My sales are also running towards 1/2 gal and gal jugs. While I pack some in glass, about 95% of my sales are in plastic. However, mine is just a price issue. The glass is priced higher. I filter in a filter press and get no sugar sand but my customers are just looking for syrup except when buying gifts and then plastic still exceeds glass sales. 3-4 yrs ago I was going to quit packing gal and make 1/2 gal my largest. Now my gal sales exceed my half gal and also roughly equal my qt. sales. I've had customers buy 4, 8 and even 10 gal at a time.
Dave Klish, I recently ordered a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.