Here is a picture of some of the Syrup I made on Monday night
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Here is a picture of some of the Syrup I made on Monday night
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Batch 2 tasted fine, Up to 17 liters. There would be more but it didnt all go through the filters so i dumped it back into the next finishinf batch. 2 huge pots of almost syrup to finish hopefully tonight.
Only difference in batch 2 was not using any defoamer. Bottle is a year old so thinking maybe it has gone bad? It tastes awful but i cant say i have ever tried it straight out of the bottle before!!
Bruteman Al, your syrup looks great. Congrats!
Galena, your link always asks for a password etc. I guess Kyle and I are on "do not fly" list when it comes to your link. lol
I have been having no end of trouble trying to finish off my FIRST batch of syrup. Yes, FIRST.
I was all excited to be using TWO turkey fryers this year, but the second one didn't work. Took it back and exchanged it for another. Got all set up again yesterday, hoping to finally boil off all 114L of my sap. The SECOND fryer didn't work either. It wouldn't get hot enough to boil my sap. Fast forward another 11 hours of boiling yesterday and I had to pull the plug at midnight because there was no end in sight and I'd just emptied my remaining propane tank. So far I've got 21 hours of boiling invested in this batch. Sheesh!
At 9 a.m. I started up my working turkey fryer, put the concentrate in a pan and 2 hours later I've got a pot of near syrup ready to get up to temperature on the kitchen stove. I can't believe how long this has taken me, but when you have equipment failure after equipment failure, all bets are off.
So, excluding any other unforeseen acts of God I should be looking at my first batch of finished syrup this afternoon. Wish me luck!
Hey Karen... I remember a little vent type thing on my turkey fryer that you opened and closed to adjust airflow besides the main knob...check for that and adjust it might get it hotter
Galena - It's a different scale but no less of an obsession!Quote:
Originally Posted by Galena
When we first took over the operation after my father's passing I would obsess over the colour of the syrup we produced. Over the past few years I've come to realize much of it is beyond our control. If the tubing is washed each season, the tanks are washed each time they are drained, the evaporator is cleaned periodically and we manage a consistent fire we've done what we can on our end - the rest is up to Mother Nature! We sometimes lament we make too much dark syrup but I know producers who wish they made more dark and less extra light!
Boil...boil...boil...Looks like it will never end! I am so glad I did get a new evaporator this year. I do about 8 gal/hr compare to 4 last year. today I never tough it would run it is only 1.5C but the only tree in my back yard is "pissing". I can imagine the collect tonight in the sugar bush.
So far 9 Gal of finished liquid gold and more more to come.
My best year so far here in Coldwater ontario!!!
Dave
Yes, there is a little vent at the end of the gas line where it joins onto the actual unit. I tried opening and closing it to vary the amount of air, but couldn't seem to see any difference. Do you remember if your fryer gets hotter when the valve is more open or less open?Quote:
Originally Posted by DonMcJr
On mine you turn the red control knob all the way counter clockwise and that is full blast , then turn it clockwise to turn it off full . One thing I do remember a friend telling me , when you hook it up to the propane tank , open the propane valve slowly , sometimes when you just start cranking it open , the small regulator on the turkey fryer has a small rubber baffel in it and the pressure can cause it to stick and you get what you described , sometimes you even have to remove the turkey fryer hose from the propane tank and start overQuote:
Originally Posted by Run Forest Run!
Hey Al. Thanks for the tip. That covers the red control knob issues, but what about the air intake valve at the unit end? Any advice about that?
I'll definitely try what you suggested before I take this unit back. Oh, another question. I had the red knob control open to full when I turned on the propane. Do you have yours turned to the closed position before you turn on the propane? Did you get your fryer at Home Hardware?
That may be the issue. You should have the valve closed when you open the propane tank knob.