Hi -About 10% of my syrup batch at the bottom of my pot is what I call Maple Mud. It's a sludgy mix of whatever..... Am I not flitering enough? Thanks .
maple mud
Hi -About 10% of my syrup batch at the bottom of my pot is what I call Maple Mud. It's a sludgy mix of whatever..... Am I not flitering enough? Thanks .
Boiling in a big pot I'm guessing?
No, niter or "sugar sand". Normal. Filter by one of many means before bottling.
1980 - 6 taps, stone fire pit, drain pan evaporator, 1 pint of syrup
2016 - 55 taps on 3/16 and gravity, new sugar shack, 2x3 Mason XL, 16 gallons of syrup
2017 - 170 taps on 3/16, 2x4 Mason XL, NextGen RO. 50 gallons of syrup
2018 - 250+ taps on gravity and buckets, 2x5 Smokey Lake arch and Beaverland pan.
2019 - 250+ taps on gravity. A few buckets. 35 gallons of syrup.
2020 - 300+ taps on gravity. 50 gallons of syrup.
2021 - 280 taps on gravity and 40 buckets. 35 gallons of syrup.
Hi Sparky. If you don't want to have to deal with filtering when you are only making a small amount of syrup you can let your syrup settle out in widemouth jars and then ladle the clear stuff off the top. It's not fancy, but it works.
~ Karen ~
2012 - 10 taps, 1 turkey fryer - 169.5L sap 4.2 L syrup
2013 - 23 taps, 2 turkey fryers - 748.5 L sap 17.56 L syrup
2014 - 22 taps, 509 L sap 12.5 L syrup
2015 - 28 taps, 1093.75 L sap 25.1 L syrup
2016 - 25 taps, 1223.5 L sap 28.25 L syrup
2017 - 21 taps, 518.5 L sap 12.7 L syrup
2018 - 28 taps, 2 turkey fryers & Denali 3 burner propane stove - 798L sap 16.9 L syrup
2019 - 28 taps, 1409.5L sap 40.12L syrup
Sugar, Norway, Manitoba, Silver and Freeman Maples
I have the same stuff in the bottom of my jars... is this stuff bad for you or is it just more concentrated syrup? Just wondering if it is a "must" to get rid of it or if it is no big deal
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No expert here.
The deposits depend on many things. One being the amount of filtration the way you boil. Propane, wood and such. Along with minerals themselves.
All I know is here is what I have done.
Buckets and jugs get filtered through a clean white chunk of cotton material nearly like a thick bed sheet bought it at a fabric store cut it into squares.
That keeps debris and dirt out of the sap before it goes into storage containers anyhow.
Then I boil. This year over wood years past propane.
After I get it close to finish stage I take this and filter through large Bunn Coffee filters.
This takes out many sludge like impurities and this year ash that may have gotten in while boiling.
Then on to finish stage. When finished I am filtering through (past cheesecloth) this year I bought barkeep towels just for this.
I have had clear syrup and as it is only for our consumption I am very happy.
43.6728° N Sanford MI.
2015 100 3/16 taps/buckets. 540 gallons of sap = 12 gallons finished. grill side burner (propane)
2016 100 3/16 taps/buckets 315 gallons of sap = 11 gallons finished Turkey Fryer/ grill side burner (propane)
2017 100 3/16 taps /buckets 797 gallons of sap = 8 3/4 gallons finished. Home made brick arch (wood)
It is called "niter" or "sugar sand" and is composed predominantly of calcium malate (a mixture of naturally-occurring calcium and maiic acid--the compound in apples that give it the tartness"). If any of the collection or processing materials you use contain any amount of lead, the niter will have a good amount of lead in it, and thus should NOT be consumed. In addition, if your equipment is lead-free and you do choose to eat it, consuming more than a small amount can cause gastric distress and diarrhea....but hey....your choice I suppose.Originally Posted by jmello6085
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
Hello nice to be back. Niter is not a problem for me I can filter it. What I am seeing in the bottom of my finishing pan this year looks like mud. Also the foam has a red tinge? Anybody
Homemade 46 by 26 wood boiler with two polished stainless pans
Home made sugar shack with Caputo Rooftop
15 gallon pre-heater tank with a circulating copper pipe stack heater.
two 45 gallon storage tanks with transfer pumps
150 taps (buckets)
Arctic Cat Prowler
Two big reds with bucket holders to collect the sap
Good wife to assist me
Getting sweeter one drop at a time.
Ya what she said
Homemade 46 by 26 wood boiler with two polished stainless pans
Home made sugar shack with Caputo Rooftop
15 gallon pre-heater tank with a circulating copper pipe stack heater.
two 45 gallon storage tanks with transfer pumps
150 taps (buckets)
Arctic Cat Prowler
Two big reds with bucket holders to collect the sap
Good wife to assist me
Getting sweeter one drop at a time.
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