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So after letting it settle for about 5 days and once I pour off all the "good" syrup and discard the unwanted niter, do you guys reheat before bottling? If so, what temp do you reheat to?

THanks everyone. My batch this weekend ended up netting me about 1.5 gallons of syrup. I filtered once after I took it off the wood fire boil outside and before I finished it inside. One I reached 66...

I have a small setup that I usually do 40 gallon batches with. It usually takes me a full day of boiling to do a 40 gallon batch, about 8 hours outside on the wood fired boil and another hour or so...

Thanks for the replies everyone. I've heard the settling method from another friend who also has a syrup operation. So with letting it settle for a few days or up to a week, do you reheat it again...

Hello, I believe this will be my 5th year doing a small syrup operation in north eastern Minnesota. I have a wood fired 55 gallon barrel that has two stainless steel pans that sit in the top of the...

I did another batch this weekend with the same niter results. Same filtering - once with cone filter and 2 pre filters before moved inside to stove, and then again once proper sugar level was reached...

I've only ever bottled into mason jars before and am pretty familiar with the canning process with those. I'd like to start bottling in bottles that are more user friendly for pouring (like the ones...

So are you saying filter the syrup when its at a boil? That is what I did the first year I started boiling syrup and I definitely got more niter sand than how I do it now where I let it cool to ~185...

I will taste test tonight and confirm whether or not its niter. I've been so disappointed by that 2nd batch's niter that I haven't even tasted it yet.



I am going to re-bottle.. Is it better to...

Thanks for the replies. Yes, I am saying the niter fills 15-20% of the jars volume wise... When you say sugar crystals, I don't think that is the case. My first year boiling syrup and I cooked one...

My second batch this year ended up having a crazy amount of niter sand in it. I did two batches this year that were one week apart and boiled almost identically. In the picture, the first batch is on...

What is the advantage of a grading kit over a basic hydrometer?

I'm looking at buying this hydrometer... is it good enough for what I need? I've read there are sap and syrup hydrometers, so I will...

When you say a bit heavy, you mean cooked for too long/too high of a temp? I had 2 different digital thermometers in the pot while I was doing the finishing boiling. I pulled it off the stove when...

I boiled to 218 degrees (I'm at approx 1,000 ft elevation) - I've never used a hydrometer but will make that change one of these years... I filtered with the main heavy duty twice; once after the...

Hello,
I just boiled my first batch of the year this weekend (located in Northern MN) and ended up with almost a gallon of syrup which is a pretty good haul for me. This is my 4th year doing syrup...

question for you guys... newbie here - how do you grade your syrup? I've seen the color scale before... do you just print that off and hold it up to a jar of syrup and see what color matches it? Is...

I followed the above advice on my batch this week and have a follow up question...

My process: I got sap to 185 degrees, had brand new glass jars (that were previously cleaned in hot soapy water...

What is the best process for canning syrup in mason jars for long term storage?

I just tried canning my first batch last night. I used brand new half pint mason jars. I cleaned the jars and lids...

I'm in my 2nd year of running my own small scale operating with a little over 20 taps. Last year I wasn't very impressed with my filtering results as I had a pretty decent amount of niter sand end...

Update, about 6 of my 10 dry trees started flowing yesterday, albeit very little. So that is encouraging. I think I will give the other ones another day or two before I move the taps to nearby trees.

Thanks for the replies. All taps are on the South or Southeast side of the trees. This particular group of maples run north/south along a large logging clearcut directly to the east side of the...

Hello, small time hobby syruper here in my 2nd season of running my own small operation. I have 23 trees tapped and I am located in NE Minnesota. I got my trees tapped last weekend and have been...

Hello - newbie here. This is my first time syruping on me own. I live in NE MN and tapped 23 trees this spring. I made just under a gallon of syrup this spring using a homemade set up consisting of a...