Pan for Barrel Arch

[Rick_Seebeck]

Great advice so far. Now for my next question. I have only 17 or so taps and I am using a barrel stove for an arch. What size pan should I use. I was thinking of using one or two of those stainless steel food pans like you see on a buffet line. I would cut a hole in the barrel to fit the pan and weld in a frame to support it. Any thoughts or ideas?

[RileySugarbush]

Those pans work fine. You need to decide if you want them to sit on top, exposing only the bottom of the pans to the heat, or to set them down in, where the side are heated too. The bottom only approach will make for easier clean up because the syrup will not burn on the sides of the pans. the set them down in method will boil faster, but be a bit messier. After filtering, both ways will make great syrup.

[Fred Henderson]

That is what I started with and I had my pans sit down in.

[tapper]

Rick,

Look around see if you can find a used 2x3 divided pan. One this size will fit on a barrel with the side split and opened up. I made 8 gallons on a rig just like that my 1st year.

[Fred Henderson]

A cross flow pan will work good for his application.