Prior to running this years syrup (2014) I figured I would run what I had left over of last years (2013) syrup though Daryl Sheets Filter Press. I probably had a little more than a gallon of syrup that I had real issues filtering last year. Some of the frustration I now know was finishing […]
So we hooked up the new filter press form Daryl Sheets two weekends ago. Prior to running syrup though I did this one set up where we ran hot water with filters & diatomaceous earth (DE) though the press to make sure everything was clean and rinsed out real well. This was the trial run […]
Even with yesterday’s 50F degree day we still had some buckets with a little bit of ice skin on the top of the sap. I am too stingy to discard this ice for fear that I am throwing out even the tiniest bit of maple sap, despite what I have read about this ice containing […]
