Tonight was the first time I tried using my new press. I had a very difficult time trying to get the syrup through the press from the get go. My press is the hand pump model. I had to use a lot of force and every now and then it would blow back the suction line. Here is what I did.
I had 3 gallons of syrup.
I brought syrup up to 200 degrees.
I stirred in 5 cups of DE.
I know there at 2 kinds of DE but I don’t know what kind I have. I bought it from CDL. It’s in a white bag inside a cardboard box with no labeling on it.
Once the DE was stirred into the syrup I began pumping. I’m wondering if I used to much DE. I have a couple of pictures of my papers i will post. I would really appreciate some insight into what I’m doing wrong.