Filter Aid / DE
so this year i,m going to be going from gravity cone filtering to a 16x16 steam filter/bottler, my question is can i, and would it be worthwhile to add DE to my syrup before i filter it thru filters on the bottler ???, or wont it make a difference seeing how its not being filtered under pressure
I'm currently wondering the answer to that same exact question. I picked up some flat filters and have it setup on an old 6" steam pan. Also got some DE to add to see if it helps or not.
Have a small batch on the stove finishing up to give it a try this morning.
2017 25 taps on buckets got me hooked 1 gallon of sweet
2018 51 taps on 3/16 tubing/ DIY oil tank evaporator 8.5gallons finished
2019 60 taps 7 gallons finished ended season short
2020 New 2x4 divided pan ready to get away from the headache that is steam table pans
2021 off year due to pandemic and projects
2022 back at it
My experience is that DE requires pressure otherwise it will clog any gravity filter and make it unusable.
2015 - 8 buckets, 332L sap, 8.5L syrup - Barrel evaporator, 2 steam pans
2016 - 8 buckets, 432L sap
2017 - 10 bags, 470L sap, 9L syrup
2018 - 20 bags, 1050L sap, 17.6L syrup
2019 - 20 bags, 970L sap, 22.2L syrup
2020 - 17 bags, 813L sap, 17L syrup
That’s kinda what I thought but figured it couldn’t hurt to ask
I've read where some producers have improved their gravity filtering considerably by adding filter aid to the syrup. Be sure to use filter aid for maple, no other is good to use in syrup. FA does not need pressure to work, but is does filter faster with pressure. The main point is that the filter, mostly the thick main filter if never wrung out (which breaks the fibers) will catch the FA. Don't try to reuse FA, once used, spread it in your garden to control slugs, dry it first.
Dave Klish, I recently bought 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.
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