ocluke
Well-Known Member
There seems to be confusion over the two words fermentor and fermenter.
I've encountered this problem a couple of times when selling or searching for a conical or other fermentation vessel on Craigslist, Ebay, Homebrewtalk, etc. Let me be clear, I'm not posting this to be a spelling nazi or anything. Only to get a better gauge of what spelling others are using.
A brief Google search brought me the following results:
All that to say, it seems that the general consensus is that fermentor is the proper term used for a fermentation vessel, while fermenter is an agent causing fermentation (i.e. yeast), but is often used to refer to the vessel fermentation is happening in.
So, what say you? What's your vote?
I've encountered this problem a couple of times when selling or searching for a conical or other fermentation vessel on Craigslist, Ebay, Homebrewtalk, etc. Let me be clear, I'm not posting this to be a spelling nazi or anything. Only to get a better gauge of what spelling others are using.
A brief Google search brought me the following results:
- Dictionary.com: fermentor and fermenter
- TheFreeDictionary.com has the following definitions
- Brew-dudes posted this on the subject
- Wiki.answers.com has this to say
- Dictionary.com has a definition for fermenter, but no results for fermentor.
All that to say, it seems that the general consensus is that fermentor is the proper term used for a fermentation vessel, while fermenter is an agent causing fermentation (i.e. yeast), but is often used to refer to the vessel fermentation is happening in.
So, what say you? What's your vote?