Also if you're going to use class A all-fuel insulated chimney through the wall or roof the cost of thru-the-roof is much cheaper. Remember, the hotter you can keep the interior of the chimney, the...
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Also if you're going to use class A all-fuel insulated chimney through the wall or roof the cost of thru-the-roof is much cheaper. Remember, the hotter you can keep the interior of the chimney, the...
Mike and Dr. Tim (and everyone else) - thank you for taking the time to educate us new guys. I really appreciate it. As you know, many experienced folks with very good intentions tend to throw in a...
Hi Too Tall, I'm at about the same level of experience as you (I'm also too tall :))and I have plans to build a concrete block arch next month. I have drawn sketches for the arch and a 22"x39"x8"...
Do any of you guys melt the lead-free solder when the pans are on the arch with a full fire going? It seems that the temperature of the pan could reach the melting point of solder. The lead-free...
I'm planning to have a pan built soon. This is new to me as I have only used S.S. steam table food pans in the past but I would like to kick my little operation up a notch for 2013. I think the...
I was in a log processing plant in upstate Pennsylvania a few years ago and they had two Kinetic splitters. The guy told me they were both about 40 yrs. old. And they looked every bit that old. ...
I don't want to hijack this thread but I have to tell you of my experience this season.
I use barbed plastic water pipe couplings for my taps. $0.16 each. The kind made to be used with flexible...
Is there a reason why this reply is so nasty?
John - I'm a very small-time hobby operator and yesterday I processed 60 gal of red and sugar maple sap. I got a little over a gallon of syrup. This batch is very light and has almost no maple...
This is good information for guys like me who only have a few trees to tap. I have 9 buckets out now and sometimes not enough sap to process until weekends.
Lazarus and Logan Cabin, I live about half way between you guys and I'm experiencing the same with silver maples. I have 4 silver and 9 sugar maples tapped and the only sap I'm getting is from the...
Us new guys appreciate all of the great help we receive from these threads. But sometimes the answers create more confusion.
How did you know that it started boiling at 80:1 (or1.25%)? Thanks.
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. You better get that arch to it's final resting place to finish it.
Very nice! Please keep trying to post more pics. I love these builds and yours is special. Is that 3/8 plate? Is that a 6" flue conn? Are you going to put air injection ports under the grate? I...
What conversation?
Wow! I'm glad my post made some fond memories for you guys. In our crazy mixed up world today it's good to take little mental trips back to good times.
I think what he's trying to say is to use stainless steel, carbon steel or cast iron only. Aluminum cookware of any kind is suspected of being a health threat.
I harvested 5 gallons of sap over the past 36 hours and I, along with my grandson, made our first ever maple syrup last night. It turned out wonderful. When he wakes up this morning we are going to...
Yup. That's exactly how most news reports work. About 50% (or less) first hand knowledge hits the streets.
I have been around sugaring for years and I have tried it last year. I'm a little confused about the timing for this year but it appears that others here are too, so maybe I'm not alone.
I see...
I guess I'm being shy because I do not want to tap a tree after the sap run or too early. But I also do not know if tapping too soon would hurt anything. I have 9 very large mature maple trees to...
Another new guy with no experience. Last winter I decided to try my luck with one 12" sugar maple and only collected two gallons of sap. I used a large aluminum stock pot on an LP burner as my...