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Bucket hit the nail on the head. Those pesky invert sugars. I believe it's glucose and sucrose that come out of the tree, and they get converted into fructose by bacteria more rapidly when it's...

We had another good year in Central VT. Made just about 1/2 gal per tap. I threw away a lot of .8% sap at the beginning, but it got nice and sweet during the short season we had again. My first...

That's right, The only way to reverse the flow through the concentrate side of the membrane is to take it out of the vessel, move the brine seal to the other end and put it back in the other way. I...

I didn't mean to stir up a hornets nest. I was just mentioning the copper because it will get into the membranes. At this time I personally don't know of anyone's sugarhouse being inspected. We...

My Small Bros machine from the late 80's was made with 1/2 inch od nylon tubing and Parker "Fast Tite" compression fittings. When I expanded my machine I searched high and low and US Plastics was...

Atgreene, our farm is in Tunbridge Vt. It's my in-laws. Work took us to NH but we plan on moving back someday.

Spring water is better than well water but use what you have. I took my first run from last week and made some permeate, did a wash and rinse, then a benchmark test. Sap was only .8 so I didn't...

I was kinda wondering how much soap people use as well. I have 4 - 4x40's and use 2 tablespoons of the sani-membrane. The container says 1/2 cup per 8x40 or 8x60 membrane. I test the wash...

Are you running it vertical or horizontal? If vertical, you want the permeate to come out the bottom center port and plug the top one. The feed needs to be at the bottom offset port and make sure...

I would stick to stainless or 1000 psi nylon tubing and fittings. Just like you can get green stains in the bath tub or sink, that stuff will make it's way into the membranes. They tell you not...

Been using it for 5 years now as a tensioner at the main line (the way Bascom's does it). I cut 2 foot lengths of the black rope that they sell, I think it's 12 cents a foot. I make sure I have...

It depends whether you are on vac or not. It's more important to drill holes 90 degrees to the surface on vac so they stay round and are less likely to leak. With gravity I still think you want...

Yeah go for it. A little mold (mother) on the top is not the same thing as if it had set for a long time and fermented. Bring it back to a boil and skim the foam off to make sure you got all the...

My cousin in Hartland VT just finished tapping his 8200. All by himself so it takes him a while. My bush in Tunbridge VT faces W N/W and is pretty high up, so I'm gonna start next week. LY my...

Flow is within the core of the membrane, not along the outside of the yellow tape, so how could it have been damaged? What type of setup re-circulates outside of the wrapping?

I think you have it all wrong as far as the picture of the exploded xle's. They look like they were put in the vessels backwards. If they were put in a vertical machine with the brine seal at...

If you must cut the tubing off a fitting, like a saddle or star that you don't want to replace, get yourself a good pair of side cutters(wire cutters). The best ones I've seen are large Channel-Lock...

I made a record amount of syrup this year. 515 gallons on 1020 taps. Ratio was not quite as good as last year @ .505gal/tap. Mostly light syrup and no commercial grade because I quit on April 22...

I like this one. It will fit right on our NH tractor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeanPDO-D6M

Is the stack tall enough? Do you have an idea of your stack temp?

At the last seminar at Bascom's, the leader rep said a piece of galvanized wire works well because it has anti bacterial properties. Not trusting Leader too much lately though. ><

It says that is a booster pump, but can also be used for ro membranes up to 120 gpd Probably fine for a household water system. You're looking at a 400 gpd membrane. I have no doubt it will...

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This is my "vintage" Sap Brother. To create a recirc loop you have to tee into the input side of the hp pump. And...

Your main pressure gauge is before the main concentrate (needle) valve on the concentrate output side of the membrane. You don't want any pressure on the permeate coming out. What are you using...

You by no means need a 330gph procon for only 1 4 inch membrane. That's big enough for 3. Also procon recommends at least 1 hp to run the 330. But again maybe you will need it for future...