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Question around Fuselex filter

Postby DonkeyBrains » Thu Sep 10, 2020 7:29 pm

Hello smarter people than me.

I have had a few conversations around how often to change the carbon and cleaning it. Any feedback would be appreciated.

I have been told to change the carbon every 20 litres of 40% and not too worry about cleaning it all that often. I have also been told the opposite.
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Re: Question around Fuselex filter

Postby Professor Green » Thu Sep 10, 2020 8:10 pm

I can't help you with the carbon question but I can offer you this: run the right wash, run your still correctly and make good cuts then you won't need the filter.
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Re: Question around Fuselex filter

Postby The Stig » Thu Sep 10, 2020 8:33 pm

Once I learnt to cut correctly I stopped using my fuselex filter and gave it Mum who still runs an air still .
I used to put 3 batches through then ditch the carbon, nit sure it’s right or wrong but it worked for me
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Re: Question around Fuselex filter

Postby Wellsy » Thu Sep 10, 2020 8:57 pm

The Stig wrote:Once I learnt to cut correctly I stopped using my fuselex filter and gave it Mum who still runs an air still .
I used to put 3 batches through then ditch the carbon, nit sure it’s right or wrong but it worked for me


Looks like you have an ideal Christmas present any time you want to give her an upgrade
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Re: Question around Fuselex filter

Postby The Stig » Thu Sep 10, 2020 9:36 pm

Mums 79 and dad, well dad just drinks the stuff doesn’t make it is 81.
Mums happy with the little 4L thing , I keep offering her a better jobby but ..........
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Re: Question around Fuselex filter

Postby Pedro1970 » Fri Sep 11, 2020 12:39 pm

DonkeyBrains wrote:Hello smarter people than me.

I have had a few conversations around how often to change the carbon and cleaning it. Any feedback would be appreciated.

I have been told to change the carbon every 20 litres of 40% and not too worry about cleaning it all that often. I have also been told the opposite.



Before I learnt about cuts I used to filter my vodka, if your filter holds roughly 300gms then it'd be the same size as the one I had and I would filter 20Ltr @ 40% before changing it out.

I was also told you can clean and re-use the carbon by boiling it in loads of water until the smell clears; and that the carbon was good for 3 uses in total. I had 1.5kg of it so I could filter 100ltrs before I'd have to boil it, I only did this once as I learnt about cuts and never went back to filtering.
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Re: Question around Fuselex filter

Postby RC Al » Fri Sep 11, 2020 4:05 pm

Boiling and then roasting in your oven as high as it goes for a few hours is the best we can manage at home unless you have a kiln - to reactivate the carbon properly it needs to get to 5-600 degrees C

How often seems more a personal preference, like everyone else i dont filter any more, but i might look at it again when i get back to neutrals
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Re: Question around Fuselex filter

Postby Stillworkin » Tue Feb 02, 2021 3:20 pm

RC Al wrote:Boiling and then roasting in your oven as high as it goes for a few hours is the best we can manage at home unless you have a kiln - to reactivate the carbon properly it needs to get to 5-600 degrees C

How often seems more a personal preference, like everyone else i dont filter any more, but i might look at it again when i get back to neutrals

Thanks RC Al, would hitting the carbon filter with an LP Gas torch be hot enough? For how long?
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Re: Question around Fuselex filter

Postby The Stig » Tue Feb 02, 2021 3:46 pm

Wouldnt it just be cheaper to replace the carbon ? Its only a few $ for 500 grams
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Re: Question around Fuselex filter

Postby Stillworkin » Thu Mar 11, 2021 2:16 pm

The Stig wrote:Wouldnt it just be cheaper to replace the carbon ? Its only a few $ for 500 grams


The carbon filter is $7.00 and will do maybe 2 washes, I figured if it's just a matter of cooking the filters in an oven, or hitting with a gas torch, why not? :think:
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Re: Question around Fuselex filter

Postby bluc » Thu Mar 11, 2021 3:04 pm

The Stig wrote:Wouldnt it just be cheaper to replace the carbon ? Its only a few $ for 500 grams

Or do tighter cuts :whistle:
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Re: Question around Fuselex filter

Postby The Stig » Thu Mar 11, 2021 4:39 pm

Stillworkin wrote:
The Stig wrote:Wouldnt it just be cheaper to replace the carbon ? Its only a few $ for 500 grams


The carbon filter is $7.00 and will do maybe 2 washes, I figured if it's just a matter of cooking the filters in an oven, or hitting with a gas torch, why not? :think:

So your talking about the plastic bucket type filter that has a carbon cartridge inside it ??
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