MattSchmitz

Richard and Andy are absolutely right. The filter bags are nominal at best. Settling and decanting would be useful if you can spare the hold time, would save you in filter media . If you cant, go with a more open bag to capture bulk solids (10 micron), and then to a filter press. a 1 micron cellulose filter media is going to be able to capture between 90-98% of solids at that size, vs. 60% on a bag. Efficiency increases the slower you flow through any filter media. General rule of thumb for sizing, for liqueurs you will want to aim for a flow rate of about 0.5 GPM per square foot of surface area on a filter press and you may need to flow slower than that.

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I can confirm what @SlickFloss is saying , seeing a lot more visibility on BOD and TSS in wastewater streams across all of industry. Sewer fees with municipailites have gone way up for high concentrations of either, at least you don't have to worry about that. Good to get ahead of it now.

Hi Willie, nice to meet you! Also a late-join, but no worries!

Hey there, Just joined and saw this, wasn't sure if you got this figured out? The best way to help yourself out with filtration is to increase your surface area. You could stick with the number of housings you have but instead of running 2 x 2, you could run all 4 housings in parallel and increase your flow rate. I wouldn't try doubling the flow when you do this, but you can increase it. If you keep the flow the same, your cartridges will last longer. I would also go with an impeller vs the diaphragm pump. Less chance of the pulsing of the diaphragm pushing the soft solids of the haze through the cartridge at higher differential.

Hello everyone, My name is Matt Schmitz, I work for Findlow Filtration and have done for the past 5 years, at another filtration company for 10 years before that. I worked a lot with and was hired on by Alex Findlow (Afilters on this forum) until his unfortunate passing last year. Since then, the company has asked me to work his area and support his customers in the distilling industry. While I have a background in filtration, filtration of spirits is a whole different animal and I can tell you the past year has been quite an education! I've been very fortunate that so many of the folks within the distilling world have been very welcoming and helpful as I learned about the challenges faced in producing exactly the desired product. I decided to come here to offer what advice I can and continue that education from a basis of my many years of experience in filtration. Alex has offered his expertise and lab testing services here before me and I would like to continue this as well. We offer the testing free of charge, with the intention that we get to build a working relationship with you. Thank you for your attention, I look forward to reading and posting on this forum!