Easy way to Filter Wort

[Zwan05]

It seems during the siphoning process that there should be an easy way to filter out the yeast like a coffee filter or something? any ideas it seems if it were this simple everyone would be doing it already.

 

[Mountainbeers]

Well you don't really want to get rid of the yeast because they need to carbonate your beers in the bottle. This is, unless you are kegging. I think most people on here will tell you that trying to filter your beer is not worth the trouble and money. Cold crashing in the fridge for a few days before you drink will really clear up your beers and cause the sediment to stick to the bottom better.

 

[Zwan05]

So then whats the deal with the yeast when i drink from the bottle. when i pour i leave it in the bottle and waste some beer. should i be drinking it or what?

 

[Elshauno]

Just leave the very last of beer in the bottle. Ever hear of decanting your beer?

 

[Revvy]

Read this please, Don't hate your bottling yeast...

And get over your fear of yeast. It's good for you. It's full of vitamin b complex.

 

[Zwan05]

i dont know what decanning is but i pour all the ends of the beers into another one and recap it. i havent had the butt beers yet but who knows lol.

 

[ChrisS68]

There are steps you can take to minimize the amount of sediment in your bottles, but if you're naturally carbonating, you're always going to have some. Decanting is basically pouring your beer into glass, leaving the sediment behind. I'm all for knocking back cold ones from the bottle, but really, you made your brew. Doesn't it deserve to be poured into a glass? Most people are careful not to pour any sediment. I don't mind it, and has been said, it's good for you. Might as well mix it in with the last pour. I'm not sure how good a bottle full of dregs is going to be.

As far as actually filtering, there's been plenty of discussion on the subject. You'll basically need a kegging setup, where you push the beer through a filter while transfering from one keg to another.

 

[psychedelic_brew]

i dont know what decanning is but i pour all the ends of the beers into another one and recap it. i havent had the butt beers yet but who knows lol.

haha, that's ridiculous. i love it.

 

[mikebiewer]

I usually pour my brews into a glass and then that last little bit I swirl around to get the yeast of the bottom and take it like a shot.

I may enjoy the taste more than the regular person, but I just figure, I'm not wasting that and its good for me so, what the heck right?

 

[iron_city_ap]

I just drink the stuff without giving it much thought. After my 1st batch, I really haven't had all that much sediment.

 

[Grimster]

This brings up a question I hadn't really pondered till just now. I remember as a kid when I was in Germany when they'd pour a hefeweizen they'd swirl around the last swallow in the bottle then pour it over the head in the middle. I always thought (in my ignorance) that the cloudy sometimes even chunky bit that poured out at the end was a by-product of the wheat but I'm guessing it was the yeast?

 

[Elshauno]

Unless I'm judging I pour it all in. Remember kids eat your Flinstones

 

[Zwan05]

So when is yeast dangerous? i guess im getting this bottle bomb thing wrong but would prevent the stomach bomb?

 

[BlueSunshine]

I've drank alot of beers from Unibroue who leaves their beer on the yeast inside the bottles and I've never had any problems. For my homebrew, I try avoiding it if I can because it makes me fart.

 

[ChrisS68]

So when is yeast dangerous? i guess im getting this bottle bomb thing wrong but would prevent the stomach bomb?

Digesting yeast does give some people gas. Luckily, your digestive system has built in pressure relief.

Seriously, yeast doesn't cause bottle bombs, too much sugar does. When you prime, you're giving the yeast something to munch on which creates CO2, thereby carbonating the beer. You use a certain amount of sugar to get a certain amount of carbonation as the yeast will (generally) eat all the sugar you give them. Too much sugar = too much CO2 = too much pressure = kaboom.