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    Sticky: Welcome Bill and Ted - Enjoy your excellent...

    Welcome Bill and Ted - Enjoy your excellent adventure!
  2. Thread: evap pan

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    Soon as I get off work I need to get hometo...

    Soon as I get off work I need to get hometo finish up boiling. I will be doing so in a 4' x 8' steel pan.
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    We have collected about 600 gals so far...about...

    We have collected about 600 gals so far...about half of what we normally do. The buds around my place are opening up, but the taps aren't running either. I think it is time to pull taps here...
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    Well it's finally running.... I think we are...

    Well it's finally running.... I think we are going to have a 3-day season here!



    I noticed all the red tree tops as I was driving around today. Lots of places to check out for next year....
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    27 in Millville on the way to 40 and...

    27 in Millville on the way to 40 and sunny....fingers are crossed!
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    Put in another 20 taps or so tonight... Standing...

    Put in another 20 taps or so tonight... Standing by, it has to come, right....?
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    I tap a lot of farmstead soft maples, big old...

    I tap a lot of farmstead soft maples, big old trees. Our best producer last spring split in half this summer. First one big side of a crotch just fell off one day, not windy or anything. The tree was...
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    Oh yeah, no worries... Last year we put most...

    Oh yeah, no worries...

    Last year we put most of our taps in on either 3/16 or 3/19, so not too worried yet.

    Makes me think tho... this trade fair I went to was all pre-1840 stuff. Back then...
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    I just got home from a trade show in New Ulm,...

    I just got home from a trade show in New Ulm, where I was worried about missing out on the action back home. Got here and my test taps are still as dry as a bone....
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    I reuse a lot of jars. If you put it in the jars...

    I reuse a lot of jars. If you put it in the jars hot, you should hear the cans "pop" when they seal
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    1/2 a doz. test taps out today... Wood was dry! ...

    1/2 a doz. test taps out today... Wood was dry!

    I'm about 25 mi. NE of Rochester

    Cleaned about 600 gals worth of barrels, still have 2-275 gal totes to go. We should be ready when the sap...
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    RO for Dummies?

    I am sure that our little operation will never grow into the need for RO, but I would still like to get a better idea of how it works.

    While I understand the concept, I would like to read up on...
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    Minnesota Maple Syrup Producers Association

    FYI

    Minnesota Maple Syrup Producers Association
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    for someone that is looking for a pot, check this...

    for someone that is looking for a pot, check this one out...

    200 QUART HEAVY DUTY STOCK POT WITH SPIGOT
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    I'm 25-30 miles NE of Rochester. Probably 2 1/2...

    I'm 25-30 miles NE of Rochester. Probably 2 1/2 to 3 hours (depending how you drive)
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    http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh83/RileyMN/Cl...

    http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh83/RileyMN/Clark%20Sugar%20Camp/th_852220-R1-13-14_014.jpg

    4' X 8' pan divided 2x2, 2x2, 4x6, on cement block, wood-fired arch....
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    Sticky: Hello, My name is Riley, and I'm a maple-holic. ...

    Hello, My name is Riley, and I'm a maple-holic.

    I grew up in central MN on a little walleye lake they call Mille Lacs. Lots of sugar camps in that area when I was a kid. Dad had a sheetmetal shop...
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    Keep us posted on that!

    Keep us posted on that!
  19. Thread: hydrometer

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    I have only used a thermometer when finishing...

    I have only used a thermometer when finishing syrup. I do have a wine hydrometer. Is there any difference?
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    Just outside of Millville. We tap mainly...

    Just outside of Millville. We tap mainly "farmstead maples" :)

    I really would like to have one of these:

    http://www.flixxy.com/snow-vehicle-concept.htm
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