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Selected as one of 2010's coolest products at unified by Wine Business Monthly magazine!

 

Announcing the Ellipse™, an elliptical, variable capacity, portable wine fermenter. We set out to offer a tank that utilized floor space more efficiently, and solved the problem of fermentation hot spots at the same time!

 

And now, featured in the May 2010 Wine Business Monthly "What's Cool" column by Bill Pregler.

 

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Wine Business Monthly Spokane Industries Ellipse™ Wine Tank Article

 

The Ellipse™ Elliptical Wine Fermenter offers these exclusive benefits:

 

1. MINIMIZES WINE FERMENTING HOT SPOTS!
Fully jacketed stainless steel wine tank; offers superior temperature control due to the high capacity to width ratio provided by the unique elliptical shape.

 

2. BEST LID SEALS IN THE BUSINESS!
Heavy-duty, purpose engineered, self-collapsing variable lid seal teamed with a regulated, one-touch inflation controller; seal operation could not be simpler or more dependable! Easy to clean, too!

 

3. SUPERIOR FLOORSPACE UTILIZATION!
The distinctive elliptical shape allows at least 66% more wine volume in the same width as a comparable diameter round tank! Every winery has wasted space that could be put to productive use with the Ellipse™! Custom built in 300 thru 800 gallon sizes. Fits through many doorways, too (with possible minimal arm disassembly).

 

Presenting the Ellipse™ Elliptical Wine Tank Fermenter from Spokane Industries

New Ellipse™ elliptical fermenter. Note the top-to-bottom coverage of the full dimpled cooling jacket. Temperature control at its best!

 

Minimizes Hot Spots During Wine Fermentation!

 

Spokane Industries Stainless steel wine tank Ellipse™ temperature control

 

Round wine fermenters tend to develop hot spots in the center of the tank during fermentation. Cooling jackets can only directly influence the zone nearest the tank’s inner wall. The Ellipse™ solves this problem through the geometry of its unique shape; the broad, fully jacketed sides of the elliptical tank are much closer to the center, exposing more liquid to the cooling zone, effectively diminishing, or even eliminating the hot spot. Note the heat map comparison above comparing a round wine fermenter to an elliptical wine fermenter.

 

 

Reliable lid seals, in fact, the Best In The Business!

 

Spokane Industries Variable Top Wine Tank Lid seal

 

Spokane Industries Best Wine Tank Lid Seals In The Business

 

Pictured above is the heavy-duty, purpose engineered, self-collapsing inflatable lid seal we use. This seal, the stainless steel channel, and the associated regulated controller team together to perform with extreme reliability, day in, day out. For more details about our lid seal superiority, visit our Lid Seals webpage by clicking the green banner above.

 

A better way to utilize existing floorspace!

 

Ellipse™ Elliptical wine Tank by Spokane Industries Efficiency Comparison

The Ellipse™ can be viewed as a round wine tank "squeezed". If front to-back depth is of secondary concern, one can fit 66% or more (depending on ellipse ratio) wine volume in a given width when compared to a equal width round tank. Every winery has pockets of wasted or underutilized space. Consider putting that space to work producing more wine!

 

Other great features:

 

Spokane Industries Ellipse™ Elliptical Wine Tank Manway

Easy pomace cleanout through the vertical opening manway; tank bottom slopes to the front to expedite the cleanout process.

 

Spokane Industries Stainless Steel Portable Wine fermenter Fork Pockets

 

Integrated fork pockets provide easy portability, and fit common sized pallet jacks, too!

 

Standard Stainless Steel Wine Tank Lid Winch by Spokane Industries

 

Easy to use standard manual winch makes lid operation a breeze.

 

Optional Electric Wine Tank Lid Lift on a Spokane Industries tank

 

Available electric winch is controlled via a wired remote pendant, especially useful on the larger Ellipse™ wine tank sizes.

 

Closeup of a spokane industries wine tank lid lift

 

Wine Tank variable lid cable pulley displaying stainless steel cable and convenient lid seal air line quick disconnect fitting, simplifying maintenance.

 

Spokane Industries Wine Tank Temperature Controller and Seal Controller

 

Regulated inflatable wine tank lid seal controller and optional thermometer control console by Tank Net. All tank operation is neatly at hand in one central location. The tank lid seal controller makes lid seal inflation as easy a flipping a light switch!

 

Latah Creek winery displays the Ellipse™ wine tank from Spokane Industries

 

The Ellipse™ elliptical wine fermenter, a stainless steel wine tank, displayed here at Latah Creek Winery, Spokane, Washington.

 

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