Still have niter after filtering
We're small time producers, just under 100 taps. We don't sell. That out of the way, I run the syrup through a Leader prefilter coming out of our home made evaporator into a stainless pot. After heating up to around 190 I pour it through 3-4 prefilters and a synthetic filter under those. All filters have been rinsed in warm water and gently squeezed (not wrung) to get rid of excess water. I then heat to 211 and check density. If ok, I bottle. Always done this, always worked. This year however, I get cloudiness in the syrup that I was thinking was nitre. After the bottles sit for a number of hours the cloudiness settles to the bottom 1/2 inch. I just rinsed a prefilter with water at the sink, and squeezed out the excess water into a glass and it is VERY cloudy. Any ideas?
2008-1st Year= Gas grill+CampStove, 4 trees= 2+1/2 qts syrup
2009-2nd Year=25x11 wood stove+ SS pan+ Camp stove for finishing+ 2 turkey fryers, 19 or so trees= 3gals
2013-now @Lavoie's Sugar Shack (Backyard Sugaring on MTrader) ,evaporator and RO Lee built, sink with running hot/cold water,stainless table, a new filtering/bottling setup, a newly poured concrete floor....all the luxuries!!
Now we have over 100 taps and in 2015 made over 30 gallons!