How much do you gravity filter?
What is the most syrup you have done through flat/cone filters in a year?
We did 73 gallons syrup through flat filters. Had no issue at all as long as the syrup was filtered right off the evap nice and hot. I also had good kitchen volunteers to keep a steady stream of freshly rinsed filters at the ready.
Camp Wokanda
Peoria Park District
2023 - 210 on 3/16 shurflo, sap storage shack w/ 1100 gallon tank - 123 gallons
2022 - 210 on 3/16 shurflo, homemade vac filter & water jacket canner - 104 gallons
2021 - 215 on 3/16 shurflo, added 2nd membrane to RO - 78 gallons
2020 - 210 on 3/16 shurflo, upgraded hp pump on RO - 66 gallons
2019 - 150 on 3/16 shurflo, Deer Run 125 dolly RO - 73 gallons
2018 - 120 on 3/16 shurflo, 2x6 raised flue w/hood, homemade arch w/ AUF & AOF - 34.5 gallons
235 gallons through cone filters last year. Yeah, I'm gonna buy a press...
Last edited by motowbrowne; 04-12-2019 at 09:45 PM.
-Ryan
Went off the deep end. Might be in over my head...
140 gallons on flat filters this year.
Steve
2017
2x8 Mason drop tube evaporator
420 Taps
3 surflo pumps on 5/16
79 gallons of syrup made
2016
New kitchen addition to sap house
400 taps
52 gallons syrup made
We filtered and bottled 54 gallons in one afternoon this week using gravity filters. In our system the key is pre-filtering several times, with multiple pre-filters at each step. For example, I pre-filter the bucket of near-syrup I draw when I switch sides on the evaporator. I pre-filter the syrup when I draw off the evaporator, I pre-filter when I draw off the re-heating pan, and then do the final filter on the canner. Each step the syrup is nice and hot. With that system the final filtering goes dramatically faster than it used to.
Over 10 years ago I bought some tanks and barrels from a producer who was retiring from maple, who did 400-600 gal a year, all filtered on flat filters. He had a bunch of large filter pans on legs. I think they were 3'x3' or close to that. He likely had 6 or 8 of those set ups. He never used a filter press. I do not know if he used filter aid, but his syrup was nice and clear in the bottles I saw.
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.
We do 80-100 gallons a year through 2 cone filters and several pre filters we make 5-10 gallons a day that go in the filter pot in 2-5 quart draws we have no issues.
25 years sugaring
2018 191taps. Made 80 gallons
Two taps to a 5 gallon bucket roadside trees.
A retired dad to hump buckets and do most of the boiling the great wife that let's me spend lots of time and money.
New Smokey lake 2×6 raised flue SSR on my own version of the silverplate arch.
2019 new hood and new preheater concept that worked great.
306 taps roadside trees
We make roughly 20gal a season. We gravity filter through a felt cone filter with two Orlon prefillter. Filters are washed nightly. We have two of the felt ones that we alternate because they dont dry overnight. The orlon ones lasted the season although they were on their last legs for our last batch (if we were continuing I would have used new ones for the last batch).
2023 - 130 taps, 90L from 4,000L as of mid March
2021 - 84 taps, 50L from 2100L
2020 - 100 taps on buckets, 21L syrup from 2700L so far (FEB 26-Mar 13) and then the pandemic hit! End of our season!
2019 - 62 taps on buckets, 95L syrop from 3215L sap
2018 - 62 taps, collecting by hand, 90L syrop from 3200L sap
2017 - Lapierre Waterloo Small mini pro with 40 taps
2014 - 2016 40 taps making one or two batches on a 2x6 flat pan over an open arch as it would have been done in 1900
We filter between 200-250, sometimes over 300 gallons per year through flat filters.Have two filter racks,one elevated about 4” above the other,holds two prefilters,catches pretty well all of the niter,then prefilter and felt underneath,syrup is crystal clear
7th generation maple producer in sugarhouse built in 1892
2x World Champion Maple Syrup Producer
1250 taps on cv adapters
Leader Vortex 3x14 with Max Flue and Revolution Syrup Pan,Enhanced Steam Away
www.leggettmaplesyrup.com
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