Another good way, if you enjoyed making maple syrup is to get an issue of [U]The North American Maple Producers ManualU]. You may still be able to download the manual free, or maybe that option has...
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Another good way, if you enjoyed making maple syrup is to get an issue of [U]The North American Maple Producers ManualU]. You may still be able to download the manual free, or maybe that option has...
Much of the answer depends on your growth plans. Are you planning to keep adding taps? If yes, a filter press will be in your future, if you don't plan to add very many taps, the filter press maybe...
Good question, A&A was by far the lowest price, but they do not offer oil, that's why I'll be converting. Besides that, in case of SHTF I will be able to switch to wood if oil isn't available or...
It's fairly simple and once you've done it you will never want to go back. I did just that when my 5 bank LaPierre filter press original gear pump needed replacing. I looked at numerous pumps and...
Any time you make the exhaust go horizontal, you are asking for problems. Why is it you went horizontal rather than vertical all of the way? Off hand I can't think of why that would be a good idea,...
I'm likely going to add a hood, a 100+/- head sap (head) tank and a 20 gal +/- draw-off tank to my order if the prices sound OK.
I'm not sure who told you drop flues needed to be drained to protect from freezing. That is not true. If you have boiled at least 3 hours at full boil, the pans are sweet enough to not freeze down to...
Thanks for the encouraging remarks.
To comment on some of the remarks. I used to have a mark on my head tank level gauge, just inside the sugarhouse wall I had a T in the line, with a clear vinyl...
I placed an order with A&A Metal Shop in Va for a 2x6 raised flue. It will come as a wood fired, but I plan to remove the door, get a heavy plate and make it into an oil fired evaporator. After...
BAP, yes I am a moderator, but I need to sign in the same way you do, just like the way I put my pants on, same as you, one leg at a time. I do not have a hot link to get on, being a moderator only...
I think the answer will depend on what it was packed in, if glass, likely good to mix, if in non oxygen barrier plastic, you might not want to mix, those jugs tend to suffer some because they allow...
I think a lot of when it will be done depends on your elevation, Around here those who are at 500' or less are mostly done or near done, Those at 700' or higher are still going strong, for now, but...
Check with Peter Gregg, the site owner. The issue might all be on your end, I get everything perfectly. There was some sort of an issue but that was fixed as far as I can tell.
I think you are talking about the use on an RO. I had a very simple system, a Glen Goodrich 250 gph RO, with recirculation. It was set up so I normally ran thru the inlet filter, thru the 2 membranes...
As for equipment, storage wise, I only ever had SS tanks except year 1. That yesr my sap was stored in severalo 5 gallon cooking oil jugs, that *I got from a Chinese Restaurant. When I got them they...
Just be more careful, I've made syrup since 2003 and always used a hydrometer. When you first get a new hydrometer, before first use, put the hydrometer in the box it came in, hold the hydrometer...
That's likely because the wood gas is starving for oxygen. Get a bigger fan, more CFM. Most bathroom fans will be between 50 and maybe 75 cfm, you likely need a 150 cfm blower.
My first three evaporators were leadfree solder, a 2x3, then a 2x6, then my first set of pans on my 3x8. When I had new pans made for the 3x8 I changed from a 3x2 syrup pan and a 3x6 raised flue pan...
Great story, it's nice when you get new-comers into making maple syrup. That neighbor boy will likely remember that experience for his whole life, he may be the next BIG producer, time will tell. At...
Are their pans welded or lead free soldered? Years ago I heard they only offered soldered pans, has that changed?
What size is your stack up above the base stack? You could likely get an extendable section, I've seen those used for indoor woodstoves. They are a length of stack with an extendable section inside...
As a SS barrel is packed, It's generally at or very slightly thicker, I don't retest as I put syrup into a bourbon barrel for aging, I wait and test it as I'm bottling a batch.
Find a hunter who likes to eat squirrel and has enough time to be effective. I've seen no difference between 3/16 and 5/16 in regards to squirrels, my grandson likes squirrel and he's an excellent...
I have always done th same as what you are doing, I generally need to tweak the density a little as I go to bottle, but not much. Sometimes I need to thin it, sometimes I need to thin it. I do either...
Thanks, I'll be contacting him in May or June, for next year. I've been working off my inventory of Amber and dark from when I last made syrup, but as of now I only have 2 barrels of amber and 3 of...