Fermentation tank (Fermenter)

Fermentation tanks (Fermenter) of the design series hb-EUROPRO can be used for a wide range of predough and sourdough as well as soaking (cold or hot soaks) and scalding processes.
 

typical applications and processes i.a.

• wheat predough (eg Poolish, Sponge, Biga, Pâte Fermentée)
• wheat sourdough (eg Levain, Lievito madre)
• rye sourdough (eg one- or multi-step rye sourdough)
• spelt sourdough
• rice sourdough (glutenfree sourdough)
• cold soaks (swelling) and hot soaks (scalding)
• cooking soaks

The fermenters are available in various standardized sizes between 500 liter and 5000 liter tank volume (other sizes upon request) and can be used as single-tank setup or be combinded in multi-tank systems.

Raw materials can be fed directly into the tanks (manual or automatic feeding of the individual raw materials into the tank) or via a separate predough-mixer that feeds a pre-mixed predough or sourdough into the tanks.
The heavy duty, bidirectional anchor agitators are designed in such a way that a homogeneous and lump-free mixing of the raw materials is achieved even when raw materials are fed directly or individually into the tanks.

hb-EUROPRO fermenters are equipped with pillowplate technology (heating or cooling jacket) and have a 3-walled structure (inner jacket, heating or cooling jacket with insulation, outer jacket). The heating or cooling jackets can be operated with hot water, cold water, glycol, steam, thermal oil or direct evaporation (e.g. FREON).
Thanks to the wall and floor scrapers and the special geometry of the agitators, the tank contents are circulated during the temperature control phases, so that the heat can be transferred from the heating or cooling jacket into the tank contents.

The plain bearing of the anchor agitator can be changed from the outside without removing the agitator.

All materials used are food-safe (e.g. stainless steel) and the plastics used (e.g. wall and floor scrapers) are in a blue, visually detectable color.

The connections are conical and therefore hygienic and easily accessible by the cleaning nozzles.

Several 360° rotating spray nozzles (cleaning nozzles) are installed in the tank top and positioned so that the entire inner tank surface is reached.

Hygienic design features:

• hygienic screws with seals
• welded agitator
• interchangeable wall and floor scrapers made of blue, visually detectable plastic
• connections and screw connections in aseptic design (pharmaceutical standard)
• conical connections - easy to clean
• bottom inlet for filling with pre-dough or return line for ring lines
• hygienic load cells with hygienic leveling feet
• fully welded outer jacket
• shaft seal of the agitator at the top with hygienic shaft sealing and optional air purging
• several 360° rotating spray nozzles (cleaning nozzles) in the tank top