RIPLEY TANKS FOR PURCHASE OR RENTAL
We recommend pre-booking custom tanks a couple months ahead of when they will be required, so you are guaranteed to have ample storage in wine season.
In addition to having Ripley Stainless build your wine tanks, another option if you are in urgent need, is to call us about our rental tanks. Throughout the year we generally have a good stock on-hand.
Contact us to learn more.
Open Top Winery Tanks
These custom made, open top, variable capacity, floating-lid tanks have a full range of features.
| Dimensions | to be determined by RSL and customer |
| Capacity | Dependant on your requirements |
| Lid | Floating lid with boat winch, heavy-duty lid seal and air-inflating device |
| Sidewall | thickness & size varies based on tank size |
| 1st Manway | Side oval 14” x 18” with out-swing |
| Bottom | Flat sloping bottom |
| Cooling Jacket | temperature controlled cooling jackets in 1-zones (maximum “20” psi) |
| Thermowell | thermowell & thermometer (2)½” FNPT 6” long |
| Legs | tall stainless steel legs for easy bin access |
| 2nd Manway | 16” x 20” side rectangular manway |
| Tank Material | All quality inspected 304 stainless steel alloy |
| Fittings | 2” racking valve, 3” drain valve |
| Exterior Finish | 2B with all welds ribbon polished/ bright #3 exterior spin polish |
| Interior Finish | 2B with all welds TIG welded with heat stain removed |
All tanks are fabricated using standard material sizes and normal tank dimensions.
Ripley Stainless Ltd. is a custom tank fabricator and can design and fabricate tanks to suit your specific requirements. Shop drawings must be approved prior to fabrication.
Closed Top Winery Tanks
This tank is also called Stock/Fixed Top tank. These custom made, multi-use stock tanks can be used as white wine fermentation, blending or storage tanks.
| Dimensions | to be determined by RSL and customer |
| Top head | Truncated top |
| Lifting Lugs | (2) lifting lugs – minimum |
| Sidewall | thickness & size varies based on tank size |
| Bottom | Flat sloping bottom |
| Cooling Jacket | temperature controlled cooling jackets (maximum “20” psi) |
| Thermowell | thermowell & thermometer (1) ½” FNPT 6” long |
| Legs | on short stainless steel legs |
| Manway | 14” x 18” side oval manway |
| Tank Material | All quality inspected 304 stainless steel alloy |
| Fittings | 2” TC butterfly drain valve, 2” TC butterfly racking valve,1” TC sample valve |
| Exterior Finish | 2B with all welds ribbon polished/ bright #3 exterior spin polish |
| Interior Finish | 2B with all welds TIG welded with heat stain removed |
All tanks are fabricated using standard material sizes and normal tank dimensions.
Ripley Stainless Ltd. is a custom tank fabricator and can design and fabricate tanks to suit your specific requirements. Shop drawings must be approved prior to fabrication.
Econo Tanks
Economically priced, reliable, variable capacity tanks for various uses. One of the benefits of these tanks is that the customer can easily add on options at time of purchase or at any time in the future.
Standard Econo Tanks are a regular stock item therefore we have them on hand ready to go.
| Dimensions | to be determined by RSL and customer |
| Capacity | see chart below |
| Lid | Variable capacity lid, seal, vent valve, air pump and drain valve |
| Sidewall | thickness & size varies based on tank size |
| Bottom | Sloped bottom |
| Legs | stainless steel stand with legs, extended legs and forklift channels |
| Tank Material | All quality inspected 304 stainless steel alloy |
| Fittings | 1½ – 2” drain, racking, and sample valve |
| Exterior Finish | Bright #4 |
Capacity chart
| Litres | Dia. | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 250L | 23.5” | 36” |
| 500L | 31.5” | 48” |
| 1000L | 42.5” | 48” |
| 1500L | 46” | 60” |
| 2000L | 52” | 60” |
| 3000L | 60” | 72” |
| 4000L | 64” | 84” |
Options for an Extra Charge:
- Sample valve
- Racking valve
- Lid lifting arm
- Boat winch
- Cooling jacket
- Thermowell and thermometer
- Bottom red door/ side oval manway
- Sloped bottom
- Circle polish exterior finish
All tanks are fabricated using standard material sizes and normal tank dimensions.
Ripley Stainless Ltd. is a custom tank fabricator and can design and fabricate tanks to suit your specific requirements. Shop drawings must be approved prior to fabrication.
Pallet Tanks
These stackable tanks are ultra sturdy and easily moveable making them a perfect solution if you are short of space.
Available in a variety of sizes to meet your requirements and include 2” radius corners, 2” TC drain, 18” top manway, forklift channels with a 2B stainless steel finish.
Options available: 13” x 17” side oval manway, cooling jacket (“20”psi), butterfly or ball valves. vacuum pressure valve, sample valve, sight tube, circle polish or #4 exterior finish. The height of the tank could also be increased to 8’.
Dimensions:
| Length | Width | Height | Overall | Imp. Ga | US Gal. | Liters | Stackable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42” | 45” | 52” | 67.5 | 350 | 425 | 1600 | 2-high |
| 42” | 45” | 40” | 55.5 | 270 | 320 | 1235 | 2-high |
| 42” | 45” | 28” | 43.5 | 190 | 230 | 860 | 3-high |
