dillsandwitch wrote:i cant say what others do or if im even okay with doing what i am. I got the ez filter with my still package and so far after 5 runs i have yet to change the cartridge. I give it a good rinse and soak after each run and let it dry out and reuse it. someone correct me if i shouldn't be doing this. i dont know :S
seems like the "guidelines" on the pack for just a single use is just a way for HBS to make $$$ outta you.
the Doctor wrote:what does it matter if someone carbon filters...by doing it they do absolutely nothing dangerous, un-professional ( as many commercial distillers do it) nor do they affect anything you do...so why do some distillers dump on those who do it...I just do not understand... It does reduce congeners and is another valid way of reducing congeners...the less congeners the less your renal system has to work to process the ethanol we ingest... I say filter away, and do not let the bravado of those who think it is the act of a "lesser" distiller affect you... just laugh as you pass the dialysis unit, that others will inhabit in time... If you think that filtering is the right thing to do...do it. If you do not, the actions of others who do, really has nothing to do with you...filtering is a way of ensuring cleaner product. Something I believe that we all should encourage. Discouraging filtering is the selfish act of those who forget what it was like to start in distilling, to not get every run perfect. To want desperately to make spirit that impresses our friends. Please cut these people some slack. I proudly cabon filter all product that I make tinctures or flavoured product from. And proudly hold those products up to the market to judge...and sell out. I do not filter whiskey, brandy or any product which would be neutralised by carbon... But for the newcomer, filtering is a valid step on the path of distilling. It will render a product without the use of HBS cordials which will make them proud and will encourage them on the path to distilling knowledge. Distilling is not the place for bravado, rather a place for care and conservatism. If it makes it safer to filter please support it. In time many or most stop filtering, but for some it is the right thing to do. Cheers.
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