fine filtering mash

[rager]

thinking about one of these

http://www.amazon.com/Gallon-Strainer-F ... DPE+filter" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

actually saw it brought up in another thread but who knows where I saw that

my first step is this





then I was thinking about using this finer micron as a final filter before it goes in the boiler. I use an external heat source and I run milky .


just wondering what you would recommend as far as what micron I should go will.

not trying to filter the yeast, just everything larger

any input ?

thanks

cheers

rr

[yakattack]

I have a friend that brews beer and uses those. He loves em. Pour slow and don't over load it with grains and your fine. Use a metal one for pressing grains not these.

I would go with a 25 a 50 and a 100 then just rack it a final time. But that's me petsonally.

Yak

[Hound Dog]

I use those to rack from my ferment barrel into a clearing bucket. 75 micron is a pretty fine filter. I just use the 200 micron and the only thing that can come through is the milky liquid like you say you prefer to distill. Only difference here is I let the milky stuff sit and clear then just rack the cleared liquid into the boiler. Everyone has their own preferences though.

If you use a 75 you won't have any solids getting through for sure. The number indicates the spacing between the weave of the screen, i.e. a 600 micron filter is a course filter, 400 medium, 200 fine etc.

[yakattack]

I use those to rack from my ferment barrel into a clearing bucket. 75 micron is a pretty fine filter. I just use the 200 micron and the only thing that can come through is the milky liquid like you say you prefer to distill. Only difference here is I let the milky stuff sit and clear then just rack the cleared liquid into the boiler. Everyone has their own preferences though.

If you use a 75 you won't have any solids getting through for sure. The number indicates the spacing between the weave of the screen, i.e. a 600 micron filter is a course filter, 400 medium, 200 fine etc.

Yup, had em backwards. Good catch hound. I need more sleep lol.

[Diesel410]

Would the 25 micron keep yeast out?

[still_stirrin]

Would the 25 micron keep yeast out?

For filtering yeast out of beer, I use a 5 micron. 10 micron will clean it up, but it doesn't clear all the yeast out. It takes a 5'er.

Below 5 micron and it'll start to pull out color. Have you ever heard of Zima? Its a barley product that was clear. They used a 3 micron filter to make it clear. It also takes most of the grain flavor out too, just leaving the acidic tartness in the taste. I'm not an advocate...just an informant.

25 micron, no way will it clear yeast out.
ss

[Diesel410]

Would the 25 micron keep yeast out?

For filtering yeast out of beer, I use a 5 micron. 10 micron will clean it up, but it doesn't clear all the yeast out. It takes a 5'er.

Below 5 micron and it'll start to pull out color. Have you ever heard of Zima? Its a barley product that was clear. They used a 3 micron filter to make it clear. It also takes most of the grain flavor out too, just leaving the acidic tartness in the taste. I'm not an advocate...just an informant.

25 micron, no way will it clear yeast out.
ss

Huh I didn't know that about zima. I may get a 100 micron screen to pour my wash into the secondary fermenter to clear

[Diesel410]

I have always tried to leave all my yeast behind but does it really matter if they end up in the boiler?

[carbohydratesn]

Too much yeast can add a bad boiled-yeast-y flavor, or it can scorch. It's not bad, unless one of those happens.

[rager]

I haven't purchased it yet. so it seems like the 100m would be the way to go?

im just trying to get the actual solids out, yeast I don't care. I run milky with no issues