A little help from the hide glue experts:
I've mixed up a couple of batches and feel that maybe my mix is two thin. here is what I've done:
pre soaked a quantitiy of glue crystals for 3-4 hours with an excess of water. glue absorbed a lot of the water but still had an excess of free water.
Drained off the excess free water simply by placing a knife against the jar top and letting the excess water drain out. did not try to force any of the rest of the water out. mixture looked like soggy tapioca pudding.
placed in a rigged double boiler. babyfood jar suspended in a small pot on a hot plate with a candy thermometer in the water. heated to approxiamtely 160 degrees F for 30 minutes then let the temp drop back to about 140.
when I dip a stir stick into the hot glue and lift it out it comes off in drips, kind of the viscosity of a light oil. If i rub some between my fingers it feels like cooking oil or light machine oil. It is definitely not thick like a heavy syrup. Is this right? or am I doing something wrong?
Frank