You could get the biggest mixer in the world but you would still have to figure out how to boil the syrup to a high enough temperature. High pressure steam is the only option and you would have to...
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You could get the biggest mixer in the world but you would still have to figure out how to boil the syrup to a high enough temperature. High pressure steam is the only option and you would have to...
I think you have already convinced yourself, but in my experience February sap is gold. Catching it requires preparation, but that preparation pays off in March when it really matters, like you said.
Seems as though a walk out that green line is the thing to do. The air (from the leak) is following the path of least resistance back to the releaser and is carrying sap with it up that line labeled...
I don't think there is anything wrong with your plumbing, especially given the fact that the system has worked for several years. You could probably just run the dry line into the manifold directly...
You can still use the regional rate boxes as "Your Packaging". I have shipped thousands of flat rate USPS boxes and have never bagged a jug/bottle and have had less than 5 break along the way.
I...
I wrestled with one of these lifters for almost a decade... I'm glad it's gone.
You have a leak upstream in the tubing system or somewhere in the lifter, or the float is not working correctly. If...
That's a clever trick Brian.... When drilling out an existing hole with a hole saw I have always used the method Rselleck describes, with a piece of plywood clamped in such a way to allow the pilot...
Lots of info here: http://mapletrader.com/community/showthread.php?36610-Holding-concentrate-in-a-working-bulk-tank/
Assuming this is in relation to the evap in your signature, there will be sparks and probably lots of them with a blower pressurizing the firebox. I wouldn't personally use anything but metal...
What are you hoping to achieve by doing this? RO soap is for cleaning an RO....
Yes this has been a challenging couple years for obtaining packaging. The reasons for these challenges are many and complicated and depend upon what types of packaging one is trying to acquire. ...
I'm skeptical.... seems to me the quick release is just one more fitting that can leak or plug up. For several years now I have been replacing drops by cutting them off the T with a Pruno stripping...
As has already been pointed out, you're not going to get the evaporation rates with a Venturi that you will with a same sized intens-o-fire. I have a 2.5 X 8 with a preheater and can easily do...
It has been a busy fall and early winter here with some improvements to the sugarhouse and a new pump shed that has enabled me to lower all my mainlines to get better slope to my electric releaser. ...
I'm starting this week. Not because I see any sap weather coming but because it takes me some time to get everything done, especially with the amount of snow we have in the woods currently... I'm...
So to clarify, you are using an induction element for cooking syrup for making confections (candy, cream, sugar, etc.)? If so, what size batches are you doing and in what type of pots/pans?)
Hey Tim. Yes I know a fair bit about induction cooking. We have a two burner unit in our short-term rental so we had to figure out what pots and pans would work with it. Fortunately the...
Is anyone out there using an induction cooktop for cooking syrup for confections?
Yes, parcels in current use are required to have a plan, but plenty of parcels not in current use will also have one. Judging by the aerial photography, the parcel you're interested in was...
I suggest reaching out to the seller to see if there is a forest management plan for the property as if there is it will likely be able to provide some insight as to whether or not there is much of a...
What size and type of evaporator is this pan on? Why is a divider necessary? The incoming sap is going to go where you want it.... right?
Yes. The hole between the flue pan and float box that you circled in your photo is to allow the level in the float box to represent the level in the pan.
Can you clarify what you are trying to do? You're hoping to use an electric releaser to pump into a holding tank and then pump from that tank? With 110 for power you will be limited in your...
You're talking about "vacuum" with a shurflo pump in both 5/16 and 3/16 systems? Or did you use a different type of vacuum pump with the 5/16 system?
Maybe I'm missing something but I think we're talking about different things. My impression is that DaveB is describing a situation in which he has a mainline under vacuum (with a pump removing air...