Filtering Losses

[Antler]

Been collecting parts to start kegging my beer for a while now. Just ordered the remaining pieces and a filtering kit a few days ago. The filter is one that filters from one keg into another. How much beer/wine can I expect to lose from this setup?

I have a batch of reisling ice wine I'd like to bottle soon. It's only a 3 gallon batch so I'm just wondering how much I'd lose filtering. May also try out my blichmann beer gun...

 

[Antler]

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[Antler]

Nobody is filtering?

 

[mcbethenstein]

If you push it...I lost only about 6 ounces once, but usually lose about 12-16 ounces, to the filter and the dead space.

 

[Antler]

I don't think I'll filter it in that case. It's a 3 gallon batch of wine, so 12-16oz would be a pretty good loss

 

[mcbethenstein]

I figure that I end up siphoning more than I normally would since I'll be filtering it, so I justify the loss.

 

[Antler]

So you mean you feel you lose less racking to clear than racking to filter?

 

[simplecj]

I never filter anything. With enough patience and using the proper techniques (don't do anything to stir up the cake on the bottom), I end up with very clear wine & beer with little or no sediment fallout in the bottle. Only volume I lose is what gets left over from my auto siphon. No cleared out yet? Transfer and age some more...

 

[beaksnbeer]

Depends on filter (I don't filter beer) have a vine jet and my loss is only around 3-6oz