Filtering question for Mike McDole

[breyton]

Yes, clear enough you can read through a lower SRM beer. No haze whatsoever.

Tasty.... Thanks for the reply

CD

[imacoming]

I would like to add a question about filtering. I just put together a canister filter to clear out an AMerican wheat that is ready for keg. Could I just filter the beer straight from the carboy to the keg instead of having to go from keg to keg? I was planning to push the beer from the carboy (with CO2 if needed) from my dining room to the keg in the living room....gravity feed....dining room overlooks the living room

[breyton]

I would like to add a question about filtering. I just put together a canister filter to clear out an AMerican wheat that is ready for keg. Could I just filter the beer straight from the carboy to the keg instead of having to go from keg to keg? I was planning to push the beer from the carboy (with CO2 if needed) from my dining room to the keg in the living room....gravity feed....dining room overlooks the living room

You could filter straight from the fermentor, but I would not do so if I were using a glass carboy. You may need 5-10 psi to push the beer thru the filter and that pressure could easily shatter the carboy. Better off racking to a corny or buy a ss conical.

Just my 2 cents

[Thirsty Boy]

with a canister filter, you will be able to filter by gravity without an issue - if you can manage to get the beer flowing out of the carboy, gravity should handle the rest .. and then I dont see an issue. But I also think that its a bloody dangerous game to play putting pressure into a carboy, so thats not how I would approach getting the flow going.

I gravity filter from my primary all the time - but I have a tap on the bottom of my primary fermenters, so that makes life easier. Racking to a corny and then filtering from keg to keg may be the easiest and safest option if you use carboys.

TB

[BigNastyBrew]

I'm surprised your Mild isn't clear without filtering. The yeasts that are typically used floc like a ton of bricks. I never filter below 7 micron unless it's a problem beer (1in 50). I just want it to look clear. 5-7 micron should be fine.

Tasty

Since B3 is out of stock, I did some searching and found a place called http://www.beerfilters.com. Called the 800 number and it really sounded like I spoke to the owner of this company.

Anyway, he said his "medium" filters are nominal 5 micron and really recommended 10-20 microns that he has.

I know the nominal and absolute have been covered as well as which sizes. But they're spread out on this thread and others. I know this may seem like easy stuff to some of you guys but I'm brand new to filtering having never done it before.

So, when you say 5-7, do you mean nominal 5-7? What would 10-20 do to my beer? I just want to make sure I have an idea of what to expect before I spend money with anyone.

Thanks again

[bcmaui]

I'm using two of these as suggested by Tasty and throw them away after each batch.

http://www.williamsbrewing.com/7_MICRON ... D_P465.cfm

But if you want to go the cartridge route instead like others suggest, 10 micron is close and should still work, just not sure what the difference in media surface area between the two is before it clogs up. The cost of the single cartridge from your link is similar ($3 each) to the plate filters (under $4 for two,or just over $3 if you purchase in bulk), but I'm guessing the plate has much more surface area.

Get a couple of both and experiment. The filters are cheap, it's the housing that will set you back.

[BigNastyBrew]

Thanks bro. I already bought the housing from my LHBS and it came with a 1 micron cartridge. Maybe I should have done some more research.

[BigNastyBrew]

My LHBS owner is fantastic. Says since I spend a shit ton of money in there all the time, he has no problem returning the cartridge filter I bought.

Just ordered the plate filter, 10 pads, 2 keg connectors and the barb adapters from Williams. I've read a ton more good reviews on the plate style.