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  • Filtering on gravity, the basics of cone filters

    Cone filters should be kept damp and syrup poured through them should be very hot.

  • Vermont experts explain why sap might not flow right away

    Snow has receded around the base of this maple tree, allowing for water uptake from the soil during a freeze-recharge cycle. (Photo credit: UVM Maple Program)

  • Hydrometer tips to ensure proper syrup density

    Sugarmaker Steve Fleury, with wife, Betsy, of Fleury's Maple Hill Farm in Richford, Vt., checks syrup density at the sugarhouse on March 11. Sugarmakers are encouraged to use hydrometers properly to get syrup density correct.

  • Sugarmakers discuss how much DE to use when filtering

    The "cake" in a filter press shouldn't be so packed in where is crumbles, say experts. That means you are using too much.

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