Celite or Dicalite??

[Amber Gold]

I went to order filter aid from CDL and found out there's two kinds: Celite and Dicalite.

I'm pretty sure I've always used Dicalite, but my CDL rep has Celite in stock. Is it a brand thing or am I going to notice a difference between the two? Thought I'd ask before I picked it up and found out I need to change my process, didn't like it, or something.

Thanks for the input

[JoeJ]

Celite is a finer grade of DE. The Dicalite is courser and requires 30% less to do the same amount of filtering.

Joe

I just realized this morning that what I stated above in backwards. Celite is courser and Dicalite is finer.

I have a five hollow plate 10" filter press and it takes 70 cups of Dicalite to fill all the hollow plates and only 56 cups of Celite.

[buckeye gold]

Hmmm this post made me think. I have used some DE in my gravity filtering, but I just bought food grade DE. Does anyone have experience with one being better for gravity filtering?

[maple flats]

Try asking mountainvan and see if he knows. He does the most syrup I'm aware of who at least used to use DE with gravity filtering.