The past few years I have done the "settling" method with very good results. This year I have been taking the syrup to completion, filtering, then bringing up to 185-187 then bottling. Years past I brought it back up to boiling then bottled, which after reading this site this year, is a no-no.

I have never had such clear syrup as I have this year. Spotless!

For filtering, I use a jelly strainer (see picture) with an old style cloth baby diaper filter in it. I have been using the same 5 pack of diapers for the last 10 years. Every year I say I'm going to upgrade to a cone filter, but then I figure why bother?