Quote Originally Posted by Ms Ellis View Post
… do you think extra niter is created in the RO process? I read that somewhere. Do you think even the best of syrup producers end up with niter some times?
RO does not increase niter. It does concentrate minerals as well as sugar, so the RATE of niter formation during boiling will increase proportional to the syrup production rate, but the total amount for a given amount of sap doesn’t change.