Spread the cost of conditioning tanks from £6,000 to £100,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance, compare rates from 40+ lenders.
Yes, conditioning tanks are financed as a standard asset purchase, usually on hire purchase or a lease, with the machine itself acting as the security. UK prices typically run £6,000 to £100,000, and most deals are written over 12–72 months with a deposit of around 10–20%. Decisions typically take 24–48 hours. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£6k – £100k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
Same-day for < £30k
Rates From
4.9% APR
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Check EligibilityOn a purchase price of £25,000: a 10% deposit of £2,500, then 48 monthly payments of £527 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £27,796, including the deposit. The rate you are offered depends on your business and the asset.
Guide prices for sizing a finance agreement, not quotes. Manufacturers in this market mostly price on application, so where a current UK list price could not be confirmed the row describes a specification class rather than naming a model. Your supplier quote is what the agreement is written against.
| Machine or specification | Guide price | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10HL Conditioning Tank | £7,000 – £13,000 | Horizontal / Vertical Tank |
| 20HL Conditioning Tank | £13,000 – £22,000 | Vertical Tank |
| 50HL Conditioning Tank | £25,000 – £45,000 | Production Tank |
| 100HL Conditioning Tank | £45,000 – £85,000 | Production Tank |
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Check EligibilityA conditioning tank qualifies for capital allowances, so most of the purchase cost can be set against taxable profits well within the Annual Investment Allowance most brewing and distilling businesses have available in a given year. Hire purchase lets you claim allowances as the owner from day one. Finance lease and operating lease payments are typically deductible in full as a trading expense, which suits businesses that would rather smooth the deduction over the term than take it all upfront. Speak to your accountant about which structure suits your current tax position.
Conditioning tanks are bought by breweries whose beer needs time to mature, settle or carbonate after primary fermentation, most often lager brewers and anyone running longer cask-conditioned styles, where tying up a fermenter for weeks would stall the next brew. The buying decision is usually about freeing fermentation capacity rather than adding brewing volume: a brewery that keeps running out of tank space often finds a bank of conditioning tanks solves the bottleneck more cheaply than buying more fermenters. Because these are the same stainless pressure vessels as fermenters, dedicated conditioning tanks hold their value in the same way and are just as viable to buy used or use as security when refinancing to add capacity elsewhere.
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