Reddit reviews Banjo LSTM050-80C Polypropylene Mini T-Strainer with Clear Bowl, 80 Mesh, 1/2" NPT Female
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Price For: Each Max. Fluid Temp.: 150 Degrees F Screen Material: 316 Stainless Steel Housing Material: Polypropylene Connection Type: FNPT Color: Clear Bowl Color: Clear Item: Mini T-Line Strainer Microns: 177 Mesh: 80 Pipe Size: 1/2" Gasket Material: EPDM Length: 5" Height: 4-3/16" Flow Rate: 20 Screen Area: 6.75 sq. in.Max. Pressure: 100 psi @ 70 Degrees F Country of Origin (subject to change): United States
UPDATE: We tried filtering through 3 of the 4" Culina Fine Mesh Nylons Strainers, with the middle one at a 45 degree angle to the other two. Didn't get any better at all.
I also had a hop bag available that I had bought for future dry-hopping (one like this: http://www.brewinternational.com/straining-bag-reusable-nylon-mesh-with-draw-string/) and we tried using that stretched over a single strainer and pushed down into the strainer bowl. http://imgur.com/SB3rSTL That worked better but clogged and slowed often, so it had to be cleaned frequently.
So, I'm going to try one of these when I have my new hosing setup put together:
https://www.amazon.com/Line-Strainer-stainless-filter-screen/dp/B00CH29IK2
https://www.amazon.com/Banjo-LSTM050-80C-Polypropylene-T-Strainer-Female/dp/B0079JV3DI/
Several home brewers have had luck with these strainers, according to homebrew forums. When you put a coffee filter or tight mesh hop bag cloth in a strainer or funnel like I did previously, you get build up that tends to clog the filter where gravity is trying to pull the liquid through. This in-line filter allows for the liquid to pass through the screen and multiple places and angles, so it will take a long while to clog. And if I need something a little tighter, I can try a hop bag in there, or another trick several folks swear by: pantyhose!