WINEPOD TECHNICAL BENEFITS:
Reproducible control and isolation of desired variables
- Precise, repeatable automatic temperature control
- Precise, repeatable automatic cap management
- Automatic press with time and pressure control
- Minimal operator intervention/cross contamination
Small batch sizes with expanded process capability
- Increased experiments per volume of fruit
- Cold soak, extended maceration
- Variable lid with sample port
Replicate larger fermentation vessel for improved reproducibility at scale-Up
- Mimics temperature profiles of larger tanks via programmable temperature vs. Brix software
- Requires software upgrade: available April 2009
Minimal staffing/facilitation requirements
- Reduces overall staffing /training due to automation
- Automation of daily staff monitoring of punch-downs, temperature, Brix level
- Automatic data collection (export to XLS)
- Uses standard 110 V AC plug
- Uses standard 110 V AC plug
- Mobile design. Can be relocated even during fermentation
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MECHANICAL CAPABILITIES AND SPECS:
- 75 liter, stainless steel fermentation tank – insulated and jacketed
- Dimensions: 26” diameter, 49-1/2” height. Weight: 125 pounds, empty
- Thermoelectric temperature control system (cooling to 50° and heating to 100° F at an ambient temperature of 70F).
- Startup power requirement up to 280 Watts, with a steady-state power requirement not to exceed 220 Watts when in cooling mode.
- In-situ, real-time brix sensor +/- 1°Bx
- Moving-head style press with variable pressure control, up to 1 Bar
- Automatic punch-down (software upgrade: available April 2009) w/ programmable frequency and duration
- Submerged cap fermentation capable
- Automatic pomace removal system
- Bladder and pump-free variable lid with sample port and airlock
- WinePod™ R&D customizable software
- Automatic data collection of Brix and Temperature
- Upper and Lower control limit temperature program
- Exportable to Microsoft Excel
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