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Re: Do you carbon filter?

2016-11-16T20:45:48+00:00

Hi Squint

If aging on wood, then I assume you are not making neutral and probably wouldn't benefit from filtering with carbon anyway.

I've used my Essencia to filter aged Rum, I was trying to replicate the process used by Bacardi, they age all their Rum, then filter it though carbon to make it white in colour again.

Statistics: Posted by Anavrin — Wed Nov 16, 2016 8:45 pm

Re: Do you carbon filter?

2016-11-16T00:18:11+00:00

Lacking the requisite number of brain cells to recall, if'n indeed you have ever informed us of your still or wash, I cannot comment on your own procedure.
We all invent/discover/take over or otherwise what works for ourselves.
I keep banging on that there is NO ONE way.
There are many.
Choose a safe one.

And yes,filtering through Kitchen towel, after aging on wood, catches the little bits.

Robert

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Wed Nov 16, 2016 12:18 am

Re: Do you carbon filter?

2016-11-15T18:04:37+00:00

in 8 years I have never filtered, well I say never, but I do put my product through coffee filters after ageing with toasted/charred oak sticks, to catch any little floaters.

Statistics: Posted by Squint — Tue Nov 15, 2016 6:04 pm

Re: Do you carbon filter?

2016-11-15T15:16:22+00:00

I'm with Anavrin on this one, make the best I can, then filter through an Essencia.

Statistics: Posted by vino-tinto — Tue Nov 15, 2016 3:16 pm

Re: Do you carbon filter?

2016-11-15T15:10:05+00:00

Or my way, which is make the best quality neutral you can, then carbon filter it anyway,

"perfection in a bottle!"

If I may say so myself

Statistics: Posted by Anavrin — Tue Nov 15, 2016 3:10 pm

Re: Do you carbon filter?

2016-11-15T07:49:09+00:00

The rule of thumb might be as follows.......

If you use turbo yeasts, they often create some off flavours so carbon filtering is not such a bad idea.

If you use more natural recipes with baker's yeast, you make a much cleaner product to start with and do not need carbon filtering.

PS. Gadget - you have got apples in your pears there mate!

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Tue Nov 15, 2016 7:49 am

Re: Do you carbon filter?

2016-11-14T21:39:03+00:00

Sorry Gadge, you could do with reading a bit more too.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Mon Nov 14, 2016 9:39 pm

Re: Do you carbon filter?

2016-11-14T21:37:24+00:00

As many answers to that as members on forums lol...

I have done so and think the difference is not noticeable, others will say different.. but one thing that is often mentioned is that the carbon will not be activated at more than 40% ABV so its just filtering the fine particles (if any) that are produced.

Gadget

Statistics: Posted by inspector gadget — Mon Nov 14, 2016 9:37 pm

Re: Do you carbon filter?

2016-11-14T21:36:58+00:00

Have a read and make up your own mind
viewforum.php?f=4

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Mon Nov 14, 2016 9:36 pm

Do you carbon filter?

2016-11-14T21:04:37+00:00

Notice on some youtube videos that on the final spirit run some filter through activated charcoal. Anyone do this and what benifits does it bring

Statistics: Posted by guest5234 — Mon Nov 14, 2016 9:04 pm