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Thanks for sharing Big_Eddy.

I made an online sap volume calculator based on the formula you posted.

By the way, in case anyone is wondering why the numbers are off using the example posted by...

Yeah, moving syrup that hot is crazy!

That's why I think they're only finishing the syrup in this pan that picture. Do you have any pictures of your cream machine?

You're right. It would be interesting to hear from those who do it this way.

I'm not sure about air volume but the top picture is clearly the stage around 260-265°F where it's been bubbling hard....

I'm trying to wrap my head around these pictures of granulated sugar from welsch maple.com

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Would anyone know how it was done? Did they simply finish the syrup in the pan or was that...

I agree with you on this - it appears to be the simplest option. Possibly, a very good starting point.

That's possible, too.

But an R.O. machine is something that I think I can forego in the immediate term considering the how much sugar content of my sap has.

Besides, though electricity...

They probably think you're trying to talk to alien life.



Now, that's interesting! Got any more info about these?

Thanks to you, I found an interesting article: Use of High Pressure Steam in...

20% is a very good number, but seldom seen. Average sugar content is about 13%.

A wok, which is what is widely used here would be easy enough but I'm wondering if I could take advantage of the...

@michelle32
The Scheffler Reflectors are open source. The inventor gives you the permission to freely modify it to your own needs.

@RileySugarbush

The following are two common application of...

Oh, I'm sorry. I forgot to remind you that I don't tap maples. I live in the tropics and tap coconuts instead. :cool: We've got abundant sunlight here, having a wet season lasting about 3 months -...

Hello Perry.

If you've seen the links I've placed in the original posted (and went any further), it will show you seriousness of this solar power source is. For example a 16m2 dish has a focal...

Has anyone else played with the idea of using Solar Power for fueling their arches? I've seen this thread that mentions a woman in Berlin, NH being featured in a newspaper but it is scant with...

Am probably too late for this, but here's one anyway: http://www.infor.ca/?section=1&subsection=47

Here's a nice timeline, courtesy of the Massachusetts Maple Producers Associstion's Maple History page




As for us, Tropical Sugarin' hasn't caught on to the use of flat-bottomed pans. The...

Yes, I know. I was just wondering if you had any pictures. Maybe you could invite the brother to join mapletrader.com instead. Then we ask him to post pictures of his pans.

Hehehe.

danno, pics of those flue pans you're talking about would be *very* nice.

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those are very nice clocks! good work chris!

Hi everyone.

Has anyone made their own gas-fired evaporator? What are the things I should consider when designing one?

@RileySugarbush
That is interesting. I will try this out when I get back and see how it works out. I'll be posting the results here.

Yes, rice hulls are still burned directly but this is not the...

@Valley View Sugarhouse
I thought about those R.O. systems but the prices are prohibitive for us at this point.

@royalmaple
We can only tap from tree tops. This is where the spathes are.
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The cutting/shaving of the spathe is an inevitable part of the process. If no cutting is done, the spathe would just heal itself and the sap would stop running. If you start tapping a spathe, you're...

Thanks WESTVIRGINIAMAPLER. I'll try my best to learn from you guys. :)

Thanks everyone.

Tapping
Basically, we could tap the tree all-year round (Yippee!). A spathe or spadix will last about 4 weeks, depending on the health of the tree, and its variety. We don't...

Hi. I'm Erwin from the Philippines.

I'm new in the board and hoping to learn about how you process your maple sap, and hopefully adapt them so we could improve our own palm sugar processing.

I...

Hello everyone. My name is Erwin from the Philippines.

If you're wondering about maple trees, as far as I know, there aren't any maple trees in the Philipppines. However, we do have plenty of...