Fermenter Vs Fermentor

[jceg316]

Something I've thought about but not looked into until I read about it in the infamous Yeast book. I was using these words interchangeably but that's wrong apparently.

Fermentor: a container which holds liquids to be fermented, like a conical fermentor, plastic bucket, old boot etc.

Fermenter: something which ferments beer (or wine, cider etc.) e.g. yeast.

Now you know the difference between the two!

 

[geetee]

Something I've thought about but not looked into until I read about it in the infamous Yeast book. I was using these words interchangeably but that's wrong apparently.

Fermentor: a container which holds liquids to be fermented, like a conical fermentor, plastic bucket, old boot etc.

Fermenter: something which ferments beer (or wine, cider etc.) e.g. yeast.

Now you know the difference between the two!

So is the person making the beer who puts the wort and yeast into the fermentor also a fermenter then?

 

[jceg316]

So is the person making the beer who puts the wort and yeast into the fermentor also a fermenter then?

No, as you aren't personally turning sugar into CO2 and alcohol. However, if you are actually doing that and don't pitch yeast into your sugary solutions then yes you would be the fermenter.

 

[dad_of_jon]

Something I've thought about but not looked into until I read about it in the infamous Yeast book. I was using these words interchangeably but that's wrong apparently.

Fermentor: a container which holds liquids to be fermented, like a conical fermentor, plastic bucket, old boot etc.

Fermenter: something which ferments beer (or wine, cider etc.) e.g. yeast.

Now you know the difference between the two!

fermentoooorrrrrrr!

an evil marvel comic book character who turns his enemies to /yeast & or beer

 

[Doglaner]

Dare I suggest that sugar could be the Frementee?

I'll get my coat.....

 

[Wrongway]

I think fermentor is an American term. A fermenting vessel here in the UK is usually called a fermenter.

 

[JapanBrew]

I think fermentor is an American term. A fermenting vessel here in the UK is usually called a fermenter.

I just let my iPhone put in what it thinks I want to say.

 

[terrym]

Wrongway has given us the right way, at least for the UK.
Oxford Dictionary indicates fermenter, with a US alternative of fermentor.
Websters (US language) dictionary indicates fermentor, with fermenter being used to describe 'an organism that causes fermentation'.
In other words "you say fermentor and I say fermenter".

All that said I lose count of the number of times I read on this forum about people who brew or drink 'larger' when of course they mean lager.

 

[Wrongway]

I am only going by where I worked for 30+ years. Always known as fermenters. Wasn't beer we fermented though. It was antibiotics.

 

[jceg316]

I tried to look this up, but any dictionary site used the words interchangeably and any brewing site quoted the Yeast book I was originally quoting.

Online forums aren't the best for correct spelling and grammar, not that I'm perfect myself, plus anyone posting using their phone will have some autocorrect issues. Not sure how many phone dictionaries have words like sparge, vorlauf, krousen etc.

 

[JapanBrew]

fermentoooorrrrrrr!

an evil marvel comic book character who turns his enemies to /yeast & or beer

3rd time I read this. Still laughing.

 

[JapanBrew]

Wrongway has given us the right way, at least for the UK.
Oxford Dictionary indicates fermenter, with a US alternative of fermentor.
Websters (US language) dictionary indicates fermentor, with fermenter being used to describe 'an organism that causes fermentation'.
In other words "you say fermentor and I say fermenter".

All that said I lose count of the number of times I read on this forum about people who brew or drink 'larger' when of course they mean lager.

Could be a larger lager!!

 

[ericmark]

Does it matter? The idea is to be understood by the reader, now if you say desimate and mean to get rid of one in ten but the reader thinks it means get rid of near everything then there is a problem. But I have not seen any one say I have put my fermenters (yeast) into my fermentor, we would say I put my yeast into my fermenter so spelling does not matter.

 

[ravey]

I just use "fv" and call yeast yeast, problem solved.

 

[Budgie]

So, just checking I've got this right, we put the fermenter in the fermentor so that the fermentee can be fermented by said fermenter?

 

[Ale]

I just use "fv" and call yeast yeast, problem solved.

Exactly. Who cares as long long as you get beer at the end of it.