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  1. Thread: 2024 Season

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    Put 90 taps in this past weekend. Subday evening...

    Put 90 taps in this past weekend. Subday evening all were "running." Looking forward to making syrup this weekend. In 2017, we made syrup on Feb. 10th. The eariest we've ever made syrup. This weekend...
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    Thanks

    Thanks guys!
    I am intrigued by the wax idea. I purchased some goil foil but when it arrived I discovered it was crap. I'll keep looking.
    Thanks again
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    Little help, please!

    Hello All,
    I need a littel help. We are using 50 ml maple leaf bottles as wedding favors for my son's wedding in August. I have gold shrink wrap but he and his fiancé would like to have gold foil...
  4. Thread: 2023 season

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    After planning to be done for the year, I decided...

    After planning to be done for the year, I decided to stick it out for one last sap run. I collected about 130 gallons of sap today and dumped another 50 gallons on the ground that was stained or...
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    Favorite: talking and showing people about the...

    Favorite: talking and showing people about the maple syrup process and the anticipation of the upcoming season
    Least favorite: Mud, having to dump sap on the ground, sleepless cold nights.

    Thanks...
  6. Thread: Milk filter

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    Thanks very much!

    Thanks very much!
  7. Thread: Milk filter

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    Milk filter

    I met a fellow syrup maker. He recommended using a milk filter to filter syrup. Anyone else using these to filter syrup? Pro's? Con's?
    Thanks
  8. Thread: 2023 season

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    I'm intrigued, what is cold shock gravity...

    I'm intrigued, what is cold shock gravity filtering? I'm always trying to improve my filter process and will try almost everything.
    Thanks

    P.S. I've been tapped for two weeks and have frozen sap...
  9. Thread: 2023 season

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    Ready, Set, let's go!

    I'm located in southern MN. With the warm weather this past weekend I couldn't resist getting out and put in about 140 taps all on 3/16 tubing. A few trees were weeping on Saturday, more on Sunday....
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    Thermometer

    My $.02 worth.
    I use a ThermoPro digital thermometer but I went online and ordered after market waterproof probes. I stretch a bungee cord across my pan and hang the probe so it dangles just off the...
  11. Thread: My plan

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    Sorry if this has been asked. I'm curious about...

    Sorry if this has been asked. I'm curious about the induction stove top. This heats with magnets, correct? I've heard you can put your hand on the hot plate and it will not burn, unless there is heat...
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    Thank you all for the advice and ideas. When we...

    Thank you all for the advice and ideas. When we get things together I'll post pictures for you to critique our work.
    Happy Holidays
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    New evaporator

    Hello All,
    Weare in the beginning stages of building a new evaporator. Our old one was highly inefficient. We are lining with ceramic blanket and bricks. My question, do you, or how do you keep the...
  14. Thread: New arch

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    Another question. How big of stack should I make?...

    Another question. How big of stack should I make? 8-12 inch diameter? I plan in it being 12-16 feet tall.
  15. Thread: New arch

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    I had been giving some thought to adding a 2x4...

    I had been giving some thought to adding a 2x4 flat pan to use as a finishing pan. I thought of using the big pan to boil but have the sap drip into the smaller pan to maintain boiling. I try to...
  16. Thread: New arch

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    Great question, I totally forgot to mention size....

    Great question, I totally forgot to mention size. I have a 4x4x12 inch deep flat pan. It was not made for making syrup but it has served us well and we plan to keep using it. It holds 100 gallons...
  17. Thread: New arch

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    New arch

    We are planning to make a new arch and stack this summer. Can someone please point me in the right direction for plans, best ideas, and steel to use?
    Thanks in advance
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    Over the last coupleof years we have moved to...

    Over the last coupleof years we have moved to more taps on 3/16 tubing. We are about 3:1 taps on tubing to bags. All of our bags are placed so we can drive our Ranger right to them. Funny thing is...
  19. Thread: Metabolism

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    Thanks all for sharing your knowledge. Our bush...

    Thanks all for sharing your knowledge. Our bush is part of a 120 acre pasture. It is heavily fertilized by 175 black angus in the summer and fall. we do have crop fields on the north boundary. My...
  20. Thread: Metabolism

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    Metabolism

    Calling Dr. Tim or others with way more experience than me.
    I am curious about metabolism. I recently read that not cooking sap long enough causes metabolism. I also read that metabolism is caused...
  21. Thread: 2021 Season

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    Tomorrow

    Tapping tomorrow. Tubing is up, hoping to get 100-125 taps in. The forecast looks good for the next couple of weeks.
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    New Murphy Cup and hydrometer arrived today....

    New Murphy Cup and hydrometer arrived today. Looking forward to trying them both in a few weeks.
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    Bryan, You're scaring me a little! I have been...

    Bryan, You're scaring me a little! I have been looking at getting the CDL Vacuum filter. Filtering has always been an issue for me. Mainly the time it takes to filter through cone filters with...
  24. Thread: Mainline

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    Yes, I have about a 30 foot rise in elevation...

    Yes, I have about a 30 foot rise in elevation from my collection tank to my sugar shack plus 400-500 foot run. I've been thinking of a Honda10 pump.
    I've also been giving some thought to running my...
  25. Thread: Mainline

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    Mainline

    I have had about 60-70 taps on 3/16 for the past two years on gravity with good success. I would like to run my lines into a mainline to a central collection tank where I can then pump to my shack....
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