HBT dictionary...or commonly misspelled brew terms

Pappers_ · Mar 13, 2014

I did not remember reading that in Yeast - maybe I skipped over it

Here are some links to the usage I noted above - fermenter as the vessel:

http://morebeer.com/category/conical-fermenters.html
http://conical-fermenter.com/
https://brewmagic.com/product/brew-magic-fermenter/
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/6-5-gallon-plastic-fermenter-with-lid.html
http://www.ssbrewtech.com/products/brewbucket

I think its fair to say fermenter as fermentation vessel is a common usage. Apologies to White and Zanisheff. I'm not sure which dictionaries they are referring to, but not, apparently, the Oxford English dictionary http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/fermenter?q=fermenter

passedpawn · Mar 13, 2014

Pappers_ said:
I think its fair to say fermenter as fermentation vessel is a common usage. Apologies to White and Zanisheff. I'm not sure which dictionaries they are referring to, but not, apparently, the Oxford English dictionary http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/fermenter?q=fermenter

Bah, nobody goes by the OED anymore. Check the urban slang dictionary (j/k).

I went to stout tanks, makers of large professional stainless tanks, and they use fermenter for the tanks, agreeing with you Pappers.

However...

Blichmann and Northern Brewer call them all fermentors: http://www.blichmannengineering.com/products/fermenator

http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/...g-equipment/big-mouth-bubbler-6-5-gallon.html

John Palmer agrees with Jamil and White and Blichmann and NB: http://www.howtobrew.com/section1/chapter8-5.html

And this addresses the difference directly, although I don't claim this is a verifiable source of information: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Diffence_between_fermenter_and_fermentor?#slide=1

I guess we'll just have to conclude that there is no real standard, and the internet is full of both. In 10 years it will definitely be settled. For now, I'm going to continue using the one that is published.