Water filter any use

[Taity]

Just wondering if anyone had used one of these before

[Easydrinker]

It will be of no use for alcohol methinks.
What is it made of?
What do you wish to do with it?

Robert.

[Taity]

Polythene just looking at a few inline filter ideas . Was thinking of putting 40% spirit through it .but thpught best ask as there is so many horror stories .also working on a 100% copper version

[Easydrinker]

My advice, stick with copper.
HDPE is second best (Essencia).
Whoops forgot Stainless.

Robert.

[Taity]

Cheers for the advice

[Taity]

Came across this in my search


https://www.clarencewaterfilters.com.au ... ilter-kit/

[Easydrinker]

Just a few cut and pastes from the item you link to -

food grade clear tubing

black elbow at the bottom of the filter. The spirit then travels up through a filter screen then a plastic grill which holds the GAC carbon in place.

through a foam filter pad a plastic grill and a filter screen before leaving the filter at the top out the John Guest quick connect white elbow fitting. The filtered spirit goes down the small blue tubing

That is a lot of undefined plastic!

I wouldn't use it, and I am not the biggest plastic hater in home distilling.

Robert.

[Taity]

Yeh. After some reading does seem like it should be avoided

[Pyro]

How about the Still Spirits EZ Inline Filter.I used one at one point when I was into filtering.Seamed to do the job, took up little space and was cheep.

[Mash]

+1 on that. NIce simple cheap & recyclable cartridges.

[PJB]

I'm thinking about putting 3 in a line....I always filter up to 5 times....so 3 in a line and then through again is filtering 6 times....any thoughts

[Pyro]

At one time I used 3 Water filter jugs that I got out of charity shops, it worked to a point, but that was about 10 years back. Things have moved on , and I don't filter any-more. I produce clean brews using Vodka Star yeast then use an air stone on the finished product.

I works out cheaper, less smell, and a lot less hassle.

[Taity]

What does the air stone do

[Easydrinker]

If I guess right it should speed the airing of a neutral spirit.
I have not tried this, but it should throw some of the higher congeners out of the spirit.
Leading to a cleaner hearts cut.

Intelligence and guess work got Me where I am today

Robert. - Snowed in again in Scotland

[Mash]

What does the air stone do

Have a read here.

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