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==Introduction==
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A '''foeder''' (pronounced FOOD-er; sometimes spelled ''foedre'' or ''foudre'' ) is essentially a wooden barrel set on end used for either long term fermentation or primary fermentation and innoculations.  A foeder can range in size from home brewer to commercial scale.
A ''foeder'' (pronounced FOOD-er; sometimes spelled ''foedre'') is essentially a wooden barrel set on end used for either long term fermentation or primary fermentation and innoculations.  A foeder can range in size from home brewer to commercial scale.
 
  
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==Images==
 
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File:Foeder_Casey_Brewing_and_Blending.jpg|Casey Brewing and Blending wine barrels converted to foeders
 
File:Foeder_Casey_Brewing_and_Blending.jpg|Casey Brewing and Blending wine barrels converted to foeders
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==Care==
 
==Care==
''"As for the Foeders, you'll want to get the Foeder in place and swollen right away. Hot Liquor from your HLT will do the job. I really like to set up a CIP type loop. About 1 bbl of HLT liquor in the foeder then a loop with a spray ball up top in the foeder through the manway hole. Then we use a product called ACTO 140 sold by Berko chems. We loop that for about 30-60min. Then rinse with HLT liquor. Then if you can't purge with CO2 and fill with beer the next day we fill the Foeders up with Potassium metabolsuphite and citric acid. The rate is 2g of Kmeta and 1g of citric acid per litre of filtered water. Then keep this in the Foeder till you are ready to empty and fill with beer."'' - Chad Yakobson in an email to Brad Primozic; independently verified and approved for publication by Chad Yakobson in a private email with Dan Pixley <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1031076040253943/?comment_id=1031152530246294&offset=0&total_comments=18 Conversation with Brad Primozic on the Milk The Funk Facebook group.  3/5/2015.]</ref>.   
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"As for the Foeders, you'll want to get the Foeder in place and swollen right away. Hot Liquor from your HLT will do the job. I really like to set up a CIP type loop. About 1 bbl of HLT liquor in the foeder then a loop with a spray ball up top in the foeder through the manway hole. Then we use a product called [http://www.birkocorp.com/brewery/products-for-brewery-winery-beverage-and-ethanol-production/ ACTO 140] sold by Berko chems [Birko Chemicals]. We loop that for about 30-60min. Then rinse with HLT liquor. Then if you can't purge with CO2 and fill with beer the next day we fill the Foeders up with potassium metabisulphite and citric acid. The rate is 2g of Kmeta and 1g of citric acid per litre of filtered water. Then keep this in the Foeder till you are ready to empty and fill with beer." - Chad Yakobson in an email to Brad Primozic; independently verified and approved for publication by Chad Yakobson in a private email with Dan Pixley <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1031076040253943/?comment_id=1031152530246294&offset=0&total_comments=18 Conversation with Brad Primozic on the Milk The Funk Facebook group.  3/5/2015.]</ref>.
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As with [[Barrel|barrels]], thoroughly rinse the citric acid and potassium metabisulphite from foeders before filling them.  Flush them with CO2 as well before using them if possible <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1198732643488281/?comment_id=1198802936814585&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Conversation with Mike Makris of The Rare Barrel and Brandon Jones of Yazoo Brewing Co regarding rinsing and flushing foeders12/22/2015.]</ref>.
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1638906016137606/ James Howat of Black Project Spontaneous Ales describes his process of rinsing and steaming a new 'Stella' foeder that is 11hL (~9.4bbl / 290gal), and made of Slovenian Oak.]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1845691305459075/ Tips and advice on reviving a 100 year old foeder.]
  
 
==Suppliers/Manufacturers==
 
==Suppliers/Manufacturers==
 
The following businesses specialize in the crafting and/or selling of ''foeders''.
 
The following businesses specialize in the crafting and/or selling of ''foeders''.
 
* [http://www.foedercrafters.com/ Foeder Crafters]
 
* [http://www.foedercrafters.com/ Foeder Crafters]
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* [http://www.premierwinecask.com/ Premier Wine Cask.]
 
* [http://www.rockymountainbarrelcompany.com/ Rocky Mountain Barrel Company] (May not be reflected on website; [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152590772113929&set=pcb.10152590777888929&type=1 offers barrels] converted to foeders)
 
* [http://www.rockymountainbarrelcompany.com/ Rocky Mountain Barrel Company] (May not be reflected on website; [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152590772113929&set=pcb.10152590777888929&type=1 offers barrels] converted to foeders)
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* [http://www.wilhelm-eder.de/ Wilhelm Eder <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1077831605578386/?comment_id=1077959628898917&offset=0&total_comments=12&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Conversation with Jeff Porn on MTF.  5/25/2015.]</ref>]
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* [http://www.keystonefermentationsupply.com/foudres-new-reconditioned Keystone Fermentation Supply.]
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==See Also==
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===MTF Threads===
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1768569059837967/ Discussion on upright versus horizontal foeders.]
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===Additional Articles on MTF Wiki===
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* [[Barrel]]
  
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===External Resources===
 
==References==
 
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[[Category:Equipment]]
 
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Revision as of 22:43, 9 October 2017

A foeder (pronounced FOOD-er; sometimes spelled foedre or foudre ) is essentially a wooden barrel set on end used for either long term fermentation or primary fermentation and innoculations. A foeder can range in size from home brewer to commercial scale.

Images

Care

"As for the Foeders, you'll want to get the Foeder in place and swollen right away. Hot Liquor from your HLT will do the job. I really like to set up a CIP type loop. About 1 bbl of HLT liquor in the foeder then a loop with a spray ball up top in the foeder through the manway hole. Then we use a product called ACTO 140 sold by Berko chems [Birko Chemicals]. We loop that for about 30-60min. Then rinse with HLT liquor. Then if you can't purge with CO2 and fill with beer the next day we fill the Foeders up with potassium metabisulphite and citric acid. The rate is 2g of Kmeta and 1g of citric acid per litre of filtered water. Then keep this in the Foeder till you are ready to empty and fill with beer." - Chad Yakobson in an email to Brad Primozic; independently verified and approved for publication by Chad Yakobson in a private email with Dan Pixley [1].

As with barrels, thoroughly rinse the citric acid and potassium metabisulphite from foeders before filling them. Flush them with CO2 as well before using them if possible [2].

See also:

Suppliers/Manufacturers

The following businesses specialize in the crafting and/or selling of foeders.

See Also

MTF Threads

Additional Articles on MTF Wiki

External Resources

References