filtering beer
Brewski wrote:
thirsty,
It's behind all the house plants, but I'll throw a cover over it.
Maybe some camo paint on that thing if its in the plant cover.
Brewski wrote:
Brewchez,
I brought the berries to a boil to soften them, to crush & strain. Didn't want to put whole fruit in the fermenter, too much hassle when I rack to secondary
Does the temperature make any difference at this point, i.e. will it clear sooner at a lower temp? When & where do you recommend introducing pectic enzyme if the fruit/juice is seperate from the base wort?
I don't recommend whole fruit either, poor extractio of the fruitiness. I whir it up in a food processor.
Colder temps will clear the beer faster. The colder the better...without freezing it.
I add my fruit puree to the fermentor, sprinkle the enzyme in there, then rack the beer off primary onto the fruit puree. It mixes itself pretty well.
Filtering can be done with cartridge filter systems and plate filter systems. You typically need a kegging system to do it because it requires co2 to push the beer through the filter.
http://morebeer.com/search/102301
I wouldn't recommend any filtration on most beers because they take out a lot of the character in a lot of beers. Unless you are brewing a krystallweizen, or a beer with a low flocculating yeast strain that needs to be filtered for a clean appearance and flavor like a kolsch, I wouldn't recommend filtration. A lot of complex flavor compounds can be removed by filtration. Filtration isn't necessary for a kolsch, however, if you lager long enough.
If you really want to filter get the plate filter system because it removes less of the flavor compound, but it still removes yeast.
thirsty,
Why use paint, when a T-shirt will do double duty. 
Wow! That's kinda cool how you can get an airlock to hover in space like that...did you use fishing line or something?!?!? 
Filtering not really thay much of a pain...
Been using reusable filter cartriges since day 1.
Bought 2 #10 amtek housings, fitted them with 3/8 barb..
I'll do a 3 phase fitration...For Grain.
After the boil....Pot>March Pump>Counterflow Chiller> 30 uf filter > Primary, too remove what the False bottom didnt catch.
2nd..Primary>March Pump> 30uf filter Secondary, too remove any sediment picked up during the transfer.
3rd..Secondary>March pump>5 uf >1 uf > Keg......
30 uf filters are from Homedepot , GE Smartwater #FXWPC... 2 for $5.98 "will get around 10 uses from each.
5/1 uf filters are from Ebay, Box of 50 in bulk "mix'n match 1/5/10/20 for $49.95 Jut search..Be sure they state
fda approved... didnt save the sale 
Get 2-3 uses each...
Housings are from http://www.bigbrandwater.com/.
As for cleaning i just back flush....keeping everything connected after transfer, i remove the out from the filter and attach a made up hose that attaches to the faucet, flushes out everything...even the pump.
Than i sanitize for 30 min and let dry......
thebirdman wrote:
Filtering not really thay much of a pain...
Been using reusable filter cartriges since day 1.
Bought 2 #10 amtek housings, fitted them with 3/8 barb..
I'll do a 3 phase fitration...For Grain.
After the boil....Pot>March Pump>Counterflow Chiller> 30 uf filter > Primary, too remove what the False bottom didnt catch.
2nd..Primary>March Pump> 30uf filter Secondary, too remove any sediment picked up during the transfer.
3rd..Secondary>March pump>5 uf >1 uf > Keg......
30 uf filters are from Homedepot , GE Smartwater #FXWPC... 2 for $5.98 "will get around 10 uses from each.
5/1 uf filters are from Ebay, Box of 50 in bulk "mix'n match 1/5/10/20 for $49.95 Jut search..Be sure they state
fda approved... didnt save the sale
Housings are from http://www.bigbrandwater.com/.
As for cleaning i just back flush....keeping everything connected after transfer, i remove the out from the filter and attach a made up hose that attaches to the faucet, flushes out everything...even the pump.
Than i sanitize for 30 min and let dry......
WOW that is quite a process.
Homebrewing is wonderful because everyone does their own thing.
I brew my beer and transfer to primary.
Two weeks later I transfer to a keg and carbonate.
Two weeks later I am drinking beer... and its clear.
brewchez wrote:
thebirdman wrote:
Filtering not really thay much of a pain...
Been using reusable filter cartriges since day 1.
Bought 2 #10 amtek housings, fitted them with 3/8 barb..
I'll do a 3 phase fitration...For Grain.
After the boil....Pot>March Pump>Counterflow Chiller> 30 uf filter > Primary, too remove what the False bottom didnt catch.
2nd..Primary>March Pump> 30uf filter Secondary, too remove any sediment picked up during the transfer.
3rd..Secondary>March pump>5 uf >1 uf > Keg......
30 uf filters are from Homedepot , GE Smartwater #FXWPC... 2 for $5.98 "will get around 10 uses from each.
5/1 uf filters are from Ebay, Box of 50 in bulk "mix'n match 1/5/10/20 for $49.95 Jut search..Be sure they state
fda approved... didnt save the sale
Housings are from http://www.bigbrandwater.com/.
As for cleaning i just back flush....keeping everything connected after transfer, i remove the out from the filter and attach a made up hose that attaches to the faucet, flushes out everything...even the pump.
Than i sanitize for 30 min and let dry......WOW that is quite a process.
Homebrewing is wonderful because everyone does their own thing.
I brew my beer and transfer to primary.
Two weeks later I transfer to a keg and carbonate.
Two weeks later I am drinking beer... and its clear.
Wow cool...you gotta send me a keg
How much sediment do you get out of the keg when you first tap-it ????
meisterofpuppets wrote:
Unless you are brewing a krystallweizen, or a beer with a low flocculating yeast strain that needs to be filtered for a clean appearance and flavor like a kolsch, I wouldn't recommend filtration. A lot of complex flavor compounds can be removed by filtration. Filtration isn't necessary for a kolsch, however, if you lager long enough.
Have a Kolsch in primary right now, and I think many of the rest of us have them there or in secondary as well. Anyway, mine is fermenting like a champ right now, bubbling like mad through the blowoff tube I had to use. When it's done fermenting and I transfer to secondary, what temp should I store it at for best results during this lagering process? How long? I am assuming it should go into the cold crash stage directly after fermentation is complete?