word to the wise - be sure and use new filters
I boiled down about 60 gallons and filtered off about a gallon and a half of nice syrup yesterday using an old felt filter I had purchased with a bunch of other sugering stuff. The filter was as clean and.new looking as could be just old. Long story short, it left a nasty musty taste in the syrup ruining the whole batch. Lesson learned the hard way.
Reheat it and filter it again in a good filter, should take care of it.
Two years boiling on a Leader half pint
2011 100 buckets,12 gallons made
2013 120 on tubeing 20 buckets 27 gallons made
2014 Leader King 2 x 6 Working on 400 + on tubeing
goal: 70 gallons
If that "bad" filter is the synthetic type (orlon) it should still be good too if you wash it in hot water. Some people like to put them through the washing machine (no soap.) I give them 3-4 hot rinses by hand.
Steven Abbott
Over 900 taps on vacuum
30" x 10' D&G Woodsaver evaporator with Steamaway
Half acre market garden
2 farmers in training
Nope it was an old felt filter. I bought new filters today so will try again.
We always chuck them at the end of the season, and usually a couple of times during it. This season was so short we have only used one.
Definitely not worth keeping them!
Last edited by Revi; 04-07-2014 at 01:22 PM.
Great advice..... bought some new filters and made another gallon and a half of medium amber. Still learning but pretty much addicted.Originally Posted by Revi
50 plus taps/buckets
homemade evaporator barrel stove
2x2 pan
I can't remember the last time I bought filters. Probably 10 years. Hot hot water and let dry thoughly and you shouldn't have a problem. Even my prefilters are more than 4 years old.
2012: Probably 750 gravity taps and 50 buckets.
600 gal stainless milk tank.
2 - 100 gallon stock tanks
one 30 gal barrel
50 buckets
3' x 10' Waterloo Raised Flue wood fired evaporator w/ open pans.
12" x 20" Filter Canner
Sawmill next to sugarhouse solves my sugarwood problem
Gather with GMC 3500 2wd Pickup w/ 425 gallon Plastic Tank.
Been tapping here in Lyman NH since 1989 but I've been sugaring since 8 years old in 1968.
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