filtering sugar primed keg - keg

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  1. nvenm8

    nvenm8 Initiate (0) Jun 25, 2013 Australia

    Does anyone filter from keg to keg after it the primary keg has been sugar primed? I sugar prime all my kegs with great success and it flows clear after the first couple of pours, but to have the luxury of taking a keg away without disturbing sediment would be great (bloody awesome!). Yes I know i could filter and and gas prime, but i am quite curious to know if the sugar primed beer would filter to another keg successfully. Cheers and thanks for reading my first post and rant lol
     
  2. BumpkinBrewer

    BumpkinBrewer Pundit (993) Jan 6, 2010 Massachusetts

    When it flows clear just hook up a jumper line and transfer to another keg via CO2 pressure from a tank.
     
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  3. mikehartigan

    mikehartigan Maven (1,421) Apr 9, 2007 Illinois

    I'd be concerned about foaming while filtering. It may be unworkable. Then again, I may be dead wrong.
    I force carb all my kegs with great success and it flows clear after the first couple of pours. If you're looking for clear beer, I second BumpkinBrewer's suggestion that you simply transfer it while it's running clear. Filters can be a PITA - cleaning (disposing after each use?), sanitizing, expense, etc. You can get consistently crystal clear beer with cheap, plain, fast-acting (two days, in my experience), supermarket-variety Knox Gelatin. Then transfer to another keg leaving the sediment behind.

    Welcome and thanks for the rant.
     
  4. DrewBeechum

    DrewBeechum Pooh-Bah (1,954) Mar 15, 2003 California
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    Prime, wait and then crash hard to settle out the yeast.

    Dispense a yeasty pint.

    Give the keg a quick shake, crash for another day, dispense again.

    I would do this a total of 3 times. After that you've probably cleared a big enough field of yeast around the dip tube to hook up a jumper and transfer to another keg.

    ETA: And ofcourse filtering carbonated beer is a recipe for disaster.
     
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  5. leedorham

    leedorham Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2006 Washington

    Why not just dispense until clear and then hook the jumper up as Bumpkin suggests? After that first bit of yeast, my beer seems to run clear indefinitely as long as I don't disturb the keg.
     
  6. DrewBeechum

    DrewBeechum Pooh-Bah (1,954) Mar 15, 2003 California
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    Because as you get down in the keg during a transfer, you're going to cycle up more yeast from the current. I prefer to get rid of more of it first.
     
  7. fuzzbalz

    fuzzbalz Pundit (953) Apr 13, 2002 Georgia

  8. mikehartigan

    mikehartigan Maven (1,421) Apr 9, 2007 Illinois

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  9. leedorham

    leedorham Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2006 Washington

    Too many negatives for me:

    -It puts a plastic tube in your beer for an extended period of time. Not that I'm paranoid about plastic, but if it can be easily avoided in favor of a shiny, clean, stainless steel dip tube, then why not?

    -You would have to have one for every keg in use. So that's $45 + Shipping x # of kegs on tap.

    -It would be another thing to clean.
     
  10. DrewBeechum

    DrewBeechum Pooh-Bah (1,954) Mar 15, 2003 California
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    FATC1TY Pooh-Bah (2,564) Feb 12, 2012 Georgia
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  12. nvenm8

    nvenm8 Initiate (0) Jun 25, 2013 Australia

    thanks for all the feed back. I started the thread due to my concerns with frothing during transfer and it would seem that my concerns may be justified. Although curiosity is killing this cat :rolling_eyes: I may consume a little more than the wife deems suitable and give it a crack lol. cheers again everyone
     
  13. DrewBeechum

    DrewBeechum Pooh-Bah (1,954) Mar 15, 2003 California
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    If you're worried about frothing, play the counter pressure game. Pressure your receiving keg to about the same pressure as your source keg. Connect the two and gently release some pressure from the receiving keg and repeat to keep foam to a minimum.
     
  14. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
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    You guys sure like wasting CO2.


    It looks like you should just cut the last inch off of your dip tube. It won't cost $45. :slight_smile:
     
  15. mikehartigan

    mikehartigan Maven (1,421) Apr 9, 2007 Illinois

    CO2 is cheap. And it's a once every two or three year purchase. Not a big deal.
     
  16. fuzzbalz

    fuzzbalz Pundit (953) Apr 13, 2002 Georgia


    No, I wouldn't spend $45 for it and there are other methods that are cheaper, but I've spoke with Doug you owns the shop there were it's sold and there are other benefits to this device, one of them is that your drawing beer off the top of the keg so besides from being clearer it will also have more carbonation. Depending on how you use your kegs, methods, and likes/dislikes this MAY be a viable option.
     
  17. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    How would it have more carbonation?
     
  18. leedorham

    leedorham Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2006 Washington

    That's a barbaric and unnecessary practice. Leave your dip tube how nature intended.
     
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  19. fuzzbalz

    fuzzbalz Pundit (953) Apr 13, 2002 Georgia


    I guess I should have stated that this is what I was told, also that I just started kegging so I've got very little experience, but Co2 as it's adsorbed will be from the top down as the keg sets upright and using Co2 to carbonated with, so I guess the thinking is if you start drinking before the entire keg has had time to fully adsorbed all the Co2 , you won't have an uncarb glass of cloudy beer. But I could be totally wrong here, :confused:
     
  20. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    As CO2 dissolves into solution, it is very quickly 'spead evenly,' because solutions are homogenous systems. You wouldn't be able to dissolve new CO2 into solution fast enough for it to cause the solution to be non homogenous.
     
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