filtering problem

[mapleberg]

take syrup off at 218 then finish it off in the house, syrup is thick and not up to 58 on the hydrometer yet, some of it is cloudy after it is in bottles need advice been dong it this way for 30 years

[psparr]

New hydrometer. New filter. Only two things I can think of.

[mapleberg]

just bought 2 new hydrometers