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I boil the same way as you. I use a turkey frier as a pre heater. My back pan boils the hardest, so I put the raw sap in the back pan, trying to maintain 2 inch depth. As the front pan gets low I...

Had a good time this year. Made a little over 4 gallons of syrup on the homemade barrel stove. Also introduced a couple new guys to the hobby (addiction!!). Looking forward to next year. Have a safe...

Pulled my taps today. Ran good last couple of days, gave away 60 gallons to my neighbor. Had a good year, making just over 4 gallons. tying my best season so far. Cleaned up tonight, 81 degrees...

They were all around 219. 222 with the thermometer in the pan. When I check density the cup Is held up over the pan. By what I've read here and other books etc. the temp should drop to around...

This is why i asked
I do small batches on a barrel stove, finishing off only a gallon or so at a time. I filter just before its syrup thru a Tap My Trees filter cloth. Then finish and let it settle...

Could syrup with a lot of sand alter the reading of a hydrometer?

Jeremy, you may want to try the settling out method. Having less than 20 taps, I usually finish only a gallon or two at a time. When finishing off, I will bring it close to syrup, pour it thru a...

Welcome to the MADNESS!!! Great to do it with family. Have fun and enjoy.

Had one like that last year, big old sugar maple. First few gallons were yellowish, almost urine colored. Chucked that stuff,then it ran good and clear the rest of the season. Why???? dont know, but...

Take the hat off and put a 45 or 90 degree elbow on directed away from the pans.

Boiled yesterday and today, mostly reds at 1.4 to 1.9% Boiled 40 gallons got 7 pints of great tasting syrup.

I am running tubing to 5 gallon water jugs on the ground. Wondering if the end of the tube is submerged in the sap in the jug if it slows or impedes the flow? Thanks

Put the last of mine in yesterday also. Only doing 16 taps. Next few weeks look promising.

I'm holding off till next month also. Will give me some time to get ready too.

Try this link. This brings up another question.You boil to 219 or 220, yet all the hydrometer charts and hot test line only go to either 209 or 211. Supposed to test right off the pan so question. ...

I finished up this weekend also. Very strange season. Nathan, like you stated syrup was very light, lightest i've made so far. Ended up with just shy of 3 gallons off 14 taps. Time to go fishing!!!!

Last year I started using drop tubing into 5 gallon water bottles. Run two taps per bottle. Works great. I get the ones with the screw on top, swap em out, throw it in the truck. No leaking or...

I pulled a couple quarts of last years syrup out. When made, was checked with a hydrometer, bottled at 185/190, Bottled in canning jars properly sealed. Opened them up and they have an odd flavor,...

Karen, Sugar Bush Supply sells those caps. $1.20 / dozen.

wobbletop, as stated below, try raising the grate, and definetely block up the back of the stove. Pics of one i built couple years ago.You can see the brick wall and sheet metal piece i used....

Did my first boil today. Only had about 20 gallons to do. Slow sap run so far here. Boiling with a hotel pan on a propane burner, preheated from a pan on the woodstove. Hoping to finish up a new...

That sucks for sure. Just a thought, how bout using plastic buckets near the road? Dont think plastic brings too much at the scrapyard these days.

Got some taps in tonight. Now the waiting game.

Well I finished off today what I had collected before the deep freeze. Started with a little over 30 gallons and it yielded 3.5 quarts of nice light awesome tasting syrup!. Hope we have a good run...

I checked my trees this am. The one that had the discolored sap was nice and clear like the rest of them.