Thanks for the advice! The message is pretty clear: back to the drawing board!
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Thanks for the advice! The message is pretty clear: back to the drawing board!
I'm contemplating installing a few sap ladders, but I'm wondering if anyone knows if they will work with a Guzzler double diaphragm vacuum pump. Right now, I have one of these pumps adding vacuum to...
We aim to not go above 195 too. We'll let it drop as low as 185. Last year we used a propane heater over water, this year we switched to a water jacket bottler though. We've been having some mold...
No, we bottle into cold bottles, in a cold room. We've been having some mold problems on the surface of the syrup in the tops of the bottles, particularly the half litre bottles, so we have a plan to...
Hi folks,
For a couple of years now, I've been having problems with cloudy particles appearing in my syrup. It's not sugar sand cloudiness, which is distributed evenly through the syrup, but...
I'm trying this for the first time this year, and just wondering, how long should I leave the old sap in?
Thanks for all the replies. I spoke to my equipment dealer yesterday and he recommends changing your papers at the end of the day, even if you could still get more syrup through it the next day. I...
My press is a 7", 7 plate. It's supposed to be able to do about 60 gallons before the paper needs changing and the press cleaning. Yesterday I made about 50 gallons, which is pretty typical.
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I'm new to filter press management, so am just starting to figure out what my system will be. I'd like to know specifically what people do both when starting up their press at the beginning of the...
5 gallons is just what I heard as a reasonable minimum. Good to hear that I could go with less.
I'm investing in a filter press this winter, but am wondering what's the best way for me to make sure my syrup is hot enough before putting through the press. I've heard of people heating it up to...
Thanks, that's helpful!
Thanks for the info. Why the sch 40? Why not just run your 3/4 mainline straight into the pump?
How did you put the ss screen into the sch 40?
How did you know the diaphragm needed replacing?...
Hi all,
I've been using 3/16 tubing on good slopes for two seasons now, and am happy with the results. However, I've been thinking about adding a pump, to deal with the following problems:
1)...