Do they drastically change the taste of your syrup.. your syrup will spend considerably less time on the evaporator.
Taste of RO..ed syrup??
Do they drastically change the taste of your syrup.. your syrup will spend considerably less time on the evaporator.
2010 - 28 taps, homemade brick arch
2011 - 421 taps, 2' x 6' homemade evaporator
2012 - 276 taps
2013 - 385 taps, new 2' x 6'
2014 - 600 taps, new 7" short bank filter press
Proctor has done a blind taste test and most could not tell the difference.
William
950 taps
3 X 12 Thor pans on a Brian Arch
CDL 600 expandable
I personally think in long run you make better quality syrup with a RO because it allows the sap to be processed at several times faster rate than without. This is very evident with very low sugar sap and when the temps are high and the sap is going to go bad fast.
Brandon
CDL dealer for All of West Virginia & Virginia
3x10 CDL Deluxe oil fired
Kubota M7040 4x4 Tractor w/ 1153 Loader hauling sap
2,400+ taps on 3/16 CDL natural vacuum on 9 properties
24x56 sugarhouse
CDL 1,000 2 post RO
WEBSITE: http://danielsmaple.com
Professional taste testers can not distinguish RO'd syrup from non RO'd syrup for concentrates up to 24% or so, the jury is still out concerning higher concentrations now that RO's are out there that can even concentrate up to 45% sugar.
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.
Many contest have been won with syrup made from ROed sap. I have been using my RO for 12 seasons and get many compliments on how good my syrup tastes. I concentrate from 12% to 18% with no compromise in flavor.
Russ
"Red Roof Maples" Where the term "boiling soda" was first introduced to the maple world!
1930 Ford Model AA Doodlebug tractor
A couple of Honda 4 wheelers
Four chainsaws and no chickens!
I went to an RO about 5 years ago and noticed no difference in quality, taste and colour of my syrup. No complaints at all from my customers. Only complaint is from my propane salesmen!
Maple Rock Farm
www.Maplerockfarm.ca
400 taps on Vacuum
18”x60” Lapierre propane evaporator with Smokey Lake auto draw off
Homemade 3 post RO with MES membranes
Ford TS110 tractor sap hauler
This was my first year with an RO and I made better tasting, lighter grade syrup then I've ever made before. Highest I concentrated was a little over 8%. Found I had a harder time filtering it though.
600 taps on vacuum
Lapierre mechanical Releaser
CDL electric releaser
2.5 x 10 CDL Venturi ( new for the 2024 season )
Home made modulating auto draw off
Homemade RO 2 x 4" membranes
CDL 16 x 16 bottler
Wesfab 7" filter press
Delaval 73 vacuum pumps
12 hives of bees
Ro
Hi bricklayer... I am renfrew, Ontario..just curious what kind of ro you used this year and how you liked it?
2010 - 28 taps, homemade brick arch
2011 - 421 taps, 2' x 6' homemade evaporator
2012 - 276 taps
2013 - 385 taps, new 2' x 6'
2014 - 600 taps, new 7" short bank filter press
I repurposed a commercial 4 post reverse osmosis unit that was used for water into a single post 4x40 RO for maple. And used a MES membrane. Only thing I really re used from the commercial RO was the multistage stainless pump and the Frame it's all bolted to. The plumbing and electric control I had to redo. Worked great. I was able to concentrate up to 8% if I really pushed it. But I stayed around 6% on 1 pass. It will do around 75-100 gph. I'm really not sure how the best way to calculate gph rating on an RO. Especially when recirc is always wide open. But I just go by the permeate + concentrate I'm getting out of it. Was usually at .80 gpm of permeate and 0.5-0.75 gpm of concentrate. Depended on the temp of the sap.Originally Posted by butler
600 taps on vacuum
Lapierre mechanical Releaser
CDL electric releaser
2.5 x 10 CDL Venturi ( new for the 2024 season )
Home made modulating auto draw off
Homemade RO 2 x 4" membranes
CDL 16 x 16 bottler
Wesfab 7" filter press
Delaval 73 vacuum pumps
12 hives of bees
Ro
Nice....the commercial ro"s are very expensive
2010 - 28 taps, homemade brick arch
2011 - 421 taps, 2' x 6' homemade evaporator
2012 - 276 taps
2013 - 385 taps, new 2' x 6'
2014 - 600 taps, new 7" short bank filter press
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