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I would say buy some land that is well stocked with maples and manage it properly. You will spend about 2$ per tree 300 per acre at 12x12 spacing=
600$ per acre. Plus you need to protect the trees...

duchini hardware store in erie pa has full fire brick for 1.44 each, half or split bricks for 1.33.

To pull the 5/16 spouts we use a flat pry bar(wonder bar). Take a file and widen the v a little on one end. It works great.

Sorry just seen your pic, a little elbow grease may be needed for that pan:o.

Use straight vinegar to cover the bottom of your pan. Let is set for 2 days. Then add enough water to fill you pans. Then let is set for another two days. You will be able to wipe most of it off...

ny 70 taps

it all has to do with finished product in your pan. Your pan should have at least 1" of syrup in when done. Any less you risk burning it. Go with two pans. one larger and one finisher, run both...

ok, no guess on the gph rate with my homemade set up? Will know this saturday as we will do our first boil. What kind of rates did you fellas get. We just put out 70 taps on 3/6. The weather looks...

went with about a 5- 6"gap between bottom of pan and sand. That is once the
6"deep pans are dropped in. What do you think the ghp rate will be on this set up. They are 2- 19"x63" side by side...

I have a question for you guys that boil on a homemade block arch. How much distance do you guys have between the bottom of you pan and the ground/bottom of the arch? My arch is 19"x63"s with a 6' 8"...

when you go to the hardware store buy a hydrometer. Get the syrup to the correct brix. Also get a felt cone filter and a few pre filters. They sell all of that stuff. Sounds like you are getting...

we use the white plastic 5 gallon buckets sold at walmart. I called the company and they said the white ones are food grade. However, the colored buckets are not food grade. Checked out their web...

wattsburgh pa

juniper,
Well said brother;)

over all ready? we have not tapped yet. When do you guys first tap down in kentucky? Do you have a short season? Does it even snow that far south? The area we tap gets over 200"s of snow per year. ...

We are waiting for some of the 2' of snow to melt down. Had the jubilee out today and it struggled to move it self. The tractor would not move if the trailer with 200 gal of sap on it was hooked up....

We use glass bottles. They are given a bath in boiling water before filling.

Our arches are drystacked with 8' block. They are two 19"x63" setups side buy side.The center wall is shared by each arch. We just picked up 40 firebrick for free. The 40 brick are not enough to...

we pay 11$ for 12 12.5 ounce glass bottle with caps. We buy them from a local hardware store. The guy who owns it is big time into the maple syrup. If i recall i think they have about 15000 taps,...

Contact the nydec. That is what we did. we have 30 acres of woods. They will come out and set up a forest stewardship plan free of charge. They will mark 7 acres of timber free per year that need...

the buckets i buy do not have tabs on them.

We use 5 gal buckets with tubing. We cut the tubing to about 3' lengths then set the bucket on the gound. Put the lid on and only snap down two or 3 sides. Then slide about 6"s of tubing under the...

Bad year so far collected 100 gallons on 85 taps in 7 days (lost about 50 ga when 4 feet of snow melted and buckets fell over). Then 5 gallons the last 4 days combined. :(

Just got my food grade plastic hose made up but now i need a spray nozzle for it. Looking at the hardware store some nozzles say may contain lead and the others are cheap plastic. Trying to find...

I feel the darker syrup has a better flavor and sells better than the light early season stuff. One thing about letting the sap get cloudy is you must clean you tank out very good between refills. ...