So I made my first batch of syrup for the season and I went over 66 brix someone told me add water to to it to bring it back is that correct by the way my first batch made me 3quarts of liquid gold
Sam
Shelton,Connecticut
Went over 66 brix
So I made my first batch of syrup for the season and I went over 66 brix someone told me add water to to it to bring it back is that correct by the way my first batch made me 3quarts of liquid gold
Sam
Shelton,Connecticut
Yes, that will work to lower the brix. If you're fussy about not adding anything other than water, use distilled water, but tap water is allowed as an additive to 100% pure maple syrup.Originally Posted by Samuelvw1
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44° 41′ 3″ N
2019 -- 44 Red Maples - My home and sugarbush are for sale.
2018 -- 48 Red Maples, 7 gallons
2017 -- 84 Red Maples, 1 Sugar Maple, and 1 Silver Maple , 13 gallons
2016 -- 55 Red Maples, 8 gallons
2015 -- 15 Red Maples, 6 Birches - 3+ gallons maple syrup
An awning over my deck is my sugar shack.
An electrified kitchen sink and an electrified steam table pan are my evaporators.
I have added sap that was boiled first to rid it of any bacteria. Seemed to work out just fine.
I just added Poland spring water out of my machine
Any good water is OK, I use permeate or distilled or sometimes sap or more often I just draw more from the evaporator that is almost ready. Go very slowly, it will only take a little with just 3 qts. Add a little and test, repeat as necessary.
When I need to add water or permeate in a 15-18 gal batch it may require anywhere from a half pint up to 2 qts depending on how much too dense it is.
Dave Klish, I recently bought 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.
depending how much higher you went 66-67 is perfectly fine. The minimum it should be is 66. 66 is not the maguc number to be at. Just dont go over 68.
The chart that I have has 1.26oz/gallon of syrup that you want to reduce by 0.5 brix so you can adjust accordingly.
I have a brix adjustment on my maple producers calculator app which can tell you exactly how much you need to add. For three quarts of syrup at 69 brix you would add 3.87oz of water to bring it to 67 brix.
About 300 taps
2'x6' air tight arch
Semi complete 12'x24' sugarhouse in Somers, CT
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