You spend $3 on every batch on a spun filter for break material? I have to say, that's rather wasteful and I don't think it's worth the money or trouble. You'd be better off using hop bags and letting the cold break get into the fermenter.
I just use a water filter that is for filtering water for your fridge. I put an adapter to run it inline with my water hose. It is really simple and easy. I use a potable water hose to run from my tap to the filter then I use a barb to connect it to my tubing. I will post pictures tomorrow for you.
The reason I prefer the housing, even though it's a little more money upfront, is that the replaceable carbon cartridges are like $8 a pair at Walmart. Over the long term, it's much cheaper and you can actually see the condition of the filter.
Lowes is the way to go, I tried putting the same thing together at Home Depot and I couldn't come close on cost, the filter assembly alone was $30 plus. Guess I will be making the trip tomorrow to the hardware store again, oh darn Thanks for the part list, it will sure save a person time.
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I was looking at that one as well, the only downside I see is it is a 10 micron filtration which is good if your water has sediment in it but not so much if you are trying to get other nasties out. The set-up on this thread uses a .5 micron filter which should get you some pretty good water from the tap. Your call depending on your water quality, the morebeer filter is nice especially since it is already assebled.
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Primary 2: Waiting for DBA Clone
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Planning: Firestone DBA (2), Irish Red Ale
Favorites: Black Dog Blackberry Wheat Ale(3),Hush Puppy Cream Ale, Firestone DBA Clone, Coffee and Cream Stout
Lowes is the way to go, I tried putting the same thing together at Home Depot and I couldn't come close on cost, the filter assembly alone was $30 plus. Guess I will be making the trip tomorrow to the hardware store again, oh darn Thanks for the part list, it will sure save a person time.
I just made my set up from Home Depot, the GE "drinking water" housing costs over $30, but I bought the "sediment" housing for $18 and got the 5 micron filter (drinking water) for it. The only mod you have to do is trim the gaskets on the filter.
I just made a filter for myself today. I made a couple of changes for my setup. Instead of the quick disconnect; I just used a female hose to 3/4" watts adapter and used a 2 micron charcoal filter instead of the .5 micron filter. I already had the hose shutoff valve and the charcoal filters are only $10 for 2.
The total cost was <$30 and made the water from a regular garden hose taste awesome. This filter setup will pay for itself in ~4 batches.
Here is my brewery water filtration system.
A whole house filtration system is not possible in El Paso.
Our main water line is inside the concrete slab, each sink would require a filter.
Thanks for the part list, it will sure save a person time.
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