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• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Filter
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Separating things that have not dissolved from a liquid. The liquid is passed throug a filter to do this.
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The process of clarifying pure maple syrup. Raw syrup contains various suspended particles (called "sugar sand") brought out in the boiling process. In earlier days, these particles were "settled out" in bulk containers before retail packaging. Today we filter through cloth and paper membranes, producing crystal clear syrup.
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The process of removing particulate matter from wine after fermentation. Most wines are filtered after fermentation for both clarity and stability.
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The process of removing yeast cells and other microorganisms that could spoil the wine, as well as any remaining sediment that would keep it from being crystal clear, by pumping the wine through cellulose pads, pads lined with diatomaceous earth, or especially fine membranes.
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