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Also, it may help to put a stack of fire bricks to block the center in the back of your fire box right where the flue pipe comes in. That might slow down the hot gasses making them go around the...

Looks great! You did a nice job. Keep saving your money because if your like the rest of us you wont be done there ..... I am still working on mine I started the end of September. It is 18 by 32'...

You should be good then. What brand of tank did you get and how much did it cost, if you don't mind me asking? I could use one like that or a little larger...

Nice job, it looks great!! How big is that head tank? Just wondering how much it will weigh? Hope you bolted right though the rafters....

Yep, 20 to 50 taps this year. Next year 50 to 100, then 100 to 200!!! You are caught up in it now! It sure is fun though ....

Yes, just like "Heus" said it won't be long before that is closed in and you are adding on again! Thats how this addicting hobby goes....Looks great so far. I will have to add some new pictures of...

Nice start, it will be so much nicer to be inside boiling! We upgraded ours this year from our first that was 10 by 20' to a 18' by 32'. I am just getting it closed in now. (see my post "late start...

Nice job, it is looking good! I wish mine was as far along as yours is, this darn rain is killing me ......

I was informed by a relative that it is a screech owl, and yes the little bugger did leave me a couple of presents !! He did not come back the next day. This rain stinks, really slows me down, I...

Well, time for another update. We got a big step out of the way today and got the floor poured. It came out great! I was worried because of all the rain we have had, so I scraped off the topsoil and...

Well, time for an update. Things were going well and I got all the purlins on the roof all set to put up the steel. Then I find out they sent me steel with out the lining on it to keep it from...

Well, finally the new shack build is under way! It has been held up by a recent change in the setback rules in my town but that has been resolved with a variance. Now if I can just get it done in the...

This is my second year with a Sunrise JDL Extreme 2x6 with hood , preheater and blower. We really like the evaporator a lot! We average about 45 to 50 gallons an hour and we could do a little better...

I use the controller built by Dave at mountain maple. Not cheap but it works great. The one I got controls the pump and will shut it off 1) when the temp drops below the set point. 2) if the battery...

I just use a wrap of electrical tape around the bit ...

Like Sugarsand says, we use both. The temp changes from day to day and even during the day at times so you need to rely on the hydrometer. We have one from Smokey lake that has a red line in the...

Not sure how much syrup you make but if it was me, I would bite the bullet and buy a filter press and never look back! If you get a good deal on a used one you can always get most of your money back...

We finished up this week also, pulled all our taps, seemed like an average year. A little hard to judge with all the upgrades we did. We made 53 gallons off about 260 taps on gravity. Very happy...

Is there some kind of limit on the number of taps in a tree to be considered organic? I can't see what that would have to do with it. Actually how can any maple syrup not be organic???? Just another...

You are drawing the syrup off the evaporator at between 217 and 220 at my elevation, so in the few seconds it takes to read the hydrometer I don't think the syrup would cool below 211 degrees. We...

I would think that if you can keep the pressure below 40 to 50 psi then you should not blow any papers, the flow should not matter. With an air pump, if you set the inlet pressure to 50 psi, then the...

I have their JDL extreme in a 2 x 6, with a preheater and hood. I saw the Jamie Jones video and talked with another guy who had one before making my decision. I could not be happier with it!!! We get...

Nice job! Its fun to play around with making things, then putting them to work. So how is your season going so far? I think we are at about half to a little over half of what we expected. We just...

mudr, I think that is closer to 4 beers as you have to set the beers down to the same level of the syrup!!

At this point we may well be boiling into the middle of April !!! At least the first week. What a strange year. I will need two more good weeks to get to an average year.