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Centenary Review Article Beer Filtration
Author(s) -
Reed R. J. R.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of the institute of brewing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.523
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 2050-0416
pISSN - 0046-9750
DOI - 10.1002/j.2050-0416.1986.tb04433.x
Subject(s) - filtration (mathematics) , brewing , filter (signal processing) , cartridge , process engineering , particle (ecology) , filter press , biochemical engineering , pulp and paper industry , computer science , materials science , chemistry , engineering , mathematics , mechanical engineering , food science , geology , statistics , oceanography , fermentation , computer vision
Beer filtration has been effected by sheet filters and various systems utilising filter aids for many decades. Cartridge filters, frequently utilising man‐made polymeric media, are taking over the role of the sheet filter. While filter aid systems will be in use for some years, their long‐term place in the Brewing Industry is being challenged by new developments in regenerable media depth filters and cross‐flow microfilters. The advent of electronic particle size measurement has given detailed information on the physical character of beer particles and filter‐aid particles. This enables accurate interpretation of filtration processes and the impact of materials such as β‐glucans on the processes using the laws of filtration.