Filtration in the brewery (Part 2): clarifying and trap filtration
Fewer particles, improved quality | Suspended solids, filter aids, tannin-protein complexes: A wide variety of particles can affect the shelf life and brilliance of beer. Clarifying and trap filtration remove unwanted components and increase beer quality. This is the second installment of a five-part series on the filtration process in breweries.
Clarifying filtration plays a key part in the brewing process. There is scarcely a better way to increase a beer’s shelf life. But it can do much more than that. Aside from preserving the beer, it gives the beer clarity and brilliance – two of the most important things customers look for in beer. Only a few specific, cloudy specialty beers and craft beers, which are usually consumed locally within a short time, are able to forgo the process.
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