10BBL Horizontal Bright Beer Tank SUS304 Stainless Carbonation System
10BBL horizontal bright tanks are generally used in some breweries with limited space and height. To save some space, bright tanks can be stacked. You can usually see this type of bright tank in Europe due to the old building and height. Its advantage is that it saves space, and a larger number of brite tanks can be placed in the same area. But its shortcomings are also very obvious. Tanks that are too low or too high are difficult to clean and maintain.
Also, due to antiquated brewing techniques, some European brewers remove the yeast from the top of the fermentation tank and transfer the beer after primary fermentation in open-top fermentation tanks to horizontal bright tanks for conditioning.
Usage Scenarios
Microbreweries & Craft Breweries – Post-fermentation conditioning, carbonation, and packaging buffer tank.
Brewpubs & Taprooms – Serve bright beer directly to draft lines from the tank (serving tank function).
Contract / Pilot Breweries – Consistent final-stage quality control before third-party packaging.
Cider / Kombucha / Sparkling Mead Producers – Pressure-rated storage for any carbonated beverage.
Brewery Expansion – Added as a stand-alone unit to existing brewhouse + fermenter lines to increase throughput.
Technical Specifications
| Item | Specification |
| Useful Capacity | 100L – 20,000L (Common: 500L / 1000L / 2000L / 3000L); 25% -40%headspace |
| Material | Inner: SUS304 or SUS316L stainless steel, thickness 3.0mm; Outer: SUS304, thickness 2.0mm |
| Interior Finish | Mirror polish Ra ≤ 0.6 μm (electropolish optional), passivated & pickled |
| Insulation | Polyurethane foam, 80mm (50–100mm customizable) |
| Cooling Jacket | Dimple plate jacket on side wall ± bottom; Glycol inlet/outlet; Cooling zone(s): 1–2 |
| Design / Working Pressure | Design: 0.3 MPa (45 psi); Working: 0.15–0.2 MPa (15–30 psi) |
| Manway | Top round manway (standard) or Side oval pressure manway (optional) |
| CIP System | 360° rotary CIP spray ball + CIP arm with butterfly valve |
| Carbonation Port | 0.5 µm / 2 µm sintered stainless steel carbonation stone + CO₂ inlet |
| Racking Arm | Adjustable racking arm for clear beer draw-off above sediment |
| Sample Valve | Sanitary Perlick-type sample valve with EPDM / Viton seal |
| Pressure Relief Valve | Mechanical PVRV (1.5–3 bar settable) on CIP arm |
| Pressure Gauge | Diaphragm-type shock-proof pressure gauge |
| Discharge / Beer Out | Bottom outlet with tri-clamp butterfly valve & removable extension arm |
| Thermowell | PT100 / thermowell welded for high-accuracy temperature sensor |
| Legs | 3–4 pcs SUS304 heavy-duty legs with leveling feet & cross bracing |
| Test Pressure | Hydrostatic & pneumatic test @ 2× working pressure prior to shipment |
| Certification | CE / ISO / PED / ASME optional |
| Voltage / Options | Custom glycol chiller connection; Digital temp controller mount optional |
Key Features
Product Advantages
| Advantage | Explanation |
| Frees Fermentation Space | Move finished beer to BBT → fermenters become available for next batch sooner → higher brewery throughput. |
| Brilliant Clarity & Stability | Cold conditioning drops residual haze; racking arm avoids yeast pickup → visually clear, shelf-stable beer. |
| Precise Carbonation Control | Forced carbonation with stone & pressure gauge → repeatable CO₂ volumes regardless of style or season. |
| Packaging-Ready Buffer | Acts as holding tank before bottling/canning line or keg washer → smooths workflow bottlenecks. |
| Direct Draft Service Capable | Serve bright beer straight from tank in taproom → eliminates extra kegging labor & oxidation risk. |
| Long-Term Durability | Food-grade SUS304, mirror-polished interior, pressure-tested → built for decades of commercial use. |
| Customizable to Match Your Line | Match capacity 1:1 with fermenter or oversize; copper/cladding/stackable options available. |
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