Description
CONTROLLED HEATING & COOLING
In between the two stainless steel surfaces is a 10mm (0.4″) thick layer of polyurethane foam insulation. This is what keeps the liquid in the fermenter at a constant stable temperature that does not get influenced by any outside environmental changes.
The double insulated stainless steel walls provide three very important functions for heating and cooling.
1. It houses the cooling sleeve that glycol runs through to cool the liquid in the fermenter to 4 deg C (39 deg F) in 3.5 hours.
2. It provides a ‘cavity’ which when heated up creates an artificial environment so that the liquid in the fermenter can heat up gently without direct applied heat, in cold temperatures which is much better for the yeast.
3. It provides far superior insulation that cannot be achieved by a standard insulation jacket.
The temperature controller easily snaps in place using magnets and pogo pins and allows you to accurately dial in a temperature and even set a temperature schedule. Pogo pins are used as connections as well as a magnet. the controller is loaded with software that makes fermenting incredibly easy.
A MODULAR SYSTEM
The beauty of the the Grainfather Conical Fermenter is that it provides you with the opportunity to build up your brewery to your own specifications! Its a modular system which allows you to build at your own pace according to your budget. The ultimate system is designed to scale up to as many as four fermenters connected to one chiller, all on different fermenting schedules.
