Wesfab shortbank filterpress DE quantity

[Johnjenner]

Have a Wesfab short bank three plate filter press. Just wondering how much DE everyone is using

[JoeJ]

Go to the bottling and filtering forum and look at "How much diatomaceous earth to use " thread on 3-16-15.

The amount used also depends on the DE that you purchase. Dicalite DE is finer and Celite DE is courser. If you use Celite, it takes 30% less DE. (The formula I used for the DE in my post was for Dicalite)

Joe

[MISugarDaddy]

John,
We start with 3 cups to start with and add an additional 2 cups in the remaining syrup. It fills the plates full, but allows us to do 10+ gallons.
Gary

[mainebackswoodssyrup]

We go with at least 3 cups, 4 if there seems to be a lot of niter.

[Russell Lampron]

I put 4 cups in my precharge bucket and 5 more in my filtering tank. My short bank press holds 9 cups.