These are from a batch a few months ago. I’ve been working on my filtering process to get pulp out. There’s a pretty big tradeoff that comes with clarity. The taste and texture suffer a lot.
After the pictured batch I did an experiment involving two simultaneous small batches. In one I pre-strained as much pulp out as I could and used a decent amount of pectic enzyme. In the other I did no clarification effort at all.
The first was OK. A little thin. A tiny bit off from oxygen exposure from handling it so much.
The second, thick one was undrinkable. The yeast cling’s to pulp and is very noticeable in the taste.
So my recent efforts are to try to land in a stable spot somewhere in between. Ferment on the lees, then strain and filter in one pass if possible. So far I’m not having luck properly getting the fruit fibre out.
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A hop spider would work well to strain that out. Can get them for about $30 on Ali express
I have considered it. A few contraptions have worked but were generally too much of a pain in the ass. My current build is a large plastic tote with a half-height tote nestled into it with it’s bottom drilled out. I will then line it with layers of cheesecloth or another permeable fabric. It really needs a huge surface area and a sturdy setup to hold it all together while it drains.
Oh, a hop spider will make a massive difference and speed things up a lot. You can just pick it up and spin it a few times and all the liquid seaps out.