15 Responses to “Home Brew Beer: Guide to Brewing Award Winning Ale : Filtration Part 1: Guide to Home Brew Beer”

1. justreadthemanual on November 23rd, 2008 at 9:18 pm

   Why filter out all …
   Why filter out all those wonderful things? Turbid worts should be returned to the tun to be filtered by the grist until it runs bright. Same goes for the first runnings from the copper which should be returned to be filtered by the hop bed. Protein Haze is often a product of poor quality malt and some is thrown through excessive chilling. Not a good situation anyway as ice cold beer = no taste.

2. PopAndRockerFan on November 23rd, 2008 at 9:18 pm

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3. cutcollective on November 23rd, 2008 at 9:18 pm

   This is hop “redoo”!
   This is hop “redoo”!

4. smilingjordan on November 23rd, 2008 at 9:18 pm

   It isnt “necessary” …
   It isnt “necessary” to filter beer, but it can help. Maybe not in the way you are talking about. An 80mm micron filter will help. Or just rack it after about 4 days fermentation. This process will remove sediment, not flavour, vitamns etc. Generally the process of filtering is only for clarity in your beer.

5. TheBrewCompany on November 23rd, 2008 at 9:18 pm

   I don’t filter any …
   I don’t filter any of my beers. Sounds bizzare to me! I use issinglass finings in the cask and 2 million parts per cubic cm of yeast goes in the cask. Once laid down or stillaged the beer will drop bright with 8 hours. If you added nothing it would clear on its own within 4 days or so. Filtering, pasteurising, sleralising etc knocks all the flavour and character out of beer. Chilling to 10 degrees centigrade for 36 hours wil also allow most of the yeast to drop out.

6. oldpappymgellianthet on November 23rd, 2008 at 9:18 pm

   filter out protein, …
   filter out protein, hop resin, yeast. Why? that is the good part of beer, minerals and vitamins in yeast, flavor in hops, protein is good for you. polyphenols are good for you. beer should not be crystal clear, that is just a marketing tool. home brewers know what i am talking about. a home brew vs commercial beer. there is no comparison, home brew wins hands down, it is the best. real beer

7. oldpappymgellianthet on November 23rd, 2008 at 9:18 pm

   there is no reason …
   there is no reason to filter beer. unless you want to take all the flavor out of it and some of the vitamins.

8. oldpappymgellianthet on November 23rd, 2008 at 9:18 pm

   yeah thats why …
   yeah thats why commercial beer taste really bad, If you had ever drank a homebrew you would know what I am talking about.

9. trabus on November 23rd, 2008 at 9:18 pm

   For homebrewing, it …
   For homebrewing, it really isn’t necessary to filter, but diatomaceous earth is a pretty common filtering agent, and not ‘dirt’ as you claim.

10. afrothunder78 on November 23rd, 2008 at 9:18 pm

    I just swap it from …
    I just swap it from carboy to carboy. Sure you have to clean everytime but the ending result is (i think) better.

11. dubuquestar1552 on November 23rd, 2008 at 9:18 pm

    apparently you know …
    apparently you know nothing about brewing. d.e filter is consist of small diatoms which is fossilized hard shell algae it is used for a filtration aid in the brewing industry.

12. oldpappymgellianthet on November 23rd, 2008 at 9:18 pm

    You mix your beer …
    You mix your beer with ing dirt? Are you a retard? why would you filter beer unless you want ? listen, DO NOT FILTER BEER, just let it sit and it will clear on its own. no need to with it, let it do its own thing.

13. maestraD on November 23rd, 2008 at 9:18 pm

    A course plate …
    A course plate filter from corni keg to corni keg at low psi. they are around 70 bucks at a brew shop

14. maestraD on November 23rd, 2008 at 9:18 pm

    A course plate …
    A course plate filter from corni keg to corni keg at low psi. they are around 70 bucks at a home brew shop.

15. 3ltomo on November 23rd, 2008 at 9:18 pm

    Is there a way …
    Is there a way someone can think of to filter home brew beer a little bit simpler?

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