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Oak Barrels Are Expensive and Difficult to Maintain - AaquaTools Can Help

Lease for as Little as $259 per Month

Oak barrels are expensive and difficult to maintain. Trust your barrel cleaning and disinfection to the AaquaSteam Portable High Pressure Steam Generator Sanitation/Sterilization System from AaquaTools! It's just what you need for the sanitizing/cleaning cycle of your barrels.

Oak barrel disinfection is a particularly important and challenging part of overall winery sanitation protocols. These barrels are difficult to both clean and disinfect because of the small access point, the porous wood surface and the risk of damaging the oak. If the wood inside the barrel is damaged it can leave wood particulates and make the barrel even more porous and difficult to completely sanitize. Once it becomes impossible to effectively clean and sanitize properly, the barrel must be discarded. This can quickly become prohibitively expensive.

Steam sanitizing oak wine barrels is a non-toxic, cost effective and eco-friendly solution that will ensure that all yeast, bacteria, molds, and other microorganisms are removed while protecting your investment. The AaquaSteam works to penetrate wood and release trapped microorganisms, tartrates, lees, and tannins inside the oak barrel without damaging it.

Steam delivers heat to the inside of a barrel which penetrates into the wood pores. As the inside wood surface heats up, and the steam condenses, it creates a vacuum inside the barrel which draws out the old wine residue, trapped microorganisms, tartrates, lees, and tannins. The barrel is then rinsed in warm water to remove this unwanted material. The steam process can also re-hydrate the barrels.

The AaquaSteam unit is portable so that it can be used in all areas of your winery operation. Use it to clean and sanitize surfaces, tanks, prep areas, wine making equipment, packaging areas, bottling lines, guest areas, and much more. Steam can be applied to hard, waterproof surfaces or any surface that won’t be damaged by water.

Get a great return on your investment. Save time, labor costs, and sanitize all your production areas with confidence with the AaquaSteam Portable High Pressure Steam Generator from AaquaTools.

Other Applications:

  • Autoclaves
  • Laboratories
  • Air humidification
  • Steam cleaning
  • Dry cleaning
  • Food service
  • Farms
  • Outdoor guest areas

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About

Fermentis by Lesaffre

Fermentis is part of the Group Lesaffre, a key global player in yeasts and fermentation. Lesaffre designs, manufactures and markets innovative solutions for Baking, Food Taste & Pleasure, Health Care and Biotechnology. Fermentis is Lesaffre business unit dedicated to fermented beverages (wine, cider, beer, distilled spirits, mead, etc.). Fermentis is an expert in the art of fermentation. Our active dry yeasts and yeast derivatives cover almost all professional requirements: from safeguarding production to expressing sensory characteristics.

Our Portfolio for Winemakers

We provide fermentation solutions for all winemakers:

-Active Dry Yeast to ferment efficiantly in diverse conditions and to reveal specific flavors

-Yeast derived Fermentation Aids to increase fermentation Performances

-Yeast derived Functional products to enhance and/or preserve the quality of your wine

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https://fermentis.com/en/fermentation-solutions/find-our-distributors/

Contact

Contact List

Title Name Email Phone Extension
Technical Sales Support Manager Wine Americas Anne Flesch a.flesch@fermentis.lesaffre.com +1 916 846 3114
Area Support Manager – USA (West) Sean Thommen s.thommen@fermentis.lesaffre.com +1 503-718-4033
Area Sales Support Manager – USA (East) Bryan Kreiter b.kreiter@fermentis.lesaffre.com 414-255-4558

Location List

Locations Address State Country Zip Code
Fermentis 7475 W. Main St., Milwaukee WI United States of America 53214

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