Cloudy Syrup

[Brad W Wi]

I made up 2 gals of syrup this week end but it's cloudy. My evaporator is Stainless steel, I finished it off in a sitainless steel pot filtered it with a pre filter and orlon bag.Placed it in a s.s. pail over nite. The nexy day I brought it up to temp 185 degs. again in s.s. and bottled it. CLOUDY SYRUP. Should I have bottled it right away? I hope to get any help soon as I'll be away from the computer after noon today for 4 days , I got to go into the hospital .

[WESTVIRGINIAMAPLER]

Did you wash the filter prior to using it????

[Brad W Wi]

I did wash the filter. The filter was used last year for 10 gals of syrup.

[Dropflue]

Try keeping the bottling temp at 180. Anything over 180 will allow additional nitre to precipitate from the syrup, producing a cloudy product. Hope you feel better after leaving the hospital! :o

Dropflue

[brookledge]

Another thing that can cause clodiness is if you disturb the filter when using, do not try to sqeeze it or use a spoon and scrape it. Also never wring it out when cleaning, the synthetic fibers will tear making thin spots that will allow some sediment through