I've explained my filtering process before and will again because I think it works well for a hobby guy.
1) I draw off a degree or two before finished and filter through a 10" non-woven filter from Amazon. I go through a bunch of these in a day.
2) Finish in a stock pot with a spigot 1" off the bottom over propane.
3) Bring it inside and let it settle for 24-48 hours.
4) Draw off syrup through the spigot leaving the gunk in the bottom of the stock pot.
5) Re-heat in a double boiler to 185 degrees
6) Filter through a Smokey Lake square steam bottler.
Letting it settle for a day is key. 90% of the niter and gunk settles to the bottom of the stock pot and never hits the filters.
Last edited by Woodsrover; 02-25-2020 at 07:05 PM.
1980 - 6 taps, stone fire pit, drain pan evaporator, 1 pint of syrup
2016 - 55 taps on 3/16 and gravity, new sugar shack, 2x3 Mason XL, 16 gallons of syrup
2017 - 170 taps on 3/16, 2x4 Mason XL, NextGen RO. 50 gallons of syrup
2018 - 250+ taps on gravity and buckets, 2x5 Smokey Lake arch and Beaverland pan.
2019 - 250+ taps on gravity. A few buckets. 35 gallons of syrup.
2020 - 300+ taps on gravity. 50 gallons of syrup.
2021 - 280 taps on gravity and 40 buckets. 35 gallons of syrup.