When you visit beer equipment manufacturers, every one claims their equipment is welded from stainless steel. However, stainless steel comes in different grades, including industrial-grade, food-grade, and medical-grade. Food-grade stainless steel undergoes special treatment, ensuring that heavy metal content is within acceptable limits. Using food-grade materials increases the cost of each piece of equipment, leading to a higher final sales price.
Shandong Zunhuang uses food-grade 304 stainless steel, which boasts a well-designed, stable structure, and durability.
The thickness of the inner wall of the tank
It's common knowledge that the thickness of the steel plate in beer equipment can significantly impact the cost. However, during beer brewing, the mash tun and fermentation tanks are the most frequently used tanks. The mash tun is frequently heated, and the fermentation tanks generate a certain amount of pressure. If the inner wall is too thin, the tank will not be able to withstand the pressure, leading to deformation. This is important to consider when inspecting equipment.
Equipment specifications
Every beer equipment manufacturer has its own fixed product specifications, ranging from small to large, from homebrew equipment to brewery equipment (mass production), and can also customize according to customer needs (single-unit production). While fixed product specifications allow for batch production, customized products require more manpower and material resources from cutting to processing, and cannot be mass-produced, resulting in a relatively higher price.
Equipment Valves and Accessories
Valves and accessories are essential for every set of beer equipment. The price and quality of these components also affect the sales price. Just like the chiller connected to the ice water tank needs to be running constantly, its quality directly affects the fermentation of the beer. This wastes not only a can of beer, but also the time and effort invested.
Technical Support
Choosing a manufacturer that provides comprehensive service and can teach you about brewing, so you can find solutions to any problems you encounter during the brewing process, can create value for you.
In fact, the price of beer equipment varies greatly due to the different options mentioned above. No matter what equipment you choose, it is best to choose the one that suits you best.
