Wineries
World Class Tanks & Equipment. Proudly Canadian.
Our priority is designing and building the perfect solution for your business, ensuring that you will have ample storage for your winery. We always recommend ordering custom tanks as far ahead as possible. Planning a couple months of lead time from when your tanks are required will help us navigate all of the variables during your build.
We are a custom tank fabricator that can design and fabricate tanks to suit your specific requirements. All Ripley tanks are fabricated using standard material sizes and normal tank dimensions.
Shop drawings must be approved prior to fabrication.
CONTACT RIPLEY
“We have rented and bought tanks from Ripley for a number of years. Because they were in the Okanagan, if we needed service, they’d be there right away. You can’t get that from a company in Italy or even Vancouver.”
Ron Watkins
Dirty Laundry Vineyards
WINERY TANK FABRICATION IN SUMMERLAND, BC, CANADA
Click the links below to learn more about our tank options.
OPEN TOP WINERY TANKS
Our Open Top Fermenters are custom made using an open top for variable capacity, and a floating-lid. These custom tanks offer a full range of features.
SPECIFICATIONS
| Dimensions | Customized to the needs of each customer |
| Capacity | Customized to the needs of each customer |
| 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 |
CLOSED TOP FERMENTERS
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.
SPECIFICATIONS
| Dimensions | Customized to the needs of each 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 |
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.
SPECIFICATIONS
| Dimensions | Customized to the needs of each 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” |
Additional Options:
- 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
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’.
SPECIFICATIONS
| 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 |