Originally Posted by
n8hutch
Hey Bap I have a friend that has the 12" vacuum filter and he hasn't had great luck with it so far. I gave him a 5 gallon pail full of DE to try, I told him to start with 3 cups to 5 gallons of syrup because that's what I use to start on my filter press. What do you think is a good amount of DE to syrup ratio?
Nate, that sounds about like what I am using right now given the amount of niter. Tell him that if it helps but still isn’t great try a little more.
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