Let me start by saying I considered on and off about purchasing these filter, mainly because all the old reviews are great but the last few terrible .. implied things had changed, so I emailed Moorebeer prior to purchase to ask the questions about why ? The response I got was a slightly puzzled person from more beer that could not explain, and confirmed they are the same for the last 2 years always and white filter paper (somebody said brown in one review). So one night after a few beer ... I purchased ..Well I have to say I am so happy, the plate filter is really easy, actually REALLY EASY to use. I just followed the instruction but sure things were the right way around.. The only thing I did different was I used the "polish" filter straight away instead of doing rough etc .. I did this as it was a clean pils that I had cold crashed for 48 hours. This filter was fantastic the beer that came out was "crystal clear" and tasted great even though I have not carbonated yet .. The filter took 25-35 min and I did not supervise, and total leakage would be less than 1/3 a glass, if that. The filter did slow down for the last 20% as I guess the filter had more junk on it, but it still went well. In summary ... Easy, and compared to my other filter (the standard type) it will never be used again, and is on its way to ebay as I speak.