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Beer filters question
I have a question for you beer brewers which you may or may not have an answer for. Do you know if the filters used by beer companies (large or small) would ever contain animal hair or would they be synthetic? I'm having trouble finding info on this via my usual digging, and would appreciate any insight you may have into whether or not this is the case.
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In Germany I always went for the unfiltered beer. When servng, they would pour two thirds of the half-liter bottle into a glass, then lie the bottle on the bar and roll it back and forth real fast to get all the sediment off the bottom, then pour that on top. It came out like a foamy sludge.
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SandChigger wrote:Aye. And the great whales, they be not feesh, eether!
Indeed. I prefer the yeast left in myself, there's a triple fermented beer called La Fin Du Monde which kicks a fair amount of ass from Quebec.Spicelon wrote:Filters are for pussies.
I don't know any home brewers who actually filter their beer. "Filtering"
usually results from conditioning and racking (moving from one container to
another).
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Re: Beer filters question
No sir, never heard of filtering through animal hair. It synthetic pads used in plates and the pads are usually .35 microns, if that helps.A Thing of Eternity wrote:I have a question for you beer brewers which you may or may not have an answer for. Do you know if the filters used by beer companies (large or small) would ever contain animal hair or would they be synthetic? I'm having trouble finding info on this via my usual digging, and would appreciate any insight you may have into whether or not this is the case.
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Re: Beer filters question
Thanks Masta B. I was trying to figure out whether all beer was vegan (for my girl) or just some of it. I ended up finding out that many beers use either something derived from fish or eggs to clearify/fine their product (wine and liquor too) and found a website that keeps track of what brands are vegan and which aren't.Tleilax Master B wrote:No sir, never heard of filtering through animal hair. It synthetic pads used in plates and the pads are usually .35 microns, if that helps.A Thing of Eternity wrote:I have a question for you beer brewers which you may or may not have an answer for. Do you know if the filters used by beer companies (large or small) would ever contain animal hair or would they be synthetic? I'm having trouble finding info on this via my usual digging, and would appreciate any insight you may have into whether or not this is the case.
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Re: Beer filters question
Isinglass. Its derived from Beluga sturgeion swimbladders and its a fining a lot of homebrewers use, especially those that keg. Haven't heard of the eggs stuff, might be more of wine thing. I generally use Irish Moss at the end of a boil which works quite well.A Thing of Eternity wrote:Thanks Masta B. I was trying to figure out whether all beer was vegan (for my girl) or just some of it. I ended up finding out that many beers use either something derived from fish or eggs to clearify/fine their product (wine and liquor too) and found a website that keeps track of what brands are vegan and which aren't.Tleilax Master B wrote:No sir, never heard of filtering through animal hair. It synthetic pads used in plates and the pads are usually .35 microns, if that helps.A Thing of Eternity wrote:I have a question for you beer brewers which you may or may not have an answer for. Do you know if the filters used by beer companies (large or small) would ever contain animal hair or would they be synthetic? I'm having trouble finding info on this via my usual digging, and would appreciate any insight you may have into whether or not this is the case.
Yeah, if she is vegan, but want to stay away from the fish bladders
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Re: Beer filters question
I think I may have remembered the eggs thing wrong You use actual moss as a fining agent?Tleilax Master B wrote:Isinglass. Its derived from Beluga sturgeion swimbladders and its a fining a lot of homebrewers use, especially those that keg. Haven't heard of the eggs stuff, might be more of wine thing. I generally use Irish Moss at the end of a boil which works quite well.A Thing of Eternity wrote:Thanks Masta B. I was trying to figure out whether all beer was vegan (for my girl) or just some of it. I ended up finding out that many beers use either something derived from fish or eggs to clearify/fine their product (wine and liquor too) and found a website that keeps track of what brands are vegan and which aren't.Tleilax Master B wrote:No sir, never heard of filtering through animal hair. It synthetic pads used in plates and the pads are usually .35 microns, if that helps.A Thing of Eternity wrote:I have a question for you beer brewers which you may or may not have an answer for. Do you know if the filters used by beer companies (large or small) would ever contain animal hair or would they be synthetic? I'm having trouble finding info on this via my usual digging, and would appreciate any insight you may have into whether or not this is the case.
Yeah, if she is vegan, but want to stay away from the fish bladders
Turns out all our favorite brands don't use the isinglass anyways, must be a characteristic of cheaper breweries or something.
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Re: Beer filters question
Its called "irish moss" and you just add a teaspoon at the end of the boil. I think it has an electrical charge that attracts the proteins ("trub") and bonds them to the "irish moss" which you then strain out. It helps clear the beer in the wort stage, doesn't add any flavor. I think its actually a type of seaweed.A Thing of Eternity wrote:I think I may have remembered the eggs thing wrong You use actual moss as a fining agent?Tleilax Master B wrote:Isinglass. Its derived from Beluga sturgeion swimbladders and its a fining a lot of homebrewers use, especially those that keg. Haven't heard of the eggs stuff, might be more of wine thing. I generally use Irish Moss at the end of a boil which works quite well.A Thing of Eternity wrote:Thanks Masta B. I was trying to figure out whether all beer was vegan (for my girl) or just some of it. I ended up finding out that many beers use either something derived from fish or eggs to clearify/fine their product (wine and liquor too) and found a website that keeps track of what brands are vegan and which aren't.Tleilax Master B wrote:No sir, never heard of filtering through animal hair. It synthetic pads used in plates and the pads are usually .35 microns, if that helps.A Thing of Eternity wrote:I have a question for you beer brewers which you may or may not have an answer for. Do you know if the filters used by beer companies (large or small) would ever contain animal hair or would they be synthetic? I'm having trouble finding info on this via my usual digging, and would appreciate any insight you may have into whether or not this is the case.
Yeah, if she is vegan, but want to stay away from the fish bladders
Turns out all our favorite brands don't use the isinglass anyways, must be a characteristic of cheaper breweries or something.
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I saw something with "beer" in the title among the new posts and wondered if Byron had come by to post.
(Actually, he posted something over on DumbNovels a while back about having to give up his beer for medical reasons. So he won't be posting here again, I figure. )
(Actually, he posted something over on DumbNovels a while back about having to give up his beer for medical reasons. So he won't be posting here again, I figure. )
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