My vineyard has matured and the crop this year exceeded my carboy capacity. I am able to trade services with a welder who can manufacture stainless steel tanks. He says that he can obtain steel tubes up to 15 inches in diameter which would make the job easier and since I am mostly looking for 100 liter tanks, these would work. If my math is right a 15"x96" tank would be around 92 liters(24.5 gallons). The question regards the composition of the stainless steel tubes for wine making as there are different grades according to the alloy. Do manufacturers of stainless steel tanks use a specific grade of steel? Is there such a thing as food grade steel?
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14 years ago