Filtering after cold crashing. Do you bother?

[Crusty]

Hey guys.
Now that I have got the fermenting fridge up & running, I am just wondering how many of you bother to filter from keg to keg after a 5 to 7 day stint at 2deg for cold crashing. I've just filtered in the past but I might look at doing away with filtering if cold crashing is the way to go.

 

[Byran]

I have friends that filter, and friends that dont. I dont have a filter so I just crash chill then secondary if I want to clear the brew up quicker. Otherwise a crash and keg is a pretty good way to go. You just seem to always get a few specs of yeasty stuff in the keg which takes a while to drop out sometimes. That said filtering would just allow you to force carb and drink straight away without the lag time. But I kinda like tasting how the beer changes as it slowly clears. If you secondary with this method the beer is clear without filtering pretty fast.

 

[slash22000]

1/2 tsp gelatin into primary at 0ºC for 72 hours + a week or more cold in the keg carbonating = literally crystal clear beer. It couldn't get any clearer unless it was water. Only trouble is that some vegos don't like beer with gelatin in it, never been a problem for me though.

 

[Yob]

Nope, nuthin.. Crash, keg, carb and drink

 

[brewologist]

I have recently purchased a filter and really like it.

I researched on AHB and google before I got the filter and there are differing opinions on filtering. Stripping out the hop aroma etc. I haven't noticed any of that. This is what I have done with the 3 kegs I have filtered so far.

Primary to keg and cold crash close to 0c for a couple of days. You can dry hop in the keg at this stage too.
Filter it into a spare keg.
Force Carb and enjoy a couple of hours later.

The beer does get better with age though. The Stone and Wood Pacific clone I'm drinking is getting better everyday.

Off to the kegerator for another right now

 

[Yob]

Dont they always get to their best just before they blow?

 

[brewologist]

Ain't that the truth. Speaking of, I only have about two kegs left all up. Better get a brew going on the weekend.

 

[Camo6]

Dont they always get to their best just before they blow?

I always get sad when a tasty beer gets crystal clear as I know the end is near, (not an attempt at poetry).

I recently bought a filter but am yet to use it as the beers I putting out using just whirfloc and extended crash chilling have been clearing perfectly.

 

[Florian]

Haven't used my filter for over a year, used to religiously filter everything from primary to keg.

Now I use one of those cask pickup thingies from Ross and it works perfectly, leaving all aromas and flavours but taking the clear beer from the top.

 

[Crusty]

Thanks guys.
I've got a DSGA that's been in primary for 10days ( fermented @18deg ) & gravity test last night was 1.013 from 1.048, expecting 1.012 so I'll leave it for another 4 days & measure again.
I'll then just turn down the STC to 2deg & leave it be for another week, transfer to keg & leave @ serving pressure.
What's the usual time for cold crashing @2eg, 3,4,5 or 7 days?
Hanging to get this on tap, I'm thirsty & have been out of beer for a while.

 

[Florian]

As long or as short as you like.

I lager my Pilseners in the keg while drinking them.

 

[Yob]

if Im patient, min 4 days, max 7.. have been known on occasion to set to 0 for 2-3... varies on the beer I guess.

 

[givemeamash]

no filter, just another thing to maintain and clean imo

 

[ratchie]

Nope, nuthin.. Crash, keg, carb and drink

Same here and crystal clear,

 

[Crusty]

if Im patient, min 4 days, max 7.. have been known on occasion to set to 0 for 2-3... varies on the beer I guess.

Cheers Yob.
The Florytes need a workout mate.

 

[slash22000]

Now I use one of those cask pickup thingies from Ross and it works perfectly, leaving all aromas and flavours but taking the clear beer from the top.

What thingies? I am intrigued.

 

[QldKev]

I got a beer filter from Ross a couple of years back, with BrewBrite I still have not got around to trying out the filter.

 

[Bribie G]

What is this filter you speak of?

 

[citizensnips]

CC at about 3 degrees, add gelatin whenever, leave for 48 hours after gelatin then bottle = crystal clear

 

[Phoney]

I can never, ever manage to get a hoppy beer (IPA, APA) clear without filtering.
Case in point, here is what is on my desk right now. AIPA. Was in primary for 2 weeks, dry hopped with 2oz for the last 5 days.
Chilled down to 1C for about 7 days, with gelatin, Polyclar added to keg, then kegged & force carbed.

And it looks like this:



If I brew anything else such as a not-so-hoppy APA or ESB, or mild etc it's clear with or without filtering..