That's how I do mine. I just drilled a hole in a pan and installed a petcock valve. I have a micro operation and I can control the feed just fine.
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That's how I do mine. I just drilled a hole in a pan and installed a petcock valve. I have a micro operation and I can control the feed just fine.
My wife used blueberry frosting emulsion to flavor ours. She used 1 tps per pint. She gets it from Michaels. Everyone that tried it asked for more. But unlike most people here we are just micro...
I tapped the boxelder in my yard just out of curiosity one year. I think it was like 80-1. The syrup was really light, tasted good on the front but left a not so good after taste. I know some people...
Hey after this snow storm I have part of a large tree down in my yard. Come and get it!!! You can have my neighbors too.
Number of taps:30
Vacuum (Y/N)N
RO (Y/N/type)N
Arch size:2x4
Pan Type:flat
Fuel Type / amount used:
Sap collected in gallons:404
Syrup produced in gallons:10.125
Gallons of sap per gallons...
There was a previous post where you could log in your info to compare your production to others. I can't seem to be able to find it. Would someone have a link to it by chance? Thanks
Party is over for us. Pulled the taps yesterday and finished the syrup today. 404 gals sap produced 10.125 gals syrup. Good season for a little guy. Hope everyone else did well (or are doing well) or...
I went to stainless this year. Should last a lot longer I hope.
Went to the cabin Wed. Roads were snow covered(didn't expect that) All the buckets were full of ice. Had to wear snowshoes still alot of snow in the woods. Fell down carrying 2 buckets of sap. 3...
We went up today and tapped our trees. All 31 of them. About 2/3 were dripping. There was still anywhere from 8-12+ inches of snow in the woods. I think it may be starting for us. Hope so as we have...
Drove down Hwy 93 last year and someone had a ton of trees tapped along the river. Bought a tractor from a guy up in that area this winter.
Boy I agree with being careful with the weight in front. If that front end goes down and hits something you could go over the handle bars. You don't have to be going very fast either. I know. Cracked...
I was down around Cashton Tuesday. Talked to an Amish guy and he said his brother and dad had tapped 4000 trees and were boiling. Saw some tubing around but not much else.
I run the solar at my cabin off of 6v Deka golf cart batteries wired in series for 12v output. 2 6v batteries will give you more amp hours then 1 12v.
What I have done is use a corded raft inflator. I took a pipe long enough to extend under my grate and cut slots in it so the air goes up to the fire. The pipe is long enough to stick out of the...
Thanks, Mike
How thick would I need to apply the cement? I have never used it. That does sound like a good idea.
Road bricks are just that. Bricks that were used to pave roads in my area. They are hard. I did line it and fired it up this summer to boil something else. One brick broke and the rest seem to be OK....
I posted a question about using road brick for firebrick. My one thought just like yours was if the pan is supported by the cinder block I would not have the area of the brick under the pan getting...
I am boiling on a cinder block evaporator, 2x4 flat pan. Has anyone used used road brick instead of fire brick? I have read it can be done as long as the brick is clay. We only tap 30+ trees and have...
Wannabe you were right. Went up on Thurs and collected 82 gallons. Some bags had indeed overflowed. Will go up once more and pull everything and call it a year. Different year for us. Went from what...
We went home through Greenwood and Neilsville. We went up Sat. lots of ice in the bags. We did boil the little bit we got. (not sure why) Going up Wed or Thurs. Should be the end. We had a couple...
I have wondered the same thing. Would be very interested in replies. Thanks for asking the question.
Finally got some sap. 70g from 30 trees. Not great but a start. Bought some buckets from a large producer near by and he said it's just starting for him also. Good luck to all.
Thanks for all the replies. I may check the sugar content of that tree. I think I am good to go.