Beer Filter

I have a light lager that I make on a consistent basis for some parties, the last few batches I notice a slight yeasty taste to it and dont want to wait forever for that to go away and help it clarify quicker.

I wanted to do a DIY Beer Filter.

I found this on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0010EEVR8/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

Sounds like I need to find a 3/8 to 1/4 flare fitting to get it to work. I know nothing about what filter it comes with. I was thinking at most a 1 micron filter or even a 5 micron to get the yeast out. Can this filter work?

You might be better served by this model.
http://www.amazon.com/Home-Brew-Stuff-BF-10C-Filtration/dp/B00420OIT8


Also look at this thread I found here doing a search...
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f13/filtering-beer-139135/



There are other threads that look at the subject of filtering from different angles - try a search of your own and see what comes up.

E-Mursed said:

You might be better served by this model.
Video Link: http://www.amazon.com/Home-Brew-Stuff-BF-10C-Filtration/dp/B00420OIT8

Also look at this thread I found here doing a search...
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f13/filtering-beer-139135/

There are other threads that look at the subject of filtering from different angles - try a search of your own and see what comes up.

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I just bought that filter setup, but amazon cannot ship the filters to my area, can you tell me where to buy these filters?

Antler said:

I just bought that filter setup, but amazon cannot ship the filters to my area, can you tell me where to buy these filters?

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Try Ebay. You'll find people selling them in bulk & cheap on there.

E-Mursed said:

You might be better served by this model.
http://www.amazon.com/Home-Brew-Stuff-BF-10C-Filtration/dp/B00420OIT8


Also look at this thread I found here doing a search...
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f13/filtering-beer-139135/



There are other threads that look at the subject of filtering from different angles - try a search of your own and see what comes up.

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Great suggestion! I just added that my list of items to be purchased. Unfortunately the list seems to be getting longer faster than I can buy the stuff.

Antler said:

I just bought that filter setup, but amazon cannot ship the filters to my area, can you tell me where to buy these filters?

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any 10" long, regular water filter will work. you want a filter in the range of 10-25 microns. 50 would even work. just dont go smaller- less than 5 microns will strip flavor from the beer.

Really? I read a thread on filtering a while back, the guy uses a single pass, dual filter setup. 5 micron in the first and 1 micron in the second.

yeast cells are 20-100 microns, hop particles and trub are even larger. no need for smaller. you will just start filtering out protiens and hop oils, which you want in the beer.

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Isn't the stuff you are filtering full of antioxidants and good stuff?

audger said:

yeast cells are 20-100 microns, hop particles and trub are even larger. no need for smaller. you will just start filtering out protiens and hop oils, which you want in the beer.

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I read chill haze can be filtered out at 1 micron, which is why I wanted to go that fine. I can live with hazy beer.

I've played around with filtering my beer quite a bit over the years. The filters you get from the hardware stores do pretty much nothing. I also have a 1 micron absolute rated 10" filter that again does pretty much nothing. The square super jet wine filters on the other hand do an excellent job, the 5 micron ones will filter crystal clear. However, being lazy iv found the best way to clear my beer is gelatine. In my experience it takes about 2 to 3 weeks to get brilliantly clear beer, worst case scenario. Sometimes its good to go after a week, depends on the yeast.