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[Userj8670]

Morning everyone -

New member here. Quick background - have made syrup very very primitively on a gas cook stove for a number of years...had about 8 taps. Recent years the interest had spiked and just bought a Smoky Lake 2x4. Gonna try for at least 25 taps but hopefully more.

Cheers

Jim

[Haynes Forest Products]

Hang on Jim your in for a hell of a ride. My condolences to your family and friends.

[tcross]

welcome... and good luck!

[red dorakeen]

...and so it begins.

Welcome, there's a wealth of knowledge here for us newbies.

Did you get a divided pan?

If so, I think you might want to shoot for more taps. I was surprised how much sap I needed to boil to draw syrup from my Smoky Lake 2x4 divided pan.

[barnbc76]

Welcome and have fun. Funny how each time I upgrade my evaporator setup I expect it to save me time, I think I ended last year with something like 60-80 hrs boiling time which was 50%-100% more than the previous year.

[Userj8670]

...and so it begins.

Welcome, there's a wealth of knowledge here for us newbies.

Did you get a divided pan?

If so, I think you might want to shoot for more taps. I was surprised how much sap I needed to boil to draw syrup from my Smoky Lake 2x4 divided pan.

I did purchase a divided pan. I was told that the evap should work fine but I might need to draw off and finish inside with the lower # of trees. I am in pursuit of more taps....i hope. The evap gets delivered today!

How much wood do you go thru and do you have blown or naturally aspirated lol?