I have potentially over boiled a recent batch of syrup with a normal than higher density reading! Just wondering how long it will take to see the sugar crystals in bottom of bottle if that happened?
Thx
I have potentially over boiled a recent batch of syrup with a normal than higher density reading! Just wondering how long it will take to see the sugar crystals in bottom of bottle if that happened?
Thx
2 1/2 X 8 D. & G. (new to me for 2012)
new CDL 125 RO for 2020
600 taps - tried vacuum with old Surge dairy pump in 2011 and worked great
half on vacuum and half on 3/16"
400 gal. Zero tank
Kubota 3540 and Cub Cadet splitter
Wild turkeys and deer to keep me company
Grandkids used as taste testers!
I sometimes see crystals in my draw off bucket overnight. I draw off heavy (by 1 - 2 degrees), and adjust when bottling.
Gary / Zena Crossroads / 42˚ 00' 24" N / Hobby in Early '70s, Addiction since 2014
175+ taps on 3/16 (60 of which are on two Lunchbox Vac/Releasers)
12x34 timber framed sap house w/attached 10x34 shed roof for storage
2 x 6 Smoky Lake hybrid pan on Corsair arch with AUF/steam hood/preheater/concentric exhaust
7.0 KW Sun Power PV System, Smokey Lake Filter Press/Steam Bottler, Modified NGMP RO - 2 4x40 posts 200 gph
I bottle all my syrup around 68 brix because I prefer thicker syrup. I don't tend to see a lot of crystals forming until after I open it to use it and it's in and our the fridge a lot.
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
It can take months. If you're just barely over density and have no nitre and brand new clean glass, the crystals have little to inspire formation. Opening the container may provide the tipping point needed, but even then it might take a while.
CE
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.