Just so many options. What to do, what to do.
Type: Posts; User: Dennis H.
Just so many options. What to do, what to do.
Gary I am really think of doing a road trip this year. I never had the chance to visit anyone during the season and while I may not have the desire to make syrup this year I still love talking about...
Gary, Actually I am taking a year off from making maple syrup! I Know I know, how can you do that.
This year while getting everything cleaned up and put into place I just was not feeling the fun in...
That is one beefy looking evap.
Holy cow Gary, didn't you just tap a few days ago? Being half way there already sure looks like it could be a banner year for you.
Good Luck
For me I normally will check the liquid going to the concentrate to see the sugar content drop while pushing the remaining sweet out of the RO.
For me this is about 1%, once I hit that I throw the...
I am east of you out near Carlisle and Harrisburg.
For the last few years I have been all tapped in and making syrup by now, I too was thinking of tapping a week or two ago and decided to hold off...
To each their own.
I understand that the producer can package their product into whatever container they wish.
But when you package 2 products that have the same use into the exact same style of...
I have been throwing around the idea of using something around the size of a 60W light in and enclosure to keep the releaser thawed.
I am thinking of using either foil faced foam board of use some...
It is thru Erie Insurance.
I think it is for 2 Million liability. It will cover me if I do farmers market or events like that. I just need to add the name of the Farmers Market to the policy.
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Check around, I ran into the same thing.
My homeowners do not do food type coverage either.
So I looked around and found a good one for right at $300 per year.
Thank is what I was thinking.
I was trying to think who contact that can tell me if this is allowed?
Went to a local grocery store today and found this on the shelf.
Quart of maple syrup and right beside it a pint of "pancake Syrup"
Both in the same style of container.
Very misleading if I...
I do small batches, no more than 1 gal at a time.
I almost always go to above 260, most often 265.
I stir by hand and try to get it down to a fine crumb with a few nuggets here and there....
Been really busy of late trying to get everything ready for the coming season.
Sap tank is placed, vac pump is set and hooked up. Did all the major work on the lines, just need to do leak check.
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Anytime that you are going to rebottle syrup and get it to seal you really want to reheat the syrup back up to about 185.
Heating just the bottle will not keep the syrup from growing mold after a...
I run a 2x5 and collect sap from about 220 taps. I push that thru an RO to get it about 8-9%.
I end up using about 1 1/2 cords of wood.
I do not use forced draft but I do have an air front door...
He found some cheap land, it was a cliff!
If you are good with working with brick and have a nice permanent location then go the brick route just remember to firebrick to line the inside to prolong the base of the evap.
If you are good...
Maple Flats I understand what you are talking about now. Your talking about The stuff that leaches out of anything that may come in contact with the sap or while it is being boiled.
So niter/sugar sand has stuff in it that we should not eat but the components that are used to produce niter/sugar sand are in maple sap naturally???
It would be interesting to see and read that...
If you are talking lets say a quart of maybe even only a pint I would use a mason jar and let it set for a while and let the sugar sand settle out and then either carefully pouring the good syrup...
It seems like everyone has given you good info on how to decide if an RO should/when be gotten. Now to the question should you build it?
I built my own for 2 reasons. first I love building...
Are not the globes of the light bulb covers glass?
I have gotten stuff thru McMaster Carr and never had any issues with shipping, good place to buy from.
Man does this bring back memories of those 1st few years.
I think everyone starts out converting a drum into an evaporator. But if I was going to do it again I would just weld up a box, way easier...