So I pulled the trigger on the press
Any ideas on the ratio of DE to hot syrup?
So I pulled the trigger on the press
Any ideas on the ratio of DE to hot syrup?
2024 - New Maine resident, 12X12 sugar shack under construction
2019 - New 12X12 boiling pavilion
2018 - New Mason 2X3 Hobby XL and homemade RO
I have watched some guys on You tube that are doing a 1/2 cup DE per Gallon in hot syrup. This is the number I was going to go with but this will be my first year with it so I am sure some guys with experience can chime in.
19x48 mini pro oil fired, Nano R/O, CDL Vacuum Press,Mountain Maple Vacuum setup
6x12 sugar house off back of shed
2024-103 Taps Mostly Sugars, Dozen Reds
"The days are long, but the years are short"
The bigger versions of this unit include a sightglass and vacuum gauge. I plan to add a sightglass but I'm wondering about the vacuum gauge. Can anybody who has one of the larger units comment on whether they find the vacuum gauge useful?
60ish taps on buckets
D&G Sportsman 18x63
Turbo RB15 RO Bucket
I run about a cup of DE per gallon of syrup. It’s not an exact measurement because I use a scoop, not a measuring cup. The vacuum gauge I really don’t use. I am powering the filter with a shop vacuum not a vacuum pump, so it doesn’t make very high vacuum 6-7”. If you were using a pump with some volume, then maybe a gauge would be needed.
Sugaring for 45+ years
New Sugarhouse 14'x32'
New to Me Algier 2'x8' wood fired evaporator
2022 added a used RB25 RO Bucket
250 mostly Sugar Maples, 15% Soft Maples. Currently,(110on 3/16" and 125 on Shurflo 4008 vacuum, 15 gravity), (16,000 before being disabled)
1947 Farmall H and Wagon with gathering tank
2012 Kubota with forks to move wood around