We use about 25' of 1/4 " copper and it works very well. More than 30' tends to heat up too much and carmelize the sap in the tube. Shorter than 20' and the sap doesn't have a chance to warm up...
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1/4 " copper
We use about 25' of 1/4 " copper and it works very well. More than 30' tends to heat up too much and carmelize the sap in the tube. Shorter than 20' and the sap doesn't have a chance to warm up...
bags
We're having bag trouble, too. Some is seam splitting and some holes gnawed in bags by squirrels. Between the two we are kept busy replacing bags. Have lost lots of gallons of sap already.
Kirk...
3 Sisters Maple Syrup
Hi everyone,
My name is Kirk Ort and I'm from central Wisconsin. My son-in-law, Erick and I have been producing maple syrup for the past four years. We call our little outfit 3 Sisters because...