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Stainless steel olive oil tanks with a rotary tap filling green glass oil bottles in a cool stone pantry

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How to Store Olive Oil in a Stainless Steel Tank

Oxygen, light and heat spoil olive oil. How to choose, fill and look after a stainless steel olive oil tank so your oil stays fresh for the year.
Open stainless steel wine tank full of fermenting red grapes in an Australian home winery at vintage

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Fermenting and Storing Wine in a Stainless Steel Tank

From crush to bottling: how to use a stainless steel tank through the whole winemaking year, including fermentation temperature, racking, the floating lid, sulphites and the checks that keep stored wine sound.
Stainless steel wine tank valves, sample taps, gaskets, a dust lid and a tank stand

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Wine Tank Valves, Stands and Accessories Explained

The tank is only half the story. Here is what each valve, stand and accessory on a stainless steel wine tank does, which ones you really need, and how to measure for spare parts.
Stainless steel wine tank beside oak barrels in a cellar, with oak tank planks and glasses of red wine

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Stainless Steel vs Oak for Wine: Fermenting and Ageing Compared

Stainless steel keeps wine fresh and fruit-driven; oak adds tannin, spice and a little oxygen. Here is how each changes wine, the difference between a barrel and a vat, and how to get the best of both.
Freshly cleaned stainless steel wine tank with a spray ball, hose, tank brush and bucket

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How to Clean and Sanitise a Stainless Steel Wine Tank

Cleaning and sanitising are two different jobs. Here is a step-by-step routine for keeping a stainless steel wine tank, its valves and its floating lid clean, so your tank lasts decades and your wine stays sound.
Stainless steel floating lid with inflatable seal, airlock and hand pump in a variable capacity wine tank

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Variable Capacity Wine Tanks Explained: How the Floating Lid Works

A variable capacity tank lets you store any volume of wine with almost no air above it. Here is how the floating lid and inflatable seal work, how to set them up, and how to keep them holding.
Three Italian stainless steel variable capacity wine tanks on stands in a small home winery

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How to Choose a Stainless Steel Wine Tank

Size, steel grade, lid type, base shape and fittings: a practical guide to choosing a stainless steel wine tank that suits how you make wine, and will last for decades.

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