Mild filtering

[shine_]

I usually filter my oaked drinks with coffee filters or some cloth. Normally product comes out a bit cloudy, so I tried adding a little bit of activated charcoal to my funnel. It completely removed all the color and flavors. I'm talking about 2-3cm layer. Then I switched to 1cm and get what I wanted.
I'm wondering is there some better method. And how do industrial distillers filter their whiskey after it comes out of barrel ?

[8Ball]

If its cloudy, then you have gone deep into the tails. Try making tighter cuts and it should stay clear without filtering. Also, when tempering down with water, add the alcohol to the water slowly and at the same temperatures. But if it is cloudy and it tastes good to you then call it a success and move on to the next batch.

[Deplorable]

All I use to filter is a cotton ball in the funnel to catch and charcoal from the wood.
You can try putting your product in a freezer to let the cloudy stuff fall out of suspension, then siphon off the sediment.

[SassyFrass]

Folks have used all kinds of stuff for filtering.
White felt seemed to be what most of the old timers used.
Coffee filters work good, but they are slow. Paper towels work ok, but again slow.
Tshirts, towels, handkerchiefs, and other materials have also been used.
There is also something called the "Lincoln process" used. (I think that's the correct name) Where they filter thru maple charcoal. It affects flavor.
There are also various contraptions you can buy or build that hold various filtering agents. I dont know how it affects flavor.
I've used felt and muslin and they both worked fine for me, and didnt change the flavor.
Normally I filter product thru my liver, so I dont drink a whole lot of filtered likker.
100 distillers will have 110 different opinions on filtering likker, or about any subject, everybody has their favorite. Very few things work like we want 100% of the time. But that's what makes this hobby enjoyable. JMO

Hope this helps a little.
SF

[Demy]

Do you mean filtration with wood residues? If so, you can use cotton or unscented blotting paper. If you mean filtration because you don't like the product, review the production process (improve the cuts). Activated carbon is a bit of a puddle to try to remedy, while there is filtration through the charcoal to give an aromatic touch to the drink. I'm not much of a whiskey expert but that's what I know.

[Tummydoc]

There is also something called the "Lincoln process" used. (I think that's the correct name) Where they filter thru maple charcoal. It affects flavor.

SF

In the Lincoln county process, unaged whiskey is passed through maple charcoal, then aged in barrels. Once aged, you dont want to strip color or flavor with charcoal.

[Deplorable]

There is also something called the "Lincoln process" used. (I think that's the correct name) Where they filter thru maple charcoal. It affects flavor.

SF

In the Lincoln county process, unaged whiskey is passed through maple charcoal, then aged in barrels. Once aged, you dont want to strip color or flavor with charcoal.

AKA Tennessee whiskeys

[SassyFrass]

There is also something called the "Lincoln process" used. (I think that's the correct name) Where they filter thru maple charcoal. It affects flavor.

SF

In the Lincoln county process, unaged whiskey is passed through maple charcoal, then aged in barrels. Once aged, you dont want to strip color or flavor with charcoal.

+1
Thanks Tummydoc. Good clarification.

[shine_]

To clarify, I'm talking about removing oak dust, my liqueur is great.
As I can understand from all these comments - everything works, only results differ. So I will try out some different methods. Felt sounds really good to start with. Also want to try out some sand and chill filtering.

[Tummydoc]

Paper towels are cheap!

[NZChris]

I decant off the clear, give the jug a swirl and filter the dregs through my liver.

If it’s cloudy when proofed https://www.whiskyadvocate.com/cloudy-whisky/