mattfdc
Member
Hey guys/gals,
I'm about to embark on my first homebrew, and I have a question about some of the equipment I was given. My dad was a novice homebrewer, and he passed on to me the following items:
1 large pail
2 carboys
48 flip top bottles (grolsch I do believe)
specific gravity measuring thingy
thermometer
various hoses/siphons
and a filter that he only referred to as "expensive". It's a pump type (kinda looks like a weed sprayer) that has a seperate, clear, round chamber that you place disposable filters into.
My question: What's the filter for? I've been searching the net and a few books that I got with the equipment, and there's no reference to it. Where is it used? Why is it used? I'm assuming it's to filter out the sediment, but don't you lose all the flavour if you do that?
I'd like to brew up some beer that is low in sediment, but still has a decent taste. Can this be done with the filter? Or should I just go with a clearing agent?
Thx!!
I'm about to embark on my first homebrew, and I have a question about some of the equipment I was given. My dad was a novice homebrewer, and he passed on to me the following items:
1 large pail
2 carboys
48 flip top bottles (grolsch I do believe)
specific gravity measuring thingy
thermometer
various hoses/siphons
and a filter that he only referred to as "expensive". It's a pump type (kinda looks like a weed sprayer) that has a seperate, clear, round chamber that you place disposable filters into.
My question: What's the filter for? I've been searching the net and a few books that I got with the equipment, and there's no reference to it. Where is it used? Why is it used? I'm assuming it's to filter out the sediment, but don't you lose all the flavour if you do that?
I'd like to brew up some beer that is low in sediment, but still has a decent taste. Can this be done with the filter? Or should I just go with a clearing agent?
Thx!!