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  1. Thread: Electric float

    by maple2
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    I have been using one for over 20yrs. Would never...

    I have been using one for over 20yrs. Would never go back to a float .Have less than $500 invested
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    We sell most of crop retail. I would feel guilty...

    We sell most of crop retail. I would feel guilty offering a small producer $2lb. knowing how much work goes into making a gallon of syrup
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    Years ago I sold some bulk syrup to a bakery....

    Years ago I sold some bulk syrup to a bakery. They sent a Rabbi over and he blessed my crop. A couple of chants and he was out the door. It was only good for that years crop.
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    we have several bulk tanks ranging from 400 to...

    we have several bulk tanks ranging from 400 to 1300gals. We move them around by wrapping a chain around the agitator moter and lifting with a loader
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    Wrong time of year to sell maple equipment. Like...

    Wrong time of year to sell maple equipment. Like trying to sell a woodstove in july or an air conditioner in december
  6. Thread: Your Kitchen

    by maple2
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    We have a certified kitchen in our home. Need...

    We have a certified kitchen in our home. Need more counter space, larger and deeper sink, more fridge space
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    gathered 4700 gals of sap on Monday.Boiled,...

    gathered 4700 gals of sap on Monday.Boiled, today, made 80 gals. of med today,after plowing 18" of snow
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    our first boil was 2/21. We are almost at half a...

    our first boil was 2/21. We are almost at half a crop. Sugar has been 1.5 to 1.8. Not much lite syrup
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    Old farmer once told me..You will have tomatoes...

    Old farmer once told me..You will have tomatoes the size of watermellons.
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    we cook our syrup to 245. Let it cool??? We...

    we cook our syrup to 245. Let it cool??? We start the machine as soon as it stops boiling. The hotter the syrup, the more spins the auger has to make, the lighter the candy. Took 2nd place in Quebec...
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    We use dark or extra dark. Cook to 270. Unlike...

    We use dark or extra dark. Cook to 270. Unlike making candy or cream, you can play with it all you want. Stirring it will promote crystal growth
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    We have 3 releasers running off one pump.The pump...

    We have 3 releasers running off one pump.The pump is plummed directly to a 30gal. tank. All the releasers are plummed into that. Acts like vacuume storage.
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    We added a second post to our Lapierre 600 a few...

    We added a second post to our Lapierre 600 a few years ago.It made it faster but cant build enough pressure to make it much sweeter. Now we need to either add another 5hp or install a 7.5hp. Both...
  14. Thread: April Journal

    by maple2
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    When planning to build a sugarhouse you should...

    When planning to build a sugarhouse you should figure how many taps you might have down the road, the biggest evaporator you will need,space for canning, maybe an r.o. and a big enough wood shed....
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    RO water has nothing in it. Most bottled water is...

    RO water has nothing in it. Most bottled water is RO water with minerals added back in.Drinking large amounts of RO water probably make you sick.It draws minerals out of your body to reconstute to...
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    Our realeaser sits over a 75gal. stock tank. A...

    Our realeaser sits over a 75gal. stock tank. A sump pump pumps it up into the holding tank
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    we have 5 different releasers.Have had the same...

    we have 5 different releasers.Have had the same problems,and more,as you over the years. Built 2 heated sheds, this year, for two of them. they ran pretty much trouble free all season
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    Started off with 2.3 Made 4brls of lite. Dropped...

    Started off with 2.3 Made 4brls of lite. Dropped to 1.6. Been making dark,all week
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    3 of us tapped about 1200,today.Easier getting...

    3 of us tapped about 1200,today.Easier getting around now that the snow has settled some.
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    We plan on starting,this week.Its always more fun...

    We plan on starting,this week.Its always more fun with a couple feet of fresh snow!
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    If the bearings in your drill are the least bit...

    If the bearings in your drill are the least bit loose, it will not make a round hole,causing leaks
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    Trade you my glass pipe for your stainless!

    Trade you my glass pipe for your stainless!
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    I found a bottle of syrup in my dads cellar that...

    I found a bottle of syrup in my dads cellar that i made when i was eight.We opened it on our 50th anniversary.It was still good. No mold or sediment! Kind of dark and smoky flavored. Tasted just like...
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    welcome to the club! Plus all the chainsaw work...

    welcome to the club! Plus all the chainsaw work while the old tubing is down. We tend to get more tubing replaced on low snow years. should be working tubing,today, instead of making christmas...
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    you can use less maple and the large maple chunks...

    you can use less maple and the large maple chunks dont go pinging around the pan, unmelted
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