MadDwarf
Well-Known Member
Just picked up 3 terrifyingly robotic-looking stainless tanks from a guy who bought a bunch of equipment from a pharmaceutical lab before they shut down. He described them as fermenters, but I don't know what the lab was using them for. The tanks are 50L (~13 gallons), and apparently can be pressurized to 45 psi in the vessel, 148 psi in the jacket. Two of the tanks were built in 1990 and are identical. The third was built in 1991 and is very similar, with some changes where the bottom of jacket connects to the vessel.
I'm planning to contact the company that picked up the Precision line and see if I can get some more information about the tanks. I'm not sure how the jacket is set up internally - whether it's designed for steam, circulating liquid, or something else.
My initial thought was to use two of them as fermenters and sell the third, but after I got a closer look at the specs, there's probably a lot of other uses I should consider, like as a mash tun, or even a boil kettle if it's possible to transfer enough heat without direct fire.
Anyone worked with these before, or have more ideas I should keep in mind? Also, how likely is it that these are going to come to life and murder me in my sleep with their evil tiny pincers?
I'm planning to contact the company that picked up the Precision line and see if I can get some more information about the tanks. I'm not sure how the jacket is set up internally - whether it's designed for steam, circulating liquid, or something else.
My initial thought was to use two of them as fermenters and sell the third, but after I got a closer look at the specs, there's probably a lot of other uses I should consider, like as a mash tun, or even a boil kettle if it's possible to transfer enough heat without direct fire.
Anyone worked with these before, or have more ideas I should keep in mind? Also, how likely is it that these are going to come to life and murder me in my sleep with their evil tiny pincers?