Well it seems there is not a lot of information out there on filtering(taboo subject right?)... and I'm sort of interested in it, so today I went down to Farm and Fleet and picked up an omnifilter whole house filter for $17.
Now at the store they only sold 5 micron filters, so I didn't buy a filter yet, as I would like to go 1 micron.
So I looked around the internet and it turns out the standard 9.75"(sometimes called 10") x 2.75" filters pretty much all fit each brand. So after looking at prices, of all places the best deal I have found is on morebeer for $3.75 per filter for 1 micron nominal filters.
I still haven't found a local source for 3/4" NPT to 3/16" hose barb, but I bet mcmaster carries them. Pictures and live in action to come as soon as I get it together. I'm thinking this will cost around $20-25 to build and $3.75 per use, so not too bad... Assuming you already have corny kegs and the valves for them.
I've read some stuff on hbd that says you can slowly backflush a filter with sanatizer to clean it a bit and then store it cold in a plastic bag for more than one use. That would bring the cost down even more.
Also I noticed morebeer sells what amounts to this system for $40. Not bad if you don't want to turn the 2 hose barbs into the housing to make your own.
Now at the store they only sold 5 micron filters, so I didn't buy a filter yet, as I would like to go 1 micron.
So I looked around the internet and it turns out the standard 9.75"(sometimes called 10") x 2.75" filters pretty much all fit each brand. So after looking at prices, of all places the best deal I have found is on morebeer for $3.75 per filter for 1 micron nominal filters.
I still haven't found a local source for 3/4" NPT to 3/16" hose barb, but I bet mcmaster carries them. Pictures and live in action to come as soon as I get it together. I'm thinking this will cost around $20-25 to build and $3.75 per use, so not too bad... Assuming you already have corny kegs and the valves for them.
I've read some stuff on hbd that says you can slowly backflush a filter with sanatizer to clean it a bit and then store it cold in a plastic bag for more than one use. That would bring the cost down even more.
Also I noticed morebeer sells what amounts to this system for $40. Not bad if you don't want to turn the 2 hose barbs into the housing to make your own.