Filtering beer by gravity:
- Place the fermenter onto a bench with the lid just open slightly to allow air in so the gravity filter works.
- Fit a piece of tubing on fermenter tap to the inlet side of the filter.
- Fit a piece of tubing from outlet side of filter to a container or keg on the floor, ensuring the tubing is as close to the bottom as possible.
- Starting filtering beer while holding the red air release button down. (If you have an outlet side shut off tap, turn it off until you release the purge button)
- Once all air is removed from filter and beer is flowing out of the red button, release the bottom and turn on the outlet tap.
If you have a problem with oxidisation while filtering, simply turn the filter housing upside down and any air trapped in the housing will go to the top. You can drill a ½” hole in a piece of wood for the red button to go through enabling the housing to stand inverted.
Cleaning and storing of beer filter:
Simply use a garden hose on a light spray to clean, then sterilize the housing and filter cartridge before use. Use a food grade Liquid No-Rinse Sanitiser or similar.
- Open filter housing and remove cartridge
- Hose out sump
- Lightly hose off outside surface of cartridge by moving the hose up and down until clean
- Replace filter cartridge back into sump and hold down while running the hose in the top of the cartridge – this will back-flush cartridge forcing particles out of the pleats
- Sterilize all equipment including filter cartridge
- Shake the pleated filter to remove excess water then drain for a few minutes before placing into a clean plastic bag
- Remove most of the air from the bag, then seal and put in the freezer until next brew – this will stop potential bacteria and/or mould growth.
Before re-using filter system, sterilize all equipment with the sanitiser including the housing and filter cartridge.
- Thaw pleated filter cartridge completely
- Shake to remove excess water before placing in the sump
- Recommend lubricating end-caps of cartridge with food grade silicon grease to reduce twisting effect when housing tightened
- Never tighten housing when cartridge is totally dry or frozen – or damage will occur and shorten life of cartridge significantly.
Pleated filter cartridges are made to crush down to seal inside the housing, never tighten housing on a totally dry cartridge.
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