Syrup Bottling Opinion

[highlandcattle]

Even when we had 500 taps we used a coffee urn to bottle. Never any problems. Now 3 taps and still using an urn.

[berkshires]

Not having done either the coffee urn method or the true water jacket unit I wasn't sure how much of a problem scorching really was or if the unit i linked was worth the extra money over a $10 urn. I think I will go with the coffee urn for this year and see what coming years will bring (but will probably get a true bottler next year, lol). Thanks all for the help!

Yeah it works well. I'd suggest filtering right into it. You can use the optimizer filter rack. Here's a link if you haven't heard of it: http://mapletrader.com/community/sho...-a-cone-filter

By the way, I've never heard of syrup scorching in an urn if you let it come up to heat with water first (and then dump the water). I have had batches, though, where I think a little tiny bit of new niter formed. That's why I sometimes turn off the urn.

Cheers,

GO

[GramaCindy]

Perfectly put Berkshires

[wobbletop]

Switching from funnels/etc to a coffee urn turned bottling from an exercise in frustration to an easy one man operation. I wouldn't go back.

I warm up the urn with hot water then pour in the syrup to hopefully keep the urn in warm mode. I make take it apart this year to remove the heating element.

[DRoseum]

You could also use a double boiler set of pots to steam heat the syrup which will keep it at a constant temp around 180 F - 190 F. Just add a weldless bulkhead and valve/spout.

I just built one of these and it was super easy and works great. Also added a vacuum filter capability to the top to make filtering faster.

Post is here
http://mapletrader.com/community/sho...m-Heat-Bottler

[Trapper2]

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I also bottle out of coffee maker. Start with filling pot with water, get it to temperature, by now the filter bag will be moist, drain pot of water, add syrup to filter, I start with 5 prefilters and I remove 1 every 6 quarts or so. Unplug coffee maker when you add the last of your sap to prevent scorching. Has worked well for me. 046 (2).jpg043 (2).jpg

[Jtheisen]

Has anyone used the digiboil? Looking at that and the Lapierre 16x16 bottler with steam tray. If the digiboil don’t work good, I would rather spend the money once.
I have 350 taps on small vacuum pumps. Home built ro 4040. 2x5 laperrie jr

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[Jtheisen]

Has anyone used the digiboil yet. I would like to keep syrup hot in it till I get enough to run through filter press. Then put back in, and bottle. Looking at this or Lapierre steam bottler. This is my first year with evaporator and filter press.


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