How fine of a filter do you need in order to remove yeast from a batch? I have a double filter but don't know how fine of filter medium I should use.
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I filter at 2 microns
I have read above 5 microns and yeast is not removed
I have read above 5 microns and yeast is not removed
Trick question. Is the filter absolute or not? I typically filter @ 5 microns but as mentioned above that does allow some yeast through. 1 Micron should get the bulk of the yeast and if you really want to be sure run it through a .5 micron.
All that being said when filtering you are removing flavor and possibly color the finer you go.
All that being said when filtering you are removing flavor and possibly color the finer you go.
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I understand you are removing flavor and color the finer you go. The problem I have is I made a semi sweet cider using potassium sorbate. But it decided to start fermenting again in the keg so I decided since I have the filtering equipment to try back sweetening it one more time.
