What supplies and additional equipment do I need?

[rayjavu]

OK, first of all, thanks to all who answered my last thread.
I have this new-to-me 30x10' wood fired, raised flue evaporator. Previously I was an oil drum/flat pan guy so I have a lot of questions.
So I need to find out what type of stuff do I need that I don't even know about?
I think I need defoamer, an egg timer, a flue brush (inside and outside), a thermometer for the syrup pan, a thermometer for the stack, pan cleaner, and I have no idea what else.
Let me know what you use and what I'm missing from my list.
Thanks,
Ray
:confused:

[maple maniac65]

Skimmer, scoop 5 gallon bucket of sap for those precious minutes of what did I do.

[maple flats]

Timers, I went thru 4 or 5 over the years. My issue was if I was busy doing something in the sugarhouse I sometimes did not hear the timer. Then this loud one came out: http://www.thermoworks.com/Extra-Big-Loud?gclid=CjwKCAiA9rjRBRAeEiwA2SV4ZX2Ur8xoYw9LDFs QQx-re9VdHrhK7xCUHgQEP2ICk9foDCLrRQAyqhoCuwwQAvD_BwE
Now I always hear it, even if I'm outside checking a tank and I don't even have it set to it's loudest setting (it goes up to 110 DB on high). Most others were fine if things were quite but when the business of making syrup interferes this one is great. I bought it 3 or 4 years ago and it has performed perfectly.
Things you may need, a way to filter the syrup, a hydrometer (or 2, if one gets dropped) ,containers to put syrup in, maybe labels ....

[whity]

Plenty of fire wood. And an understanding wife helps a lot.

[whity]

Maybe a head tank. Back tank. Pumps to move the sap.

[psparr]

Also, enough sap to make it worthwhile to fire up.

[Woodsrover]

....I have this new-to-me 30x10' wood fired, raised flue evaporator....
:confused:

That's one BIG evaporator. First thing you'll need is a whole lot of sap to boil. How many taps are you planning?

[johnallin]

You will need to filter your syrup. Look into a cone or flat filter setup. You may want to consider a filter tank like the one pictured, or possibly one of the water jacketed filter-bottler combinations.
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