filtration
Centrifugation
Separate yeast and solids from beer by density at high rotational speed, as a faster and gentler alternative to tight filtration.
What is actually happening
A disc-stack centrifuge separates by density in seconds what gravity would take days to do. It is gentler on flavour than a tight filtration and much faster than waiting for beer to drop bright.
Its risks are oxygen pickup and shear if the machine is poorly configured, both of which are avoidable with proper setup.
Related steps and concepts
- Filtration — The alternative it often replaces.
Also at the filtration stage
Cold crashing · Filtration · Fining
See the whole process in order on how beer is made.
Last reviewed 2026-08-16.