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I also have a few "spare" sets of the filters/prefilters, as we tend to make more syrup than those filters can handle in 1 stretch.

Yes, flat filter and 4 prefilters. It is mostly to get the big stuff out but it has seemed to work real well for us this year. This was the first year we've done this. We just got a filter press this...

I filter off the evaporator through a flat filter setup in a basket. The syrup goes into stainless steel pots. We draw off a bit heavy. When we are ready to bottle we reheat the syrup and check...

Polish Wizard,

Those are some nice bulk head fittings. I have alot of tanks all with plastic bulk head fittings but having SS you'd know for sure they are food grade. I have also installed cam...

Here is a close up picture of how I attached it. Sorry about the delay again. I have been pretty busy boiling. Late night last night. Boiled til 2:30am this morning after working all day. The things...

Sorry I just saw it a minute ago. Sorry about that. I responded back just now. But here is the link to the site tube I used.
https://www.morebeer.com/products/polycarbonate-sight-glass-235.html
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Polish Wizard,

A small pump would be your best bet for filling your head tank. If you have a Harbor Freight nearby they usually have some really cheap pumps to use. Might even be able to use a...

We tried "oaking" a wine batch we were making once. We missed a crucial step of sterilizing the wood chips before we added them. It caused the wine to go bad. I forget what we needed to do, but it...

I do have a even smaller barrel that was given to me by my sis n law. Maybe I will try/test the method of filling the barrel with only a fraction of bourbon, and then age our syrup in it after...

Dave,
Do you think that aging the new barrel in only a small amount of bourbon would impart enough of a bourbon flavor into the barrel? Obviously the most important part of that would be...

I bought a approx 2.5 gal new oak barrel from a website. It's got a char on the inside. I then bought my own whiskey/bourbon to put in the barrel to "age" the barrel. I left it in there for 4-5...

Sorry for sideways pictures. First time posting pictures in a comment.

Polish Wizard,
I would avoid the leg tanks as a head tank. I have 3 of them and while they are pretty stout for holding sap, they are a pain to keep clean. The "legs" can and do hold some sap in...

I had planned to tap this weekend, 400+ taps on tubing, and let the first run go on the ground. But now it's not looking too good for any runs. Maybe a couple days late next week but then it looks to...

If your asking which to fill through to prime the pump, it should be the vertical opening. It should have a cap or plug on it to fill through. At least mine does. I dont usually have to prime mine by...

Thanks for all the recent responses. I'm not a huge fan of burying this line, while it is feasible and am fairly proficient with a backhoe as I work for a utility company installing gas lines, I...

Thank you for your responses. The pump is not a self priming pump, so I'm hoping I can open a valve at the tank in the field and the "head pressure" "might" fill the line to the pump. And then it...

Unfortunately, no vacuum at the shack. Prior to this transfer line I had to take a tractor out back to pick up a 125 gal tank and bring it back to pump into my collection tank. This destroyed my...

I guess the real question is whether or not the pump could "pull" the last 55 gal left in the 1" transfer line, without losing its prime until after that last "slug" of sap is moved out? I will most...

I agree that the flow rate will be low but it's what I had. My plan for next year was to elevate this line to do exactly what you are saying. But I've got to put in poles and run wire as this line is...

Question for the group. I just ran a new 1360' 1" transfer line from the back of my property to my sugar shed with roughly 2-3' of elevation change. We will have a 550 gal bulk tank way out back that...

This has happened to me as well, although it didn't overflow my evaporator. Mine happened during a freeze and blew my ball valve apart. Fortunately it was frozen and I didn't spill 55 gal. of sap all...

I thought I would share this with the group as some may be able to use them. Today I went into Firehouse Subs for lunch. They had 5 gal food grade buckets with lids that they used for their pickles...

I am in NE Ohio and this is my first year using a Shurflo vaccum system. We tap mostly red maples. We have roughly 400 taps. As of this evening we've collected almost 1600 gal of sap. And I don't...

Looking to see if anybody out there is using the SS spouts/spiles on 5/16 drops into 3/16 gravity lines and/or vacuum systems. I'm asking this question because I hope to go to 3/16 gravity lines next...