Taste of RO..ed syrup??

[butler]

Do they drastically change the taste of your syrup.. your syrup will spend considerably less time on the evaporator.

[wiam]

Proctor has done a blind taste test and most could not tell the difference.

[WESTVIRGINIAMAPLER]

I personally think in long run you make better quality syrup with a RO because it allows the sap to be processed at several times faster rate than without. This is very evident with very low sugar sap and when the temps are high and the sap is going to go bad fast.

[maple flats]

Professional taste testers can not distinguish RO'd syrup from non RO'd syrup for concentrates up to 24% or so, the jury is still out concerning higher concentrations now that RO's are out there that can even concentrate up to 45% sugar.

[Russell Lampron]

Many contest have been won with syrup made from ROed sap. I have been using my RO for 12 seasons and get many compliments on how good my syrup tastes. I concentrate from 12% to 18% with no compromise in flavor.

[Clinkis]

I went to an RO about 5 years ago and noticed no difference in quality, taste and colour of my syrup. No complaints at all from my customers. Only complaint is from my propane salesmen!

[Bricklayer]

This was my first year with an RO and I made better tasting, lighter grade syrup then I've ever made before. Highest I concentrated was a little over 8%. Found I had a harder time filtering it though.

[butler]

Hi bricklayer... I am renfrew, Ontario..just curious what kind of ro you used this year and how you liked it?

[Bricklayer]

Hi bricklayer... I am renfrew, Ontario..just curious what kind of ro you used this year and how you liked it?

I repurposed a commercial 4 post reverse osmosis unit that was used for water into a single post 4x40 RO for maple. And used a MES membrane. Only thing I really re used from the commercial RO was the multistage stainless pump and the Frame it's all bolted to. The plumbing and electric control I had to redo. Worked great. I was able to concentrate up to 8% if I really pushed it. But I stayed around 6% on 1 pass. It will do around 75-100 gph. I'm really not sure how the best way to calculate gph rating on an RO. Especially when recirc is always wide open. But I just go by the permeate + concentrate I'm getting out of it. Was usually at .80 gpm of permeate and 0.5-0.75 gpm of concentrate. Depended on the temp of the sap.

[butler]

Nice....the commercial ro"s are very expensive

[Bricklayer]

You could put together a single post ( maybe even a 2 post) 4x40 home built unit for around $1800-$2000
Good place for parts
http://www.cwwltd.com