filter sanitation required?

[northern brewer]

I have a cloudy beer that I want to filter. I have the filter and just need to do a little plumbing to hook it up between two kegs. My question is this.

Is sanitization of the filter required before use? Or can I simply flush the system with clean warm water before use?

My though is that it need not be sanitized because the beer, once filtered, will never be above 40 degree f in the kegerator, and will only be around fro a month and a half max after filtration.

Any thoughts?

[DannyW]

That is a good question.

I always fill mine with StarSan, then push the StarSan out with CO2, then throw away the first 250-500ml of beer that comes through but I don't really know if that's all necessary or not. Are filter pads are considered sterile/sanitized right out of the bag?

[northern brewer]

I always use starsan as well, but have read that the foaming action can be a pain in the ass when pushing it around under pressure, which is what would occur in this situation.

I don't think that the filter pads would be "sanitary" out of the bag, but if they are clean enough to touch your drinking water they can't be too far from it.

[Petedadink]

an interesting solution I heard was to re introduce yeast. Cal Ale then chill to near freezing. this dropped out haze. Ive never tried so I cant verify but it sounded interesting