What Is a Conical Fermenter?
A conical fermenter is a brewing tank with a cone-shaped bottom that gathers yeast and sediment in one spot—making cleanup easier and your beer clearer.
It has a cylindrical body on top and a cone at the bottom. During fermentation, yeast, hop particles, and other solids sink to the tip of the cone. You can then remove them easily through a dump valve—no need to move the beer to another tank.
This design lets you do both primary and secondary fermentation in one vessel, reducing handling, lowering contamination risk, and improving consistency.
Why Brewers Love Conical Fermenters
✅ One-Tank Fermentation = Less Risk
Traditional brewing often requires moving beer between tanks. Each transfer risks oxygen exposure and infection. With a conical fermenter, everything happens in one sealed system—safer, simpler, and cleaner.
✅ Easy Cleanup & Reusable Yeast
The cone collects all the sediment (called trub) at the bottom. Open the dump valve, and it’s gone—without disturbing your beer.
You can also harvest healthy yeast for your next batch, saving money and ensuring consistent flavor.
✅ Transfer Beer Without Oxygen
Many stainless steel conical fermenters are pressure-rated. That means you can push beer out using CO₂ instead of siphoning or pouring—protecting delicate hop aromas and preventing oxidation. Perfect for IPAs and other hop-forward beers.
✅ Built to Last, Easy to Clean
Unlike plastic buckets or glass carboys, stainless steel won’t scratch, crack, or absorb odors. Its smooth surface makes sanitizing fast and thorough—the standard choice for professional breweries worldwide.
How to Choose the Right Size
Fermentation creates foam and pressure, so always leave room to breathe.
Rule of thumb: Pick a fermenter 20–30% larger than your batch size.
Example: For a 1,000 L batch, choose a 1,200–1,300 L fermenter.
Must-Have Features
When comparing models, look for these key components:
- Large dump valve (1.5″ or bigger) – for quick trub removal
- Adjustable racking arm – to draw clear beer without stirring up sediment
- Thermowell – for accurate temperature monitoring inside the tank
- Pressure-rated lid with PRV (pressure relief valve) – for safe natural carbonation and oxygen-free transfers
Right Choice for Your Scale
- Homebrewers or small brewpubs: A compact, well-built conical fermenter with core features is all you need.
- Growing microbreweries: Investing in a larger, fully equipped unit saves time and cost over hundreds of batches.
Many brewers call it a “buy it once, cry once” purchase—and for good reason.
Meto’s Fermentation Tank & Bright Beer Tank
METO designed and produced fermentation system meet the all the craft beer fermentation process needs, meet the demanding requirements ofbrewers.customized to meet the requirements of different space. Production process is strictly controlled according to ISO9001 qualitymanagement system. Three times pressure tests ensure all fermentation tanks meet the use standards and safety standards.
- Capacity : 50L-100000L
- Material :SUS 304 ,SUS 316
- Implement the IOS9001 quality management system according to drawing, professional and perfect factoryinternal quality inspection process and test record;
- Laser cutting and argon shielded welding. interior passivating treatment for all beer contact parts, external wiredrawing treatment, polishing precision ≤0.4μm
- Insulation: Low thermal conductivity PU
- Port connection way: DIN, ISO, SMS and other customized standards .
- Leakage test by water and gas for 24 hours, tank test 0.2Mpa jacket test 0.4Mpa
- Tank and Jacket Working Pressure:<0.2Mpa
- Dished top full polished , conical bottom with 60° cone (customizable)
- High-precision temperature sensor, automatic temperature control, real-time feedback of temperature curve, canremote operation
- With Safety valve, pressure regulating valve, sampling valve, Rotating racking arm beer outlet , hop add pot,carbonation stone,CIPwashing ball, ete.
Brew Smarter with Meto
At Meto, we design stainless steel conical fermenters that combine pro-grade performance with user-friendly features—so you can focus on what matters most: great beer.
Whether you’re running a 50 L pilot system or a 10000 L production line, we’ve got a fermenter built for your scale, your process, and your future.
