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Put in 6 taps today, surprisingly gusher-y. Forecast looks good for the foreseeable future! Good luck all!

One (1) gallon, the hard way. 85 gallons of mostly box elder sap. Lotta work for that little syrup.

3rd year here. First two on buckets, gas grill, and a hotel pan. This year I put together an arch with a second hand 20”X33” woodstove (I cut an 11”X29” opening in the top) that I lined with ceramic...

Bump from last year, but it's that time again. Jeeves, do you RO your sap, and if so, before or after the enzyme? Logically it would seem to make sense to do it after treating.

Thanks Dr. Tim! I’m going to have it in the woodstove inside my sugar shack, which is in the woods so wind should’ve an issue. Since I’m not relying on a wood fire I’m going to presume I won’t need...

Thank you! It occurred to me in the last few days I should insulate it - planning on using ceramic insulation or fire bricks or both.

Bump so I can find again! Been using our gas grill also and it’s painfully slow. Realized this year that I didn’t have to boil on the grate itself, I can take that off. Also wouldn’t need the heat...

Thank you pdiamond! I found a video of a guy on YouTube who tried this with less than good results. Then another who used a woodstove and cut out the top so the pan was in direct contact with the...

I’m a few years in now and am moving from our gas grill, to my wife’s delight, to another heat source. I like the convenience of propane and just purchased a 367K btu (advertised) 18” propane cooker...

Okay got it, thank you guys!

Thank you Tim. I’m not asking my question very clearly. To get a perfect vacuum (~30”) requires, as I understand it, a tight system and a ~ 30 ft (vertical) column of sap. What I’m thinking about is...

I have a small bush - 20 or so trees - with > 30ft of drop over about 150ft. If I have a cheap supply of 3/16” tubing, other than having many lines running through my woods is there a reason why from...

Ditto Russell Lampron. This will be okay for measuring sap brix but it doesn’t go high enough for measuring syrup. Syrup is ~ 66 brix. The one I have goes from 56 to 90 and also has %water that I use...

I put in 9 walnut taps today.

Thanks sbedilion!

First year tapper. Wondering about timing and when people plan on tapping. Looking at the forecast, after the polar vortex moves on, it's supposed to be in the 50s for a few days.It's not supposed to...