Bottling Tank 500kg ZERO Lega

01 · IT DOES NOT SIT ON THE FLOOR

The stand is essential and not included

It is the first thing to know, because it is not an option: the bottom is conical and the tap comes out underneath, so this tank does not rest on the floor. It needs a stand, and that stand is bought separately. Best settled in the same order: tell us where it goes and we will say which stand fits and how high it leaves the tap, which decides whether a bucket, a drum or the filler goes underneath.

02 · THE BOTTOM

Settle fully and drain fully

A honey tank neither filters nor sterilises: it gives rest. Freshly extracted honey comes in with bubbles, fine wax and foam that rise over a few days, and with the lid on it takes no moisture from the room; the top layer is skimmed and the honey is bottled from the tap at the bottom, where the clean honey is. With a flat bottom, as the level drops the tap starts spitting air and kilos stay stuck; with the cone, the honey converges on the tap and comes out to the end without tilting it. What no tank fixes is honey that comes in wet: it settles, it does not dry.

03 · 500 KG IN WORKING UNITS

About 360 litres and an inch-and-a-half tap

Honey weighs around 1.4 kg per litre, so 500 kg is about 360 litres: a thousand half-kilo jars, or a little over a drum and a half of 300 kg. The stainless tap is Ø 40, the DN40 inch-and-a-half the house tanks carry, so the usual hoses and fittings suit it; the 800 ZERO (911) goes up to Ø 50 and there a reducer is needed.

04 · STEEL AND CLEANING

AISI 304 mirror polish, TIG welds, and no filter

Lega makes it in Italy entirely in AISI 304 stainless with a mirror-polished interior and TIG welds, the finish a tank needs when it will spend years with honey inside, which is acidic, and hot-water washes after every batch. It comes with lid and tap; it comes without a filter: to strain while filling you need a full-diameter sieve for Ø 700, which Lega sells separately. Full, it exceeds 500 kg between honey and tank: the floor and the access of the room must take it, and it ships as a bulky item.

05 · BEFORE YOU BUY

The tank is supplied with lid and tap; stand and filter come separately.