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Boy..what a day!
Evaporator is up on its blocks in its permanent spot in the new sugar house. Drilling holes in fire door to attach a ceramic blanket. took all the bricks out and put a layer of ceramic blanket in.
Custom ash pan is being made early next week.
First line of taps go in tomorrow morning. I don't expect much this week but I'm hoping to be boiling by next weekend!!
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ready...set...wait!!!
Whats a hybrid pan look like?
what are you using to attach the blanket to the doors. I have been contemplating this with my older Leader 2x6. everything else has 2" thick ceramic blanket throughout but my doors are still uninsulated. they get cherry red
Did you make the evaporator yourself? I put in 27 taps last week had a few nice days then the freeze!
Jim
I'm using stainless screws with large stainless washers to withstand the heat for the door. The evaporator is a 2x4 purchased from Andersons but the new pan is from Smokey Lake maple. Attachment 6609
looks like a huge storm for Friday. 2 gravity lines up and 2 to go today. I'll be happy not to have to drag the ladder through the snow like 2 years ago!
Looks like we have to wait a few more days, I was ready to tap tomorrow but they changed the forcast and looks like it's gonna be this weekend.
Nathan
i'm trying to finish tapping today and tomorrow...much easier than walking through a foot+ of snow
all gravity lines are up and dripping! I don't plan to start collecting until next week. a minor storm to deal with first...
finishing touches in the shack and we should be set for boiling next week! let's hope that we don't get the full 2-4 feet of snow some are forecasting!
just received my new refractometer today...sap is at 2.5% :)
the shack with the heat stack installed this morning. gravity lines are tight and I hope the snow doesn't bring them down!Attachment 6640Attachment 6641