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I collected 20 gal off of 50 taps last night. Trees with snow around them still holding back a bit more.

Didnt check the sap, but mondays sap was 2.8%.

Same here, very slow start in southern Maine. Hopefully today kicks everything into gear

Awesome build, I love the floor!

Cool!! Nice work!

Would have loved to see the sun today and full come home to full buckets. Fingers crossed i can collect 75-100 gallons by Sunday and have a decent first boill

I have 30 of them that im using and I didnt notice any odor at all. Im sure once you hang them on the trees, any resiudal odor will quickily disappear.

Been a slow start for me in So. ME as well. Got about 6 gallons after yesterday, temps got to about 41 for a high. I think the cool breeze really hindered the run yesterday. Hopefully things really...

i have a new 2x4XL for this season. Id go XL if i were you as well! That preheater directly on the fire really makes a huge difference

Nice work John, I fininshed my new 2X4 XL Mason just a few months ago.

id say no it wont hold up. I used black high temp gasket adhesive to secure my gasket

I ordered in March and picked it up mid November.

I just got a new 2x4 Mason XL this season. My shutdown plan (tentatively) is going to be to flood down the pan maybe an extra 1-2" and let that boil. Then once the boiling has pretty much stopped...

The weather has been crazy, if we didnt have these projects going on it would be sunny and 70. Good luck getting weather tight Jay!

My plan would be to draw syrup off the evaporator, finish on my gas turkey cooker, pour right into my filtering setup and then pour into the Urn still hot. I guess my intent would be to heat from 150...

For those of you using a coffee urn/water boiler. Do you notice any new nitre forming from the heating elements in the tank? Im looking at a 100 cup water boiler on amazon that has an adjustment...

Thanks guys, getting there little by little. Weather has been killing me!18992

So we have been tossing the idea around about going to a gas finisher/bottler. How are you guys filtering when using one? I have heard several people say to draw off the evaporator into the finisher...

It sure is! It seems to be a slippery slope!!

Thanks, its going to make life so much easier to be inside, warm and dry!

Im going with a 2x4 mason hobby XL, going to jump from 20 taps to 50

Hey Everyone,

Ive been reading for a couple years on here, but have yet to post. After working outdoors on a homemade barrel evaporator, i have decided to upgrade to a 2x4 this year and build a...