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Just like the title says, I need some advice/help on moving some of my syrup. I have about 80 gallons left that just doesn't want to sell. It's all bottled up ready to go. I keep the local corner...

Sheesh guys...I wasn't trying to start a "Maple Producers VS. The Gov't" battle. I just wanted to throw this info out there with the hopes that it could prevent someone else from getting the same...

I missed the 2L soda bottle comment the first time. I'll have to look, but I'd bet that on there somewhere is a measure in Oz. If someone has one in their fridge, check it out and let us know!
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The TJ needs more lift :)

Ok, here's how I see it. Lead soldered pans are perfectly fine to use. The amount of lead that will leach into you sap/syrup will be very minute, probably undetectable. Residence time has a lot to...

IFthat's real, then holy crap! BUT something about that pic looks photoshopped. Where'd you find it???

Ok, here's what happened. We only have one retail outlet. There's a small family operated rural corner store that sells our syrup for us. They also have a small kitchen and make deli sandwiches...

I've burned a bunch of old hardwood flooring in my evap. Never had a problem, probably since it burns so hot

This season was out of control here in western NY. We picked a hell of a year to decide to upgrade. Typically, in the past we made about 25 gals of syrup on 225 taps. This year we got a bigger...

Well, I just got off the phone with the department of weights and measures. He called to inform me that the glass containers we are packing our syrup in are not in compliance. We use the glass...

Thanks for the replies!

A friend brought me 1800 gals of 1.5% sap this season. Just wondering what everyone was paying for sap this year so I can square up with him. Thanks!

Off topic, but where in WNY are you? I'm just outside Springville. Welcome to the addiction!

Yikes. We have a lightning rod on our sugarshack (and house, barn, etc). Got it from Heary Brothers - www.hearybros.com . I do NOT like lightning at all...so it's a good investment IMO! Glad to...

Yeah, he should really plan on getting this :D

Keep an eye on the classifieds section here, Craigslist, and look in your local paper for farm auctions. You can find very nice used equipment at a fraction of the cost of new. For instance all of...

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Beats me how a question about a stainless tank leads to a discussion about how big a joke the FDA is and how the inspectors read porn all...

The only way to know for sure that you have syrup of the correct density is with a hydrometer. The thermometer just gets you close, it also changes every day, sometimes even hour by hour. I can...

How deep do you run your pans and how hard do you fire the evap?

We have always been right around .10 gal/tap. Not great at all, but that's the way it is. We are at one of the highest local elevations right smack in the middle of a lake effect snow belt and it's...

Last year we made 23 gal on 230 taps, which was about average for us. This year we expanded to 557 taps so we were expecting twice as much syrup, about 50 gal. So far, we're at about 95 gal and...

Where in NY are you? Here in Western NY it's been froze up hard for the last week and a half and the trees haven't even thought about budding yet.
Leave your tap(s) in until a)it stops running ...

NY - 557 taps

Any evaporator is better than the evaporator you have right now....
If you're only willing to pay $1500 for it, then that answers the question...it's only worth $1500.
Just buy the **** thing and...

Thanks for all the replies. I thought they were poplar...I guess they are? Or not? Or aspen? lol