Quote Originally Posted by Hop Kiln Road View Post
Ran part of the night and all day, almost a gpt although I won't call the conditions all that good. Je T'aime de K-bec said her membranes really like a special soap so I took care of it. Rinsed the feed tank. And the Vanquish stayed in the garage. Filtering backing up after ten gallons or so and when the concentrate starts to get over 10% Lost a couple of pints here and there to the floor, mostly me just being giddy. My new Smokey Lake canner thermostat is being temperamental, but got a plan to modify it. However, water bath is far superior for syrup quality. So the first run, a 4gpt tease, is probably ending with the storm and wind and cold over the next couple of days and we'll start again Saturday. Bigs runs are still 2 weeks ahead. Give me a little time to regroup.
So you're liking the new squeezer I take it. What's this filtering issue? You trying to filter as it's going into your draw off bucket? I can see where a big draw off would be a problem with that method. I collect all of mine in my 22 gallon finisher and run it through the filter press when I am done boiling.