Sourdough Machine

To stand out from the competition in the baking world, it is important to produce consistent and excellent products that bring satisfaction to customers every day. In regards to current consumer demand for healthier breads, sourdough is the perfect answer. That is why VMI has designed a machine to “cultivate” ferments.

Our sourdough machine mixes, matures, and stores both sourdough and poolish. With its automated cycle management, the VMI fermenter frees you from all the constraints of daily sourdough production.

Volume

100 to 300 liters, from 20 kg to 200 kg of semi-pasty sourdough

Repeatability of recipes

You can program three sourdough recipes and change the parameters at any time.

Hygiene and cleaning

thanks to a stainless steel design and a tool that can be easily dismantled and cleaned.

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AF 300 Digy Fermenter

Soft mixing, without shearing to produce liquid to semi-pasty sourdough thanks to high-performance tools

Optimized workstation comfort: mobile machine on wheels with an adapted bowl height to facilitate daily work

Ease-of-use thanks to the Digy touch interface, pre-set recipes and ingredient calculation tool

Easy cleaning with its stainless steel design and its tools, cover and drain valve removable without tool

The fermenter ensures the mixing, fermentation, maturation and conservation of the sourdough. With its 300 litre bowl, you can produce up to 200 kg of liquid to semi-pasty sourdough.

Its high performance tools and scraping system guarantee an optimal development of the gluten network, without shearing. It allows an optimal thermal exchange and good homogenization.

Thanks to this Digy touchscreen interface, it’s possible to customize and save 3 sourdough recipes. The settings can be adjusted for the following 4 phases (mixing, fermentation, maturation, preservation) in each recipe:

The duration
The rotation speed of the tool and bowl
The desired temperature

This feature ensures repeatability and consistency of sourdough production.

The AF 300 has been designed to ensure easy operations including draining, cleaning, and maintenance. The fermenter offers optimal hygiene with tools, scrapers and cover easily removable without tool. Its drain valve, which is flush-mounted on the product side to ensure full passage of the sourdough.

AF 100 Digy Fermenter

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Easy to clean with all stainless-steel equipment and an easily removable tool.

Homogeneous diffusion of the heat in the bowl is ensured by silicon-coated heating plates.

Guaranteed production safety thanks to the overflow sensor.

Easy to move due to self-braking wheels and compact design.

The latest generation of AF 100 Digy fermenters produces liquid sourdough from 100% hydration. Accurate temperature and time adjustments made in the process of fermentation help maintain control of the recipe and its process.

At the end of the fermentation process, the sourdough can be stored in the fermenter under positive cold conditions and kept for up to 48 hours, thanks to its cooling system via an embossed bowl. Moreover, the machine’s ease of cleaning makes daily fresh strains of sourdough possible.

The AF 100 Digy fermenter facilitates program and cycle management with its Digy touch interface, which is designed to be shock-resistant and waterproof against moisture and flour dust (International Electro-technical Standard IP 65).

Thanks to this digital control panel, bakers can customize and save 3 sourdough recipes. They can adjust the settings for the following 4 phases (mixing, fermentation, maturation, preservation) in each recipe:

The duration
The rotation speed of the tool and bowl
The desired temperature

This feature ensures repeatability and consistency of sourdough production.

“Origine France Garantie” label

The AF 100 Digy fermenters are certified to be made in France. As a major brand and leader in the bakery industry, VMI has certified the core of its range of mixers, planetary mixers, and fermenters to be all designed and mounted in France.