BouncerMD inline beer filter (Mac Daddy)

A wonderful addition to my brewing process! I used this when moving from my FV to my keg. I use a canonical fermenter, and I am able to dump the trub, but even so, this filter still was very useful in minimizing particles. I should mention that I also purchased the screen assortment and used the white filter, as the red filter that comes with this has a much larger mesh.Assembly is simple, everything cleans up very well, I wish I had had one of these a long time ago.

The BouncerMD is an affordable filtration option for the home brewer. I fitted mine with tri-clamp fittings to make it easier to connect and disconnect. The barbed fittings are good but you'll quickly grow tired of unscrewing them to clean. I bought the additional filters to go with mine so that I could filter some of the finer bits of hop pellets and yeast particulates. For the dry hopper though, I would say the red filter the Bouncer comes with will suffice. Anything finer will result in a clog.The Bouncer itself is easily assembled and cleaned and does what it says it does. There are much more expensive options out there used by home brewers, but their filtration capabilities are marginally better at best and cleaning becomes a bit more of a hassle with them. In fact, two micro breweries I have been a part of use the Bouncer Pro in their establishments because of its cost effectiveness and ease of maintenance.If clarity is what you're after for your pale ales, pilsners, and lagers, I would recommend buying the additional filters and use the white filter in conjunction with something like Silifine (clarity agent). You can get a clear beer rather quickly doing that, saving time and energy without relying on cold crashing.In conclusion, I would highly recommend the BouncerMD for any home brewer looking to filter out hop or yeast particulates in their finished product. With time, the same can be achieved without the filter but the Bouncer does shorten that time extensively. For that reason alone, the $40 spent is worth it.

The first one works so well, I bought another. I use the original to filter out the larger particles and the second one, the finer particles. Seems to work well.

Used two of the Bouncer MD filters in a series connecting them together with a M-to-M threaded 1/2" coupler to filter 10 gallons of double dry hopped NEIPA pressure transferred from a 15 gal Fermenator to two 5 gallon corny kegs. I also purchased the additional finer 50 and 80 gauge screens screens as the filter the Bouncer MD came with did not appear to be fine enough. Seemed to work pretty well, but I actually did not see as much caught in the filters as I anticipated. The beer had the yeast taken off the bottom multiple times, so was probably pretty clean to begin with (other than the anticipated haze from a NEIPA). Beer ended up turning out very nicely. Still not sure how much good these did but not too much trouble setting up and cleaning. Only reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is the need to purchase the additional filters and it would be nice if the BOuncerMD had a pressure release button at the top. I did a pressurized purge of Star San and water through the filters and kegs in a series prior to the pressure transfer of beer, but it was tough to get the filters completely filled with sanitizer and water for the purge...there was space at the top with air. It would have been nice to be able to pressurize and then release any residual 02 out the top. The residual 02 (if there was any) probably did not have a huge affect on the beer, but I'm a nut about preventing any oxidation especially with a NEIPA. I'll most likely continue using these in the future when pressure transferring beer from a fermenter to keg. All-in-all a good filter that was easy to setup and easy to clean.

I had a nightmare of trub/hops problem after a closed transfer from fermenter to keg, where my keg dip tube kept getting clogged from leftover bits that made it in there. For my next brew I bought this and a smaller micron, non-name brand filter and had them both in line when closed transferring from fermenter to keg. Zero problems, and it was the clearest beer I've made on tap. And I even forgot a whirlfloc tablet during the brew. Worth the money if you've an avid home brewer.

I definitely recommend investing in the white screen as well. I wish that they made the white available by itself, or included it with the kit. If they do, I overlooked it! It's nice to see all the sediment left behind and not making it's way into the keg, no one likes floaties. You still want to keep your siphon out of the yeast cake, as this isn't a true filter, but no way you'll end up with hops in your keg. Even if you end up siphoning some yeast, you'll pull whatever made it's way through the screen out of the bottom of your keg with your first pint, provided you let the keg sit for a day. Highly recommended, there won't be a batch in the future where I don't use this. I forgot to mention in my review for the separate screens, which I wrote first, but if you don't cold crash your beer prior to bottling or kegging, you need to figure out a way to start. I use a chest freezer (which has strictly become my fermentation chamber) with a temperature controller. I use a heat lamp for terrariums wrapped in foil (to block light) for regulation, I set it to 36F after racking to secondary and leave it for at least two days. I couldn't get any more clarity without using an actual filter system that would likely affect the final taste, and that seems unnecessary for home brewing.

Works great for cold filtering large particulates. I use it between the fermenter and keg during closed transfer to prevent any hop bits from clogging the poppet. Construction seems good; swapped out the plastic barbs for MPT quick disconnects.

Just used this guy for the first time, I use to just zip tie a small mesh bag on the end of the tube inside the keg. I won’t go back, this thing worked flawless! I dryhopped with 8 oz for my Brut IPA and never got clogged. I went ahead and bought the upgraded mesh screens, never used the original one it came with.

Me parece un excelente e indispensable accesorio en la elaboración de cerveza casera, de buen material y perfecto funcionamiento.El único pero que le pondría es que a mi me llegó sin las espigas que aparecen en las imágenes del anuncio, por eso 4 estrellas.

Absolutely brilliant. Used it for transferring from my fermenters to kegs and the amount of debris it filters out is incredible. Would definitely recommend on if you want clear beer. Not tried it when transferring chilled wort into a fermenter yet. That will be the next test. I also purchased the extra filters as well.

Excellent qualité

I thought the hose barbs were missing, they are inside.

Just made an all grain kit from Malt Milller (Son of Punkie) and chucked the hops directly into the fermenter. Hooked this up to my line and drained to a keg and was left with a satisfyingly large clump of hop sludge in the device. Week later and happy to say that even the first pint or two are clear and I don't think there's much likelihood of my keg clogging. Didn't even cold crash the fv. Happy days!