Zucker Lager
02-16-2015, 07:13 PM
Hey Friends:
We are hooked on sugaring after three years of tapping just a few trees and boiling in a turkey fryer. I have some sheets of stainless steel 16 gage 22 by 40 inches and found a good tig welder who is willing to make up a pan for me at a reasonable labor cost. We plan on tapping only about 10 red maples right now but in the very near future maybe more like 15 or 20 But like most things that we do and 50 acres of woods peppered with more maples I'm re thinking the size of the pan that I want to make. Originally I was thinking 24 by 24 inches and 8 inches deep. I could go up to the size of the stainless sheets that I have 22 by 40 but I think that is way too big for my use? I understand that a square foot of pan area will boil off about a gallon of sap an hour? Just for a start what about 20 by 30 inches by 8 deep? So any input on pan sizing would be appreciated. I will boil using wood. Thanks Jay
PS this is the first time I've ever posted "anything anywhere" so I"m open to any help in that respect also.
We are hooked on sugaring after three years of tapping just a few trees and boiling in a turkey fryer. I have some sheets of stainless steel 16 gage 22 by 40 inches and found a good tig welder who is willing to make up a pan for me at a reasonable labor cost. We plan on tapping only about 10 red maples right now but in the very near future maybe more like 15 or 20 But like most things that we do and 50 acres of woods peppered with more maples I'm re thinking the size of the pan that I want to make. Originally I was thinking 24 by 24 inches and 8 inches deep. I could go up to the size of the stainless sheets that I have 22 by 40 but I think that is way too big for my use? I understand that a square foot of pan area will boil off about a gallon of sap an hour? Just for a start what about 20 by 30 inches by 8 deep? So any input on pan sizing would be appreciated. I will boil using wood. Thanks Jay
PS this is the first time I've ever posted "anything anywhere" so I"m open to any help in that respect also.