I would like to name our tanks, equipment and go to an insanely anal detail about giving everything in the brewery a name. However, despite how I might be able to over complicate naming conventions, I do not know what type of adhesives that will be brewery proof and would appreciate suggestions.
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We went with what I think is a fairly standard convention - our 40 bbl tanks are labelled 401, 402, 403, etc; 80 bbl tanks are 801, 802, 803 and so forth. We just used vinyl letters from Office Depot, and they have lasted years so far.
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Simple vinyl letters sets from the hardware store last for years.
We also name our equipment. You know you're "made" at the brewery when you get a fermenter named for you (Mine is 110bbl)!Timm Turrentine
Brewerywright,
Terminal Gravity Brewing,
Enterprise. Oregon.
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Check with HMC&E before you do anything. It used to be that all vessels had to be clearly labelled, with a clear numbering convention, but this was a good few years ago, and things may have changed since then. There will still be a need to clearly label, and quite honestly, numbers are easier in some respects, but they may not be as anal about it as they used to be.
Re label material - make sure that labels go on cold or insulated parts only as heat from hot cleaning will lift of PVC labels very quickly. And they need to be away from chemicals, and or chemical resistant.dick
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any local vinyl sign company can cut you custom vinyl names in case you want to name a fermentor "Carol" or "Charles" or "Fermentor #1 - 10bbl". have them apply the transfer tape and you can apply them anywhere you want. they should only charge a few dollars.
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Originally posted by murmsk View Postin case you want to name a fermentor "Carol" or "Charles"
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Originally posted by feinbera View PostMan... don't do this. Number, type of tank if you've go more than one type (e.g., brites it would be difficult to use as fermenters), capacity if you've got more than one size. "BT-15-01 is empty, we'll just ferment that 30-barrel double batch there" sounds wrong as soon as you say it, in a way "we'll ferment the double batch in Carol" does not – and, trust me, there will be days you'll be stretched so thin you'll be glad you had that built-in sanity check.
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Originally posted by bausermant View PostBut then realized I'd end up with a fermenter named Boaty McBoatface.
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