Filtering Post Fermentation

[KendallAdkins]

So, I decided to leave all of the hop pellets in the wort when I transferred into the carboy thinking they would all settle into the trub. It has only been a week but there is still quite a bit floating around. I plan to leave it in the primary for another week and then secondary for at least 2 more weeks.

Should the hop particles settle out by then?

If not, is there a way to filter without adding oxygen to the beer?

 

[passedpawn]

So, I decided to leave all of the hop pellets in the wort when I transferred into the carboy thinking they would all settle into the trub. It has only been a week but there is still quite a bit floating around. I plan to leave it in the primary for another week and then secondary for at least 2 more weeks.

Should the hop particles settle out by then?

If not, is there a way to filter without adding oxygen to the beer?

If you keg, you can push the beer around, and through a plate filter, with CO2. That's what I do. No O2 introduced.

The filter will clog pretty quickly if there is significant suspended particles in the beer. Filtering with plate filters is really meant from going from mostly clear beer to VERY clear beer, e.g., pilsners. I doubt filtering would work well with a cloudy IPA.

Have you tried cold crashing with gelatin?

 

[KendallAdkins]

I don't keg yet. Still saving up for a kegging system and kegerator. It is an IPA. My thought was that the hop particles would help add some character to the beer, but in retrospect, maybe filtering and dry hopping would be just as affective.

 

[hunter_le five]

Without a kegging setup, I'm not really aware of any good way to filter the beer. Every filtration system I've seen or used required kegs and C02.

I used to use a plate filter to filter out the particulate, but I don't anymore.

I would recommend:
1) let your beer sit an additional week to give the particulate more time to settle.
2) cold crash the beer for a few days in the fridge. Anything left in suspension will drop to the bottom.
3) add gelatin finings more good measure (optional)
4) bottle

Generally all you need is time for the particulate to settle out. A bit of cold storage speeds up the process. I wouldn't worry about filtering until you get your kegging setup established, and then you can decide if it's right for you.