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Can you share a little more about what is not working out for you? It seems your suggesting that your beer is not as clear as you would like. If that is the case then the most obvious solution is to add a 1 micron pass. You dont need another canister to do both a 1 and 5 micron pass you just...

Thats a good deal, thanks for sharing the info.I will get my next batch from that seller.

Your correct the filters are already sanitized the the starsan is will clog the .5 micron filters like is says in the Midwest directions. I have honestly never tested my beer directly after filtering I have always let it settle first. It would be nice to know if the beer still has an oxidized...

The basic "disposable" filters can be used a couple of times provided you sanitize them correctly but its hardly worth it since they are sub $2 each. There are filters that can be reused in this system. They are absolute filters and have improved caskets and screen meshes. The reusable filters...

Very nice setup. Thanks for sharing! Its great to know people are materializing there own setups.

I like the idea of a filtering bag for the hop Randall. I have also been thinking about a similar solution. I would use a 50 micron as that is fairly porous and I think would not clog. These filtering bags fit all standard housings 10" housings. There are less expensive bags in the aquarium...

Your find of a filter housing seems very good. The body looks very similar to the one I used but the cap looks a little less beefy however I cant imagine how that would matter. When I was looking I could not find any 1/4 NPT ported housing with a release valve and that where clear, so very nice...

The only downside is oxidation as you said. You can purge the receiving keg with CO2 where you simply cant with a bucket or carboy. That said I would not be to worried about it. You are likely going to want to clean out the source keg before you move the beer back into it as the source keg will...

At 5 PSI maybe 5-10 minutes worst case. You can run the pressure notably higher without damaging the filter but doing so results in more foaming of the beer. At some amount of pressure the filter could in theory collapse in on its self but I feel that would me a great deal more pressure then is...

I think you could maybe do 50 gallons or more on an single filter and the filter would not clog. When I say it looks clearly used I mean in comparison to the 1 micron filter which looks brand new when used inline after a 5 micron. You will have no problem with a 10 gallon batch.

Because the filter housings have purge valves your able to get basically all the beer out expect a small amount that stays in the filters. I would say the loss is maybe worst case 6 oz.

I just measured my ball lock corny keg and not to shockingly its 25 inches (63.5 cm) tall just like this keg size comparison chart. With a threaded gas ball lock disconnect its 25 1/2 (64.77) inches tall. With the disconnect, barb swivel nut and hose the keg is 26 inches tall (66.04 cm)...

Ya Northern tool does have a 5 way aluminum manifold but unlike the now gone Harbor Freight manifold which was $2 the Northern one is $10.99 which is more expensive then the online options I pointed out before. All signs are still pointing to the commercial CO2 distributors being the best value...

AxesOfEvil I also am thinking about the Dany 8.7. Have you had any time to work out if the kegs will fit with standard plastic ball lock disconnects? Thanks!