Appreciated all! As I said, I've had no problems with clarity, was just curious to see if anyone sore by it, which I am guessing is a silent minority, if any. The filtration system was a fallback for my other hopback designs, so I guess I'll start with them before resorting to the filtration method. I still haven't served my lagers or first keg, but I'll probably tinker down the road (didn't seem like much additional work) out of curiousity.