r/maplesyrup • u/brainzilla420 • 13h ago
Why not use a 200 micron metal mesh filter instead of the cone filters?
I just finished my season and am already thinking about next year. I like my syrup to look pretty but i don't like how much i feel like gets lost in the cone filters.
I'm looking at different diy vacuum filter systems that folks have designed using two stock pots. I can make something similar. But, they all still use the orlon and wool filters, so though my filtering will go faster, I'll still have syrup wasted.
There must a reason people, even the commercial vacuum pump manufacturers, use these filters instead of a 200 micron stainless steel filter. There's certainly an economic reason to do this, but i feel like a metal filter will leave very little syrup behind along with the nitre.
Has anyone tried a metal filter? What did you think? Does it work as I'm envisioning or what am i missing? Thanks!