A liquid recovery filter assembly comprising: a filter housing having an upper end or end cap, a lower end or end cap opposite the upper end, and an outer wall extending between the upper end and the lower end, the housing defining an internal volume; a filter element disposed within the filter housing, the filter element having an upstream designated side and a downstream designated side or filter core, wherein an upstream volume is defined by the filter housing and the upstream designated side of the filter element; an inlet port extending from the filter housing, the inlet port communicating fluidly with the upstream volume; an outlet port extending from the filter housing, wherein the outlet port is in fluid communication with the downstream designated side of the filter element; and, a recovery port extending from the filter housing, separate from the outlet port, defining a lumen or channel and configured to introduce sterile or otherwise contaminant-free gas into the downstream side of the filter assembly; characterized by the recovery port being in fluid communication with the downstream side of the filter element; the upper end or end cap defining a radially extending recovery port connector that defines a recovery channel, and a recovery filter subassembly secured inside the filter housing, comprising a recovery filter housing that defines a recovery filter chamber, a recovery filter secured in the filter chamber, and portions defining a fluid channel, wherein the recovery channel connects fluidly the fluid channel to the recovery port lumen or channel, wherein the fluid channel is in fluid communication with filter core, the recovery filter and with the lumen or channel of recovery port, and wherein the recovery filter subassembly is positioned between the filter element and the recovery port. a filter housing having an upper end or end cap, a lower end or end cap opposite the upper end, and an outer wall extending between the upper end and the lower end, the housing defining an internal volume; a filter element disposed within the filter housing, the filter element having an upstream designated side and a downstream designated side or filter core, wherein an upstream volume is defined by the filter housing and the upstream designated side of the filter element; an inlet port extending from the filter housing, the inlet port communicating fluidly with the upstream volume; an outlet port extending from the filter housing, wherein the outlet port is in fluid communication with the downstream designated side of the filter element; and, a recovery port extending from the filter housing, separate from the outlet port, defining a lumen or channel and configured to introduce sterile or otherwise contaminant-free gas into the downstream side of the filter assembly; characterized by the recovery port being in fluid communication with the downstream side of the filter element; the upper end or end cap defining a radially extending recovery port connector that defines a recovery channel, and a recovery filter subassembly secured inside the filter housing, comprising a recovery filter housing that defines a recovery filter chamber, a recovery filter secured in the filter chamber, and portions defining a fluid channel, wherein the recovery channel connects fluidly the fluid channel to the recovery port lumen or channel, wherein the fluid channel is in fluid communication with filter core, the recovery filter and with the lumen or channel of recovery port, and wherein the recovery filter subassembly is positioned between the filter element and the recovery port.