milky sediment

[old turk]

After 2-3 filtering with double or triple cone filters, I still have a milky sediment in bottom of jars. Is this niter or something else.

[RileySugarbush]

almost certainly niter. Are you heating at all after filtering?

[maple flats]

Describe your filtering and bottling process. How do you clean your main filter? Has it even once been wrung to get it drier? What temperature is the syrup when you filter and at what temperature do you bottle?

[buckeye gold]

I have to ask an obvious question. Are your cone filters final filters or prefilters (paper). Assuming you are using a combination of prefilters and final filters I would guess your filters are worn out or compromised. However, I have had a couple years where I could not get syrup clear, the nitre was just too fine. In those years I added some filter aid and it helped. After that I just lived with a little sediment. That has only happened twice in 10 years.

[Eberzin]

A new cone filter and 4-5 new prefilters. After all the work you do to get this far you need good bottling procedures. Also do not reheat your filtered syrup. Bottle right after filtering at the proper temperature.

[Person25]

I have to ask an obvious question. Are your cone filters final filters or prefilters (paper). Assuming you are using a combination of prefilters and final filters I would guess your filters are worn out or compromised. However, I have had a couple years where I could not get syrup clear, the nitre was just too fine. In those years I added some filter aid and it helped. After that I just lived with a little sediment. That has only happened twice in 10 years.

Filter Aid in a cone filter? I’ve always wanted to try it, how much did you use per gallon?

[old turk]

Yes all filtering is done with a combination heavy final filter and 2-3 pre filters. my first year I may have squeezed my final filter a little to hard, so bought a new one. I rinse it inside out with hot water and let drip dry. I uaually bottle after the second filter at the 185-190. During my initial finishing I'm wondering if my temp gets to 217 and i may keep it there a little to long. And i realize every year can be different, so I add extra pre filters accordingly. Thanks to everyone for the help.