I've used the Inkbird ITC-1000 and small W1209 temp controllers with good results over years. I used the W1209 to control the pump from my sap tank to my head tank but didn't want the pump to start...
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I've used the Inkbird ITC-1000 and small W1209 temp controllers with good results over years. I used the W1209 to control the pump from my sap tank to my head tank but didn't want the pump to start...
I may not have explained myself correctly. I don't want to make maple cream. I want to make soft molded maple candy. I want the candy to have the mouth feel of cream, i.e. not being able to feel the...
I have read, highlighted, re-read The North American Maple Syrup Producers Manual about how to make soft maple candy, nougat, and cream . I would like to produce a soft maple candy that has zero...
I converted my 2x8 wood arch to oil last winter. I put in a Carlin 301 with a 3.5 gph nozzle. I think a 201 may have worked but wanted to know for sure I would have enough burner if I needed to burn...
I have a reverse slope on my sugarbush with a 375 gallon bulk tank in ground and mechanical releaser sitting on top. No electricity. My sugar house is 1000' away and 30' higher than the collection...
I switched my 2x8 front loading wood arch to oil this spring. I used a Carlin 301 and made the arch reverse fired so the gun is on the back wall. I scorched a pan last week which was my fault and not...
what are "prong grooves"?
Windy;
Thanks for the input. I read the post and even asked a question while you were building the arch last year. I gutted the AOF/AUF system, took out the blower, shortened the back wall to 30"...
I have a 2x8 arch. It was AOF and AUF wood. The recommendation at the time was to have 1/3rd of the flu pan exposed to the combustion chamber prior to bringing the back of that arch to 1/2" of...
I'll be maxed out at 800 taps at my place with no other close options unless I start taking in sap. Currently I'm not planning on that but have considered increasing to a 450 or 600. This last year I...
Does anyone have any experience with the Memprotec RO units? I would like to hear about what you have for an RO and what you have experienced concentrating first pass with 2% sap in the upper 30...
The add shows a fully bricked arch. You will have a lot of warping that way. Ideally you would want 2" of ceramic blanket or board behind the brick and you only need to brick the fire box and put...
I've been researching oil fired evaporators as an option for the next season. Cost of producing the BTUs needed is a concern. I've read that home heating oil and #2 diesel have the same BTUs and...
I'm hoping to be able to get 500-700 gallons of sap to 15-20% in 1-2 hours.
Does anyone know what the boiling rates are for a 2x8 evaporator with 3' syrup/5' raised flue vs 2' syrup/6' raised flue pans would be?
What does a single post 8"x40" RO concentrate to in reality, not advertized?
Anyone have a brand preference? If so, why?
I'm strongly considering changing my arch from wood to a reverse fired oil unit. I would like to have short boils because of the oil, but want a deep rich maple color and flavor. I only will have 500...
I use the pump canaanmaple referenced above as my 2 post 4x40 with the procon 330 requires 30 psi. It works fine as a feed pump for the procon. I pump from my bulk tank through a 5 micron 4x10"...
I'm sure putting it in a separate building or outside the building is nice, and I have my Gast 2567 on the other side of the wall from the sugar shack but it is noisy. I'm looking for something you...
I have a 2x8 evaporator with 2' syrup pan and 6' drop flu. If I want to RO to a high brix, when should I consider going to a longer syrup pan and shorter flu pan? Is there a point in which you will...
Windy, I'd also like to hear how your conversion turned out and what your boil rate is like with the Carlin 201? I'm strongly considering converting my arch and getting different pans or selling my...
I put an airtight door on my evaporator. Mine is a single door on a rectangular arch front. The door is 3" deep and overlaps the opening on the front of the arch. I put ceramic insulation blanket...
Thank you for the replies. My bounce house blower is loud and a normal conversation cannot be had without really raising your voice.
Mead Maple; currently I'm boiling 50-60 gph with my 2x8 but...
I'm starting to look for a quiet running vacuum pump that will pull 28" Hg or better. I will only have up to 750 taps max but don't care for the noise of my Gast 2567. Suggestions.
The question is posed above. Currently, I have a 2x8 drop flue evaporator sitting on a homemade arch that has AUF/AOF supplied by a 1 HP bounce house blower that is in a box in an encloses back...