The Clarifier from HomeBrewSupply

[azm0]

Anyone used this before? It sounds like it's used after fermentation, during the bottling / kegging process. If you've used it, is it something you recommend? I'd like to find out how good it is at keeping hops and yeast out of the final product.

http://www.homebrewsupply.com/the-clarifier-stainless-steel-filter-2-micron.html

Thanks in advance!
Ashe

 

[geo1111]

I'm the developer/manufacturer of The Clarifier and I'm happy to answer any questions you may have.

Yes it's used after fermentation, then you serve out of the filtered keg or bottle.

A description and discussion of the process is on our website at http://www.hastingsbrewworks.com/the-clarifier/


George

 

[casualbrewer]

Any plan to come out with a 0.5 micron filter? I really believe certain styles need to be nearly free of yeast.

 

[acidrain]

Geo, In your "discussion" and instructions, you say to cold crash. Why in the world would you need to filter after cold-crashing?
I was originally going to suggest to the OP that filtering is not needed and to cold crash instead, but then realized not all people have access to a chiller large enough to cold crash an entire FV.
I say skip the filter and just cold crash it.... completely clear beer in 24hrs.

 

[Yooper]

Geo, In your "discussion" and instructions, you say to cold crash. Why in the world would you need to filter after cold-crashing?
I was originally going to suggest to the OP that filtering is not needed and to cold crash instead, but then realized not all people have access to a chiller large enough to cold crash an entire FV.
I say skip the filter and just cold crash it.... completely clear beer in 24hrs.

Cold crashing does help with clarity, but it doesn't filter the beer. Larger suspended solids will fall out with cold crashing, but filtering makes it brilliantly clear.

 

[geo1111]

In my experience filtering is a matter of time.

Eventually the beer will clear and get to the point I like it sitting in the keg at 30something degrees, but I don't like to wait that long. I could never be a wine maker, not enough patience.

For me, an easy 1 hour of filtering makes a big difference in how soon I can enjoy my beers the way I like them.

George

 

[geo1111]

Any plan to come out with a 0.5 micron filter? I really believe certain styles need to be nearly free of yeast.

We'll have a 1 micron version available soon - brewing yeast are larger than that size. Since you feel strongly those beers should be yeast free you could always do a double filtration with the 1 micron filter.

George

 

[casualbrewer]

True. Yeast has a a pretty obvious flavor in my opinion and should not be present in many styles. I brew mainly lagers and to me "lagering" is just the old way of gravity filtering by and extended cold crash. If you filtered all of that out your time grain to glass would be tremendously faster.

 

[Radboud]

geo1111 kindly sent me one, as soon as I have a chance to use it I will post some pics!

 

[kproudfoot]

I'm the developer/manufacturer of The Clarifier and I'm happy to answer any questions you may have.

Yes it's used after fermentation, then you serve out of the filtered keg or bottle.

A description and discussion of the process is on our website at http://www.hastingsbrewworks.com/the-clarifier/


George

In the discussion it says to back wash the system immediately after use and has a picture. My question is how do you hook up to a sink with when using the ball lock connectors? Do you remove them and then attach something else?

 

[dryboroughbrewing]

Hmm I may have to buy this, I only filter sometimes (mostly cold crash + biofine), but when I do I use my plate filter and then have to feel bad about pitching the pads when I'm done.