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  • Basic Question about Supradisc II

    Is there any loss in hops aroma by filtering?

    I am planning to pruchase a filtration system.

    Thanks

  • #2
    Simple answer is absolutely yes. You will lose hop aroma if you filter the beer. Some brewers would have you believe that the loss is so minimal that it's worth the effort to filter to increase stability and appearance. I have used the Supradisk to filter an IPA years back. The next batch was not filtered and with all others things being equal, the filtered beer had far less aroma.
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    • #3
      Originally posted by MatthewS View Post
      Simple answer is absolutely yes. You will lose hop aroma if you filter the beer. Some brewers would have you believe that the loss is so minimal that it's worth the effort to filter to increase stability and appearance. I have used the Supradisk to filter an IPA years back. The next batch was not filtered and with all others things being equal, the filtered beer had far less aroma.
      Matthew, Thanks a lot.

      And If I wanna reduce aroma loss, what kind of filter type is better? 1μm?5μm?or other?

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      • #4
        To reduce aroma loss, I would not filter.

        What is your purpose of filtering? Clear beer? Shelf Stability?
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        Matthew Steinberg
        Co-Founder
        Exhibit 'A' Brewing Co.
        Framingham, MA USA

        Head Brewer
        Filler of Vessels
        Seller of Liquid
        Barreled Beer Aging Specialist
        Yeast Wrangler
        Microbe Handler
        Malt Slinger
        Hop Sniffer
        Food Eater
        Music Listener

        Comment


        • #5
          Originally posted by MatthewS View Post
          To reduce aroma loss, I would not filter.

          What is your purpose of filtering? Clear beer? Shelf Stability?
          Yes, I wanna ship them far away from my city. I expect to keep stabile.

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