I’d guess it would work, but it seems like a lot more work than just dry hopping with an ounce or 2 in a hop back in the keg. Unless I’m misunderstanding, you would need some way to continuously recirculate the beer. Look up the Sierra Nevada Torpedo device, there was an article in Zymurgy or BYO late last year. It’s similar to what you’re describing. I got to see the inside of one, and it’s not much more than a large container with a false bottom/sides that they fill with hops and recirculate the beer through at the end of fermentation.

Jimmy

Looks like they’d be ok, although they always look like something that would leak to me. I know my refrigerator uses them for the water dispenser/ice maker on household water pressure. For a beer serving or filtering application you’re going to be closer to 10psi max, probably lower.

You might also want to check whether they’re unconnectable and reusable, in case you need to take everything apart for cleaning or to replace the lines.

Good luck with it. Let us know how it goes.

Jimmy

I see that many places sell filter housings with 1/4″ quick connect fittings, thus the tubing could just be pushed in and you wouldn’t need the bungs and other fittings. That is, assuming the push-to-connect fittings could hold.

I’m looking specifically at this housing: http://www.filtersfast.com/Pentek-158640-Filter-Housing.asp.

It says it’s rated to 125 psi. I haven’t even assembled my keezer yet; do you think these fittings will hold? Sorry, I know nothing of the pressure used in these set-ups.

Thanks again, from a fellow North Carolinian (Charlotte).