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I was thinking about adding like a touch of apple cider or something to infuse an apple taste to my syrup this year curious if anybody has done something like this or if it will even work?

3rd year doing this usually i put my syrup in canning jars with the wax seal lids but this year i picked up some nice syrup bottles from sks bottling and was wondering if the syrup will keep ok if i...

I tapped them probably a couple weeks ago now but yeh i was worried i might have to retap i didnt even know if it was possible for them to seal up in that time

Im still kinda new this will be my 3rd season just wondering if its normal for trees to be not producing yet? Im in southern maine and i usually tap in march but decided to get a head start this year...

I ended up saying f*** it and took a die grinder with an abrasive pad i use for removing paint and rust off metal. I scratched the hell out of it but boy did it come off easy. I also might add that...

I got a nice burnt charcoal ring around all three of my pans on the last run and for the life of me i can clean it off. Ive heard vinegar and i tried and it did nothing i barely can scrape it off...

First year over the fire i did 32 gallons which yielded 7 pints. I orlon filtered from the evaporator because i got alot of ash and stuff in it while boiling by mistake. Because i didnt want to lose...

I didnt realize i was suppose to be keeping track of temp while boiling am i suppose to not let it get over a certain temp or the batch is ruined? Ive been consistently adding cold sap so i didnt...

Im running a batch right now and im worried im ruining the batch because i have a preety thick burnt ring around the entire surface of the boiling sap. Is this normal am i doing something wrong? And...

Im gonna boil off probably 20-30 gallons tomorrow and was wondering when i filter it off before bringing it to stove top do i run it through the orlon cone or is that for when after its done on the...

Anybody else have a cinderblock evaporator that shifts back and forth due to the ground freezing and thawing? Ive been fighting with constantly having to shift my bricks and redo stuff to try and...

This is only my second year running so im still a rookie just wondering how early i can start tapping im in southern maine. We've had a preety mild winter so far and i noticed other people are...

I decided to try it out after making my chinney i had some cardboard to burn and there was some water in the pans. It seems to work ok only thing im wondering is should i put a brick base inside also...

So if im gonna add a chimney with stove pipe what do i need where do i get it? I dont wanna have to mortar it or anything was just gonna use regular bricks to hold it together.

I didnt plan on adding a pipe if its not truly necessary. What really is the purpose of having an actually chimney or pipe? I figured it just needs a place for smoke to escape

The only problem with moving the open block up is its partially blocked where i bought the 6 inch deep pans that everybody recommended. Would this still work to keep it just like this?...

Hard for me to picture it do you guys have some examples you could show me?

Pictures of your chimney??

You got pictures of your chimney set up?

Im trying to figure out what most people do on here for a steam pan. Would i be better off with a few smaller pans or one big pan? What size is best? Also where is the best place?

Im going to be making a pan to fit this but wanted to know what people think first? I flipped one of the cinderblocks in the back so the smoke can escape will that work or do i need to figure out a...

Ok so my second real try at syrup went down last night i think i did preety good. I filtered through cheesecloth when transferring from evap pot to finishing pot but when it came to finish filter...

Ok so my first batch of 5-7 gallons took 6 hours!!! In a tall turkey cooker pot. I really need to find a pan quick to do my next batch before it goes bad and i dont wanna be all day because i have...

Ive been letting my buckets sit since sunday and was planning on boiling it down this weekend but injust noticed its suppose to rain all weekend here. My sap still looks nice and clear its in blue 5...

19873First year tapping trees i did my first batch which was about 5 -7 gallons of sap. I boiled it down in a turkey cooker which took about 6 hours then once it got to the bottom and starting...