DIY Maple Syrup Filtering Vacuum
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- DIY Maple Syrup Filtering Vacuum. Filtering Maple Syrup can take a long time and it is one of the most important steps in making wonderful Maple Syrup that has great color and no sand in it. The filtering process can take a very long time if you are doing it by a gravity feed method. This year we wanted to up our game a little and improve our Syrup making setup. One thing we realized, to cut down on time and improve overall quality, we needed to change how we filter. Don't get me wrong, we filtered for five years using the drip method, and if that is what you do, that works fine. We simply wanted to refine the syrup and the process. We started looking into Vacuum Filters and soon realized, number one. they were outside our budget, and number two, why not build my own. So, that is what we have done. Hopefully this video helps someone make their own as well. It isn't difficult or expensive. We saved more than 80% of the cost by building this ourselves. Thanks for watching and enjoy the video. If you like it, please hit the thumbs up, ;eave a comment and if you haven't please subscribe.
Your a genius Tony and you saved money to. You can't beat that. 💛💫✌
Can't wait to see the maple syrup videos. I know nothing about Syrup making. God Bless Guys!
Thanks Eddie, we have a bunch of syrup videos on the channel from last year and many new ones to come this year. Appreciate you my friend.
Will do thank you for your help. I will go up tomorrow and take pictures of it and send them to you. Thanks again.Fred
Have a good night
Works just like you said it would. The pump worked like a champ. Cant wait to see the maple syrup get filtered out.
Thanks Jesse. Always for everything. I had my fingers crossed that the pump would seal and the vacuum would work. And would ya lookie there, it did. Take care dear friends. Have a great week.
This is cool. Great job Tony.
Thanks folks. It was fun building the filter vacuum. Now we have to get some fresh syrup to pour into it. We have lots coming from the trees so it won't be long now.
Great job Tony. Makes life a bit easier when one has the tools to make things themselves over buying for more money. Good videoing Joanie.
Thanks so much. It sure is nice to make your own things. The savings are huge for sure. Have a great week. Take care.
Thanks so much my friend…appreciate your support very much!
I love this! One thing you might want to consider instead of the screen is a honey filtering bag. They are a fabric bag that is much finer than the wire mesh, depending on how much you want/need to filter the syrup. I like them for doing my honey as I throw them in the wash machine, one less thing to clean by hand!
Thanks Robert. Great idea. I have a couple of those honey filters. I put one in there. 👍👍
Great job! That’s awesome! Makes me miss maple trees for sure.
Thanks Lisa.We love making our syrup and maple cream. Take care friend and Lord bless.
Wow! Great job Tony! Love it when a project comes together.
Many blessings
Dusty and Regina
Thanks a bunch guys. Many blessings to you as well. Always great to hear from you.God bless.
@@CreeksideMaplesHomestead Y’all had an amazing live tonight and I was honored to be a part of it!! Sincerely look forward to your next one!
Many blessings
Dusty and Regina
Great video..can't wait to try the maple syrup again. Cheers
Thanks bud. It’s awesome tasting.
Interesting video. Have a great week.
Thanks, you too! Take care and we always appreciate you support friend.
Great filter system
Thanks for watching
A buchner funnel may work too! Its made for vacuum filtering. I wanna make some syrup now! Good job, nice to know how to make it from random pots.
Thanks. Thats a very good idea on the funnel. It may work even better. I know the setup we have works remarkably well. So glad we built it. It was pretty easy to do. Thanks again and have a great week.
Awesome set up. It will expedite the process for sure.
Thanks
Howdy y’all- now that came together really nice. Can’t wait to see y’all doing the maple syrup. God’s blessings to y’all
Thanks Paul. We are very pleased with how the plan came together. It will definitely make for much easier and faster filtering of the syrup. It used to take so long filtering the finished syrup. So here’s hoping it goes much faster now. Have a blessed week our friend. Take care.
Wow very cool, always good when you can diy and save money!
For sure. It saved us a bundle for sure. Thanks for watching and joining the live tonight. Take care. Have a great week
That should work great I watched this a couple days ago on the TV the worst thing about watching CZcams on the TV is you can't comment. You made a guest appearance in my Maple Time In The Maritimes video lol.
Thanks Trev. Appreciate the watch and the shoutout. The filter works very well. We have about 275 gallons of sap to boil now. It’s crazy how much work goes into a gallon of syrup. Take care brother and be safe out on the roads
Thanks Trev. Appreciate the watch and the shoutout. The filter works very well. We have about 275 gallons of sap to boil now. It’s crazy how much work goes into a gallon of syrup. Take care brother and be safe out on the roads
Sweet job buddy that is a great idea very smart that will be a great help for you guys thanks for sharing very interesting video take care
Thanks Tom. Hope your week is going well. Have a great day.
Great. Thank you!
Good luck and have a great day
Nice rig Tony! That will make things so much easier. Hope all is well.
Thanks guys. It makes the filtering process so much easier and faster for sure. It only takes a couple of minutes to filter what used to take an hour.
@@CreeksideMaplesHomestead That is so awesome!
Awesome job 👍
Thanks John. Appreciate the support my friend.
hi there well i am not sure about all of this . i see lots of areas i don't understand but i sure hope it works . look forward to seeing it in real action john
Thanks john. Believe it or not it works. Lol. It actually works really well. Pulls the syrup right through the filters into the finishing pan and out the tap into the bottles. Thanks for watching. Have a great day friend.
@@CreeksideMaplesHomestead thats real good to hear john
That's very cool!
Thanks so much. It will be a huge time saver when it comes to filtering the syrup.
Tony, I think when your LOVELY ASSISTANT makes a suggestion. GO WITH IT and don't ask US. Joanie, his training hasn't been working lately, maybe time for a refresher lol. I hope it works for you guys because STAINLESS is a real PIG to drill. Stay safe guys
Thanks Paul. lol. I just need to shake my head and say ,Yes dear. lol. You are right on the drilling. Stainless is very hard to get a drill bit through. Take care dear friend and have a great week.
I built one just like it this season and had to still change out the filter every 1.5 gallons or so. The system is still limited by the orlon filter fabric. It got me through this season (still way better than cones) but I’ll be getting a filter press before next season for sure!!
Thanks Ben. We have to change the filters as well. We pre-filter before we put it in the vacuum filter. I also added two pre- filters on top of the orlon. I can do about 3-4 gallons before changing the orlon. I do have to swap out the thinner pre-filters more often though. It is far better than cones and gravity. I agree 100%. Good luck and thanks for dropping in to Creekside. We hope you stay and enjoy all the channel content. Take care. Have a great day.
Try adding the DE before you give up on your filter.
Great job I’ve been looking into making one of these myself been making maple syrup for few years now and and I dislike the filtering process and like yourself don’t really want to spend top dollar for a system which I can make myself . Thanks for sharing
Thanks so much for watching. The filter build was quite simple and inexpensive. And it works well. We have been doing syrup now for nearly 10 years. This filter and the RO system are two of the best things I’ve brought into the maple equation. Have a great day.
Great video Tony
Thanks 👍 Glad you enjoyed it. Take care Willie and have a great week.
You do the same
Don't know much about that kind of stuff but it looks like it will work
Thanks for watching Mike. We appreciate you our dear friends. Hopefully it will work the way it is supposed to.
My left ear enjoyed this video lol. Jokes aside, thanks, planning on building something similar.
Awesome. The vacuum filter is a huge game changer for sure
New subscriber! I really like this video!
Thanks so much. We sure do appreciate it. Glad you enjoyed the video. We will definitely come by to see y’all as well. Take care.
Great job Tony thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks 👍 Have a great day
Very nice
Thank you.
If you were to add a cup of filter aid ( Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth ) to your syrup just before sending it through the filter you will find it works much better. This is how commercial maple producers get that nice polished look to there syrup.
Thanks so much for the suggestion. I will do that for sure. Appreciate it.
D.E... what a concept. works for pool filters so why not Syrup? Do you know where one can buy food grade D.E?
@@karlhermann3121 Any maple supply company should carry it. Just remember it has to be food grade DE.
thats pretty cool! making a vacuum system to draw syrup. Could you use it for honey or other filtered goods?
Yes. Can filter honey as well
i really enjoyed this video, i was just wondering if you would give me a list of the items you used ? God Bless!
Hi, and thanks for watching. I’m going to relist this video with some voiceover information on size of the pump and materials that I used. I’ll be relisting it here today or tomorrow that should help answer your questions as to what parts I used and where I got them. Thanks for watching.
Great Job! Any follow-ups on how it works?
I just uploaded part 2 now.
Nice! Gonna put one together this off season. Just curious about the vacuum pump as I’d rather not go the shop vac route.
Thanks Bill. You will really like having a vacuum filter. I got the pump off of Amazon. It is a 2 stage. Works great. I went with the pump for the same reason you are. Good luck. If I can help in anyway, give me a shout.
Hi again, we are on our way to making our filter vacuum. We purchased the vacuum pump from Amazon, however it did not come with a hose. Can you tell me where you purchased the hose and fittings? Thanks!
Sure. I bought all of the hoses and fittings at my local Home Hardware
Bought all the supplies, drilled the pots, cut out the bottom, etc... Put it all together, poured the syrup in the top, turned on the vacuum and the filter got sucked down in the bottom of the pot. Can't get the toggle clamps to stay closed. I'm seeing you placed yours a little above the rim of the pot underneath. Did this happen to you? We already put the D.E. in the syrup and would hate to have to throw 3 gallons out!!!
Sorry you are having these issues. I’ve never had that happen. Is there any way you can take a few pictures or a short video and send it to me? My email is creeksidemaples@gmail.com
Hello! Love the concept and am gathering parts to build a small system. Do you think a single stage vacuum pump might do the trick? Looking to save a few dollars.
I’m sure the single stage will work fine. Thanks for watching
What temperature was the syrup after you filtered it? Did you have to re-heat it to bottle it---or was it at least 180 degrees to go directly to bottling?
I directly bottled it. I filtered it right off the heat and bottled it
@@CreeksideMaplesHomestead Thank you. What size filters do you use? Can you give a link to where you bought them?
@@PVMapleLodging I use a 16 inch heavy duty reusable finishing filter material I purchased on Amazon. If you can’t find the flat ones, you can get the large cone filters and cut them down one side, open it up and cut a round filter out of them. Hope this helps. Cheers. 🥂
Having to buy the pots what would I have in it? Also do you put directly under your take off point? And do you use the additive white powder to help filter? I’m just getting started. Bought a Corsair from smoky lake.
Thanks for watching. I got the pots pretty cheap. $30.00 a pc. I finish my syrup off and then put it right into the filter. I haven’t used the Diatomaceous Earth, white powder, yet but plan to. They say it works great. Good luck and have fun.
So I basically built mine exactly like yours or close anyway. I tried it out with a filter and pre-filter with just warm water and it worked perfect. When I did it with hot maple syrup today it did not work very good. Any thoughts?
Fred
What kind of material is your filter? What size pump have you got? Did you pre-soak your filter in hot water? Sorry you are having a struggle with it. We will try and help as much as we can
So I basically use a pre-filter and filter from CDL maple products. For a vacuum filter. I am using a brand new mini shop vac with plenty of power. I did not soak my filters. I did not know I needed to or forgot. Would that have done it?
@@fredA1234 i pre-soak my filter over steam. Not so it’s soaking wet, but damp. It filters better. The only other thing I can think of is the vacuum may be too strong. I use an actual vacuum pump. Much smaller line. Also, make sure your filter is locked good between the two pots. If you could send me a pic or two I may be able to see something that you can adjust. Email creeksidemaples@gmail.com
What fitting did you use for your vacuum pump to the hose? Thanks I’m using a 1/2” hose and a 1/2 valve in my tank. I purchased a 3/8” male to 1/2” hose barb fitting that fits in my pump well but the only thing that’s questionable is on the fitting that came out of the pump originally there is a black plastic piece to restrict the flow I guess? Thoughts? Thanks
My pump had a ridged nipple on it. I could simply slide my hose on and put a small clamp and it was just that easy. I’m sure you can buy something like it at your local hardware store. Thanks and hope this helps. Feel free to send me any pics to creeksidemaples@gmail.com
Thank you! I’ll check an actual hardware store instead of TSC! Lol
Thanks much!
Hi Tony, I just want to say that this system seems to work. Also I was wondering if you could give me some insight to your vacuum pump that you have. Is there anything special about it?
Thanks
Thanks Patrick, it works really well. The pump is a 2 stage vacuum pump. I bought it off Amazon. If you search vacuum pumps they will all come up in the search results. I tend to stick with the double stage pumps. They work better. You don’t need anything bigger than a 10kps pump. Overall it works amazingly well. Thanks for watching and good luck my friend. Hope you continue to enjoy the Creekside Channel.
Hi there. I built one similar using a coffee urn and a shop vac. Do you ever have a problem sucking syrup up through the vacuum?
That sounds Awesome. No I don’t have any problem at all with syrup in the vacuum line. Thanks for watching
Hi - What are the clamps called that you use to hold the pans together and where can you buy them please? Actually, a parts list with the sources would be awesome!
I got them off Amazon. I will look them up and see what they are called. Thanks.
I built a filter system very similar to this last year and I still got a lot of settlement after a few weeks of the bottles sitting. can anyone suggest what I may have done wrong? My only thought was since I make syrup from Box Elder trees instead of Maple, maybe this process just isn't good enough for Box Elder syrup. Any suggestions?
Not sure a out the nitre in your syrup. We still get some every now and then. We try to pre-filter a lot as well as adding DE to the syrup and stir it in. That seems to cause the nitre to filter out much better. Diatomaceous Earth,DE , causes the nitre to cling to it, enlarging the grains of sand and makes it easier for the filters to catch it. The DE doesn’t go through the filter either so it doesn’t make it into the finished filtered syrup. Hope this helps and thanks for watching
I did not soak my filters. I use a small shop vac which has plenty of power. I use a nineish pre-filter and filter from CDL maple products for a vacuum filter system. Thanks for your help. Do you think not soaking the filters is what caused my problem
It could have but without seeing it, all I can do is take a guess. I know I do pre-steam my filters and it helps
I also use a stainless steel mesh filter as well.
What are all the fittings and pieces that you used for the vacuum?
It’s been a while so I will go back and see. Everything was from Amazon
@@CreeksideMaplesHomesteadthank you, I’ve been trying to look it up but don’t have the exact names of what to look for.
Just wanted to know how big of a vacuum pump did you get? Thanks
I’ll check and see the pump size.
Why is everybody cutting the bottoms the way you’re doing it is perfect idea but why can’t you just drill holes at the bottom of it instead of cutting it and put your filter inside ?????
Great thoughts and question. I watched some make these and totally cut the bottom out. I thought it would be better to leave that inside rim. The heavy filter fits between the two pots to help seal it to build the vacuum. I place my screen filter as well as my pre-filters inside of the top pot and they lay on the rim I left inside. It seem to work very well. I did think about drilling the bottom but it would need a lot of holes. I felt that it would impede the syrup flow and clog. Besides, stainless is hard to drill and I didn’t want to have to spend all that time drilling. Lol. I do think drilling a lot of holes could work. I’m very pleased with my design. Seems to work very well. Thanks so much for watching and the great comments. Have an awesome weekend
Like he said, you need as much unimpeded surface area for the vacuum to pull the syrup through. The more metal in the way, the slower the filter rate. The fabric has more than enough tensile strength to resist the vacuum pull without tearing. It doesn’t need the metal backing for stability.
What was the filter material you used in between the pans?
I used a stainless fine metal mess as well as two wool filters made for maple syrup filtering. All can be purchased on Amazon or your local CO-OP. Thanks for asking and have a great day.
How many CFM is your vacuum pump?
It is in storage right now. I will try and get the information for you
Any chance you can give me the part info on the vacuum parts I am looking at building one & using a Harbor freight 2.5 cfm pump
now that I saw you used a 2 stage I am looking at them instead
The vacuum pump is a two stage. It works great. I bought it off of Amazon. They have a lot on there. If I can help with anything, let me know. Thanks so much for watching
@@CreeksideMaplesHomestead what is the elbow & adapter you glued in
@@CreeksideMaplesHomestead Any chance of a full "parts list" of what you got (I realize most of it was off of amazon).. just makes it easier and faster.. less "re inventing the wheel".. thanks for all your help!
Wat are the parts I need to build thanks looking to build one
Hello. Glad you enjoyed the video. The parts needed are very simple. Two stainless pots. 4 brackets that lick down. I got mine on amazon. A stainless bulkhead spigot from amazon. And the filters can be purchased at a local co-op store. The vacuum pump also came from amazon. And thats all the parts you need. Hope this helps
do you havelinks to all the items used?
Everything except the pots came from amazon. Sorry I don’t have the links for each item. I’m currently setting up my Amazon affiliate link. When I get that done I will be listing everything there that I purchase on Amazon
@@CreeksideMaplesHomestead Thank you
how much would you charge to make one ?
I don’t know Charles. Not to much. Just enough to cover the cost of materials. Thanks for watching. It was pretty easy to build and boy does it ever work awesome. We filtered another 4 gallons of syrup yesterday and it took about a minute
What size is the vacuum pump? Can it be used for reverse osmosis as well?
Thanks for watching and the comments. The pump is a 1/2 hp with an inlet port and an outlet port. I’m not sure if it could be used on an RO system but I would think so. Have a great day.
@@CreeksideMaplesHomestead Thanks so much for replying so quickly. This year is definitely different for sap. I found it awesome that you’re here in NB, not so far from us. We tap trees on our property and some on my siblings’ as well, near Woodstock.
@@janetkaye5110 Thats awesome. We used to live in Woodstock. My wife grew up there.
@@CreeksideMaplesHomestead Dana & I would love to see your setup. We’re boiling down the last run today. It has certainly changed colour big time. We are thinking about mixing the last couple of batches with one that had next to no colour but lots of flavour & sugar. We’ll wait to do it after we get the pots all put together. I don’t want to wait until next year to try it out.
Your a genius Tony and you saved money to. You can't beat that. 💛💫✌