my first 5 taps

[butch361]

Put in my first 5 taps on Feb.6,2009!!! I think my sugar content is least than 2%. I have made about 80 ounces of syrup and a couple of pounds of candy. I have collected about 34 gallons of sap. I am a turkey fryer and finishing off on the stove. I notice in the last 5 jars there is a white substant in the bottom. that is very thick. I filtered it before putting it on the stove. Should i've filled it after it was done also? The taste and color are great!!

[Haynes Forest Products]

YES always filter if you bring finished syrup to a boil. The suspended minerals /sugar sands will show up every time.

[emo]

I let the finished pot of syrup sit for 2-3 days to the nitre settle to the bottom, then siphon the syrup to another pot on the floor and break the siphon when I start get the nitre in the tube. My third batch last year had a lost of nitre in the jars, one was about half nitre, but I siphoned on the last fouth batch and had almost no nitre in the jars.