Reddit reviews 3/8" Hose Barb in-Line Strainer with 50 mesh Stainless Steel Filter Screen

I started doing closed transfers with my Speidel a few months ago and I have to say, there is no looking back. I love my Speidel's even more after I figured out how to make this work for me. It hinges on the fact that 3/8" silicone tubing fits snugly over the Speidel spigot and that you can attach a spigot to the lid. I use 1/2" NPT fittings for a snug fit into the 3/8" silicone tubing.

Picture of my setup: https://i.imgur.com/nJDOGix.jpg

I use CO2 to push out the beer into the keg. Starting from the CO2 tank:

1. Gas tubing to ball lock gas disconnect.
   
2. Connect that to a Male 1/2" NPT-ball lock gas adapter from BrewHardware.
   
3. That adapter connects to a female 1/2” NPT-male 1/2” hose barb that is in a short length of 3/8" silicone tubing.
   
4. That length of tubing is connected to the spigot on the Speidel lid which pushes gas into the Speidel.
   
   From the bottom spigot:
   
   
5. 3/8" silicone tubing runs from the spigot to an in-line bouncer filter.
   
6. From the filter "out" barb, more tubing connects to a 1/2" hose barb-1/4" female flare adapter.
   
7. That adapter connects to a ball lock liquid disconnect which is hooked up to the keg liquid out post.
   
8. A ball lock gas disconnect is hooked up to the gas in post that has a length of tubing running into a container of StarSan.
   
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   A couple of points. I fill up my keg completely with StarSan and then push it all out (reusing it, of course) through the in-line filter/tubing setup and then I let the gas blow through the in-line filter for 10-15 seconds or so before hooking that up to the Speidel bottom spigot. The spigot actually has a little vent hole that is open to the outside when the spigot is in the closed position so the CO2 vents even though the tubing is hooked up. I then open the spigot just as much as I need to so that vent hole is no longer opened (but not enough to actually allow beer to flow out) while at the same time turning off the gas flow. This ensures a completely CO2 purged filter and I have not had any issues with oxidation despite filtering my beer. I have also never had any issues with a clogged outpost despite brewing many hoppy beers and NEIPAs because of the filter. It sounds a little complicated but once you figure it out, it works very, very well and solves a common problem with closed transfers to kegs. I don't have to worry about cold crashing in the fermenter either which further minimizes oxygen ingress.
   
   Also, keep in mind you don't need very much pressure at all to move the beer. Once I attach my filter to the bottom spigot, I disconnect the gas line from my keg and connect it to the "blow in" tube attached to the spigot on the lid. I then open the bottom spigot and then finally turn on the gas with the regulator all the way off. I slowly crank up the regulator until I get good flow of beer into the keg. The needle on the regulator will sometimes barely move so I would imagine it is probably about 1-2 PSI max. That's all you need.
   
   Hope that helps! And hope it makes sense. Happy to answer any questions. Closed transfers have really taken my beers (especially hopper beers which is most of what I brew) to the next level.

My first question is, did you take out the first dry hops? if not, that's a big reason why you got chlorophyll. I can't remember exactly where i read it or heard it (probably brulosophy) but it's become my new rule of thumb for dry hopping is 1-1.2oz/gal total dry hop, under 65*f for two days max. if you're double dry hopping, take the first dose out after 2 days. Then add your second dose whenever you hit FG and leave those for 2 days and take them out. For second stage dry hops, i've been doing that the same day i start cold crash and leave it for two days, then keg or bottle. I've also filtered using This I got the fine mesh screen and it doesn't impact the haze much at all, just enough to catch hop particles while kegging or bottling.

Of course there's exceptions to the total dry hop rule, but i've noticed for <10gal batches it's on point.

Mine does too, it's a pain in the ass. I hooked liquid ball lock post up to a weed sprayer and keep that next to me filled with star san just so I can unclog it when it inevitably happens.

I bought one of these to hopefully help though, haven't tried it yet but likely will next week.

I just picked up this little guy and used it for the first time last light. Appeared to do the trick because there was a ton of trub in the trap when I cleaned it. The beer looked a little clearer coming out than going in too.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CH2JSIY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I also cold crashed and fined with gelatin.

I've had issues with my brewbucket as well. At first I worried about the direction the dip-tube of the bucket was in prior to transfer, but unlike Clumsy has stated, I've had good luck with using an inline filter. I leave my diptube at the 6 o'clock position. My process is as follows after a good 2-3 days cold crash @ 34F:

Fill keg with sanitized water until it over flows. Set the lid in place and seal the keg (more water will flow out). Let it sit for a bit, then connect the keg to CO2 and pour its contents out (preferably into another empty keg). Once its purged of O2 and water, disconnect the gas out. Open PRV to release any positive pressure. Connect CO2 to brewbucket and turn on at ~2-4 PSI. Take a hydro sample. This will give you an idea of how much sediment (yeast/hop debris) to expect (and you wont really want that beer in the keg). Rotate clockwise if its suck. Connect the tubing with inline filter to brewbucket (with liquid QD connected) , dont connect the QD to the keg yet. Open brewbucket valve. I raise the tubing up to force air out and press the spring poppit in the QD to encourage liquid out. This can be messy, but it will bleed the line of any O2. I try to keep a solo cup under it to catch any beer. Once there is no O2 inline, connect the QD to the keg and let it fill.

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I've had quite a bit of hop debris in the filter before (5oz dry hop), but it continued to flow well enough to get into the keg without clogging the QD. I've had issues where the inline filter seems to have air in it, but this latest process seems OK as long as the filter seals properly. Sometimes the gasket in the filter can get pinched and let air in. If that's the case, just repeat the process. Cleaning out the filter is a lot easier than dealing with a clogged poppit (these have resulted in beer showers multiple times).

It is a filter to keep hops out of my lines. 3/8" Hose Barb In-Line Strainer with 50 mesh stainless steel filter screen

You can use gravity, but this way they are both at ground level using CO2 for pressure.

Can you keep the hop particles out of the keg? I use a cheap, reusable inline filter, for example.

I just bought one of these bad boys

Since it bottles from the bottom of the conical, I figure it should have enough pressure to not take forever.

Thanks. I'm way to impatient to wait that long, so I'll try the same recipe again and do as you say to see if it helps.

I forget how much gelatin I used. I bought it at LHB store and it said how much for the 5 gallons so I followed those directions.

Here is the strainer: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CH2JSIY

Yea your O.G. will drop for sure, but you can plan accordingly if you have a ball park range for your efficiency. I've been there before with getting the same efficiency or even lower. There are lots of things you can change to help your system out. It's usually not just one thing, but multiple things hurting your efficiency. Trail and error process...

A single cold crash on your fermenter before transferring to a keg is all that's needed. I also use one of these for super hoppy beers or beers that are conditioned on fruit to prevent any large particles getting into the serving keg. I've had too many headaches with clogged kegs haha

btw basically that same filter is on amazon for like half the price https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CH2JSIY/?coliid=IBMRZSQHWEQ6N&colid=1EGRNUF593MAH&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Have you tried using a bouncer. You could always put hops in one and another filtering it. bouncer

You can also get one of these in line filters for any small amounts of trub you might pick up. https://www.amazon.com/Line-Strainer-stainless-filter-screen/dp/B00CH2JSIY/ref=pd_ys_c_rfy_rp_all_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00CH2JSIY&pd_rd_r=448QDF9PD04NK30S0EZ6&pd_rd_w=e80cV&pd_rd_wg=2PYrp&psc=1&refRID=7HDWBV27R5ZB2119GHET