Originally Posted by
Bullet
Thanks for the response. You could be right as my draw off was at 222 F, that's where my hydrometer told me to draw at that time. I thought that was too high, should have been about 219 F. So I think that in fact it was too thick. However, what doesn't make sense is why only the last few bottles i filled have crystallization. Am I to assume that eventually the balance of the bottles will crystallize? My hydrometer may have not been washed properly and had solidified syrup on it from prior testing, making the hydrometer heavy and thereby giving me a false reading.
We can't tell you what temperature will give you the exact right density, that's why you should use a hydrometer and learn how to use it.
The reason is the temperature you need is based solely on the exact barometric pressure at your location. That will change as weather fronts move in or move away, and your elevation above sea level also changes it. If you have your exact barometric pressure, that should allow you to get the boiling point of water right then, with that add 7.3 degrees F and you will know what to draw at. However during a draw the density will gradually drop, so you will still do better with a hydrometer (or a refractometer). A hydrometer to give you the correct density must get a reading at 211F, which if you fill your test cup with actively boiling syrup 2x, dumping it back to warm the cup, then fill a 3rd time and carefully lower the hydrometer into the hot syrup in the cup, by the time it floats steady the temperature will be pretty much 211F. There are formulas and charts to adjust for other temperatures in this: https://holmes.osu.edu/sites/holmes/...full%20pdf.pdf
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.