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A '''foeder''' (pronounced FOOD-er) is the Dutch word for a large wooden barrel set on end vertically and used for either long term fermentation or primary fermentation and innoculations. In French it Dutch, the synonym "vaten" is often used, which translates to English as "vat". The term "vat" is used in the United Kingdom. It sometimes spelled ''foudre'', and sometimes spelled or ''foedre'' by some American breweries (ref needed). A foeder can range in size from home brewer to commercial scale<ref>[https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodenbach_(brouwerij) Dutch Wikipedia. Rodenbach (brouwerij). Retrieved 10/23/2019.]</ref><ref>[http://zythophile.co.uk/2019/10/18/do-you-gyle-your-ale-after-it-leaves-the-cooler-and-finishes-fermenting-in-the-vat-or-krausen-your-beer-post-coolship-when-its-run-out-of-the-foeder Martyn Cornell. Zythophile magazine. 10/18/2019. Retrieved 10/23/2019.]</ref><ref>[http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2019/05/runners-and-keepers.html Ron Pattenson. Shut Up About Barclay Perkins blog. 05/10/2019. Retrieved 10/23/2019.]</ref>.
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