BlueberryHill
02-23-2014, 09:08 AM
I just added to my evaporator. I have a Mason 2x3 and I just added a flat 2x4 welded SS pan onto the back of it. So it's 2x7 now.
I have 54 gallons of sap in a plastic 55-gallon drum. From the extended forecast it looks like a good solid week of freeze, so no more sap in the near future.
Should I just bury that drum in a snowbank and save it until next week? Will the drum crack if it freezes solid?
Or should I just run my evap for a few hours and sweeten the pan. I can't imagine I will get any syrup off of it with only 55 gal. At least not very much before I have to shut down. My biggest concern is letting the sweetened pans freeze. I have never left the pan full for such a long time and certainly not when it was as cold as it is supposed to get mid-week. Single digits overnight.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
I have 54 gallons of sap in a plastic 55-gallon drum. From the extended forecast it looks like a good solid week of freeze, so no more sap in the near future.
Should I just bury that drum in a snowbank and save it until next week? Will the drum crack if it freezes solid?
Or should I just run my evap for a few hours and sweeten the pan. I can't imagine I will get any syrup off of it with only 55 gal. At least not very much before I have to shut down. My biggest concern is letting the sweetened pans freeze. I have never left the pan full for such a long time and certainly not when it was as cold as it is supposed to get mid-week. Single digits overnight.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!