Our best tree was routinely 7%. Big yard tree, had to take it down last year. Overall, we routinely ran 3% until we went to high vac. Now we're flooded in sap, but at a lower percentage. About 2.4...
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Our best tree was routinely 7%. Big yard tree, had to take it down last year. Overall, we routinely ran 3% until we went to high vac. Now we're flooded in sap, but at a lower percentage. About 2.4...
Copper scrubbing pad and a copper pipe flattened out will scrape it off without damaging stainless if it isn't too far gone.
Proctor maple lab was running it off two 3x10 evaporators, running wide open. They don't use a double boiler or lower temperature.
We were at Proctor Maple Research Lab last week and they were boiling birch sap. A couple things I learned.
1. It's not "syrup" like we think of syrup. It's a delicacy for chefs and suvh, but to...
We just shipped a pallet of quarts and pints to Wyoming for my brother to sell. We're having a record year so we've opted to find more markets. We've never bulk wholesaled, never will. We will add...
Try vacuum. Lol
It's a 2 minute filter change, not much tear down to it. No matter what you filter with, if you're filtering each batch as it comes off you're changing filters anyway. No filter system can sit for...
We're still going. Got a couple more days from the looks.
Still going here, not seeing any buds yet. We are into record territory, so it's all bonus from here on out.
Flat copper scraper will scrape scortch or niter off.
No, sounds like they are distributing through their own dealers. As near as he knows, this may be the only one in the northeast, perhaps anywhere other than Quebec. I can't find anyone who has one....
It's still on loan. I've asked him for a smaller version, he's supposed to get vack to me. I've run 100+ gallons through it, I like it. I did find that about 5 gallons per filter change is all it...
I've had lots of issues. None of my limited amount of cdl has come apart or off the spout, but all my leader stuff is falling off daily. Used to be a huge leader fan, now, not so much.
Found another 20-30 on my 3/16 the last couple days. Leader 30p, pulled apart at the t as well as dropline separated at the cv spout. Not to mention an entire area destroyed by what we think was a...
We usually run 3%, this year we're at 2. Very unusual.
Our best tree runs at 6-8% depending on the year.
Did you use new spouts, check valves or drops? Did you use a clean new drill bit? Cautious about sanitary practices while tapping? After we went to disposable spouts, check valves and being...
Adding seed from another batch will cut your time in half.
The good news is that all this walking has me in great shape. The bad news is we've lost a lot of sap, vacuum and time. Trudging through knee deep snow for 3 weeks fixing these has given me lots of...
We do ours in a kitchen aid mixer. Cool it to 50° and mix fir 15-20 minutes. We're looking to buy a cream machine, but haven't found a used one yet.
200 gph ro should have 200 gallons for rinse.
The more pipe the more reserve volume.
I heard about your adventure. Lol. Clayton told me about it.
Same problem as with the drops coming off the spouts. We've been going through taking caps out and looping tubing back onto itself wherever possible.
My brother in Wyoming has been selling a bunch of syrup out there for me. We're looking at shipping 100 or so quarts and some pints out. Leaning toward Fastenal as they ship terminal to terminal,...
Yes, my leader check valve spouts are pushing the tubing off, dozens a day.