disadvantage is the difficult cleaning and sanitation of the tanks stored too low or too high. Battery tanks are difficult to clean from outside – in inaccessible surfaces of tanks organic contaminants may accumulate and contaminate the produced beer.
We produce horizontal insulated maturation / bright beer tanks in several standard product lines :
Our wide range of produced bright beer tanks allows you to select the optimum tank dimensions as layout space.
Properties wider tanks with small lenght of cylindrical part:
- Smaller heat transfer area, lower cooling effect.
- They are less demanding in terms of height space.
Properties slender tanks with large height of cylindrical part:
- Larger heat transfer area, the greater the cooling effect.
- They are more demanding in terms of height space.
We also produce bright beer tanks other than the standard sizes . We can customize almost any tanks spatial dispositions and needs.
Price list and technical description of the horizontal insulated serving tanks :
- BBTHI-4000C : Cylindrical pressure tank for storage and final conditioning of carbonated beverage before bottling, horizontal, insulated, 4000/4258 liters, 0.5/1.5/3.0barThe cylindrical storage tank for final work with purified beverage (called also serving tank, filling tank, service tank, storage tank, BBT - Bright beer tank). This type of the beverage-production tank is equipped with a horizontal stackable construction, with PUR insulation and double jacket that is cooled by ice water or glycol. This tank has usable volume 4000 liters and total volume 4258 liters. This professional equipment is designed to storage, serving, carbonization, filtration of beer, cider, wine and other beverages under pressure, and also for preparation of beverages before their filling into kegs or bottles. The vessel is available… Read more »
- BBTHI-5000C : Cylindrical pressure tank for storage and final conditioning of carbonated beverage before bottling, horizontal, insulated, 5000/5900 liters, 0.5/1.5/3.0barThe cylindrical storage tank for final work with purified beverage (called also serving tank, filling tank, service tank, storage tank, BBT - Bright beer tank). This type of the beverage-production tank is equipped with a horizontal stackable construction, with PUR insulation and double jacket that is cooled by ice water or glycol. This tank has usable volume 5000 liters and total volume 5900 liters. This professional equipment is designed to storage, serving, carbonization, filtration of beer, cider, wine and other beverages under pressure, and also for preparation of beverages before their filling into kegs or bottles. The vessel is available… Read more »
- BBTHI-6000C : Cylindrical pressure tank for storage and final conditioning of carbonated beverage before bottling, horizontal, insulated, 6000/6905 liters, 0.5/1.5/3.0barThe cylindrical storage tank for final work with purified beverage (called also serving tank, filling tank, service tank, storage tank, BBT - Bright beer tank). This type of the beverage-production tank is equipped with a horizontal stackable construction, with PUR insulation and double jacket that is cooled by ice water or glycol. This tank has usable volume 6000 liters and total volume 6905 liters. This professional equipment is designed to storage, serving, carbonization, filtration of beer, cider, wine and other beverages under pressure, and also for preparation of beverages before their filling into kegs or bottles. The vessel is available… Read more »
- BBTHI-7000C : Cylindrical pressure tank for storage and final conditioning of carbonated beverage before bottling, horizontal, insulated, 7000/7855 liters, 0.5/1.5/3.0barThe cylindrical storage tank for final work with purified beverage (called also serving tank, filling tank, service tank, storage tank, BBT - Bright beer tank). This type of the beverage-production tank is equipped with a horizontal stackable construction, with PUR insulation and double jacket that is cooled by ice water or glycol. This tank has usable volume 7000 liters and total volume 7855 liters. This professional equipment is designed to storage, serving, carbonization, filtration of beer, cider, wine and other beverages under pressure, and also for preparation of beverages before their filling into kegs or bottles. The vessel is available… Read more »
- BBTHI-8000C : Cylindrical pressure tank for storage and final conditioning of carbonated beverage before bottling, horizontal, insulated, 8000/8538 liters, 0.5/1.5/3.0barThe cylindrical storage tank for final work with purified beverage (called also serving tank, filling tank, service tank, storage tank, BBT - Bright beer tank). This type of the beverage-production tank is equipped with a horizontal stackable construction, with PUR insulation and double jacket that is cooled by ice water or glycol. This tank has usable volume 8000 liters and total volume 8538 liters. This professional equipment is designed to storage, serving, carbonization, filtration of beer, cider, wine and other beverages under pressure, and also for preparation of beverages before their filling into kegs or bottles. The vessel is available… Read more »
- BBTHI-9000C : Cylindrical pressure tank for storage and final conditioning of carbonated beverage before bottling, horizontal, insulated, 9000/9955 liters, 0.5/1.5/3.0barThe cylindrical storage tank for final work with purified beverage (called also serving tank, filling tank, service tank, storage tank, BBT - Bright beer tank). This type of the beverage-production tank is equipped with a horizontal stackable construction, with PUR insulation and double jacket that is cooled by ice water or glycol. This tank has usable volume 9000 liters and total volume 9955 liters. This professional equipment is designed to storage, serving, carbonization, filtration of beer, cider, wine and other beverages under pressure, and also for preparation of beverages before their filling into kegs or bottles. The vessel is available… Read more »
- BBTHI-10000C : Cylindrical pressure tank for storage and final conditioning of carbonated beverage before bottling, horizontal, insulated, 10000/11110 liters, 0.5/1.5/3.0barThe cylindrical storage tank for final work with purified beverage (called also serving tank, filling tank, service tank, storage tank, BBT - Bright beer tank). This type of the beverage-production tank is equipped with a horizontal stackable construction, with PUR insulation and double jacket that is cooled by ice water or glycol. This tank has usable volume 10000 liters and total volume 11110 liters. This professional equipment is designed to storage, serving, carbonization, filtration of beer, cider, wine and other beverages under pressure, and also for preparation of beverages before their filling into kegs or bottles. The vessel is available… Read more »
- BBTHI-12000C : Cylindrical pressure tank for storage and final conditioning of carbonated beverage before bottling, horizontal, insulated, 12000/13468 liters, 0.5/1.5/3.0barThe cylindrical storage tank for final work with purified beverage (called also serving tank, filling tank, service tank, storage tank, BBT - Bright beer tank). This type of the beverage-production tank is equipped with a horizontal stackable construction, with PUR insulation and double jacket that is cooled by ice water or glycol. This tank has usable volume 12000 liters and total volume 13468 liters. This professional equipment is designed to storage, serving, carbonization, filtration of beer, cider, wine and other beverages under pressure, and also for preparation of beverages before their filling into kegs or bottles. The vessel is available… Read more »
- BBTHI-800C : Cylindrical pressure tank for storage and final conditioning of carbonated beverage before bottling, horizontal, insulated, 800/959 liters, 0.5/1.5/3.0barThe cylindrical storage tank for final work with purified beverage (called also serving tank, filling tank, service tank, storage tank, BBT - Bright beer tank). This type of the beverage-production tank is equipped with a horizontal stackable construction, with PUR insulation and double jacket that is cooled by ice water or glycol. This tank has usable volume 800 liters and total volume 959 liters. This professional equipment is designed to storage, serving, carbonization, filtration of beer, cider, wine and other beverages under pressure, and also for preparation of beverages before their filling into kegs or bottles. The vessel is available… Read more »
- PED-C : PED 2014/68/EU – the European certificate for the pressure equipmentThe PED certificate is a necessary document for every pressure device with a permissible pressure greater than 0.5 bar (0.5 MPa), which is intended for use in European countries and in other countries that use and accept European technical standards. Read more »