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    Until I checked my freezer this morning I thought that syrup at 68 would remain in liquid form. After 36 hours even at 68.5 the syrup turns frosty. In order to freeze syrup that stays liquid and does not lose its color you have to boil it down to 70 brix and that will cause many issues if not kept frozen.
    Homemade 46 by 26 wood boiler with two polished stainless pans
    Home made sugar shack with Caputo Rooftop
    15 gallon pre-heater tank with a circulating copper pipe stack heater.
    two 45 gallon storage tanks with transfer pumps
    150 taps (buckets)
    Arctic Cat Prowler
    Two big reds with bucket holders to collect the sap

    Good wife to assist me

    Getting sweeter one drop at a time.

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    so if you test for frozen syrup, make sure your freezer is set at zero or -17 celsius. Our freezer was set at -10 Celsius way too cold. No wonder I kept bending the Ice cream spoon

    At 68 brix syrup does not freeze at zero or -17 Celsius
    Homemade 46 by 26 wood boiler with two polished stainless pans
    Home made sugar shack with Caputo Rooftop
    15 gallon pre-heater tank with a circulating copper pipe stack heater.
    two 45 gallon storage tanks with transfer pumps
    150 taps (buckets)
    Arctic Cat Prowler
    Two big reds with bucket holders to collect the sap

    Good wife to assist me

    Getting sweeter one drop at a time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Asthepotthickens View Post
    so if you test for frozen syrup, make sure your freezer is set at zero or -17 celsius. Our freezer was set at -10 Celsius way too cold. No wonder I kept bending the Ice cream spoon

    At 68 brix syrup does not freeze at zero or -17 Celsius
    OK, so what am I missing? -17 is colder than -10. What did you have your freezer set at???
    ~ Karen ~

    2012 - 10 taps, 1 turkey fryer - 169.5L sap 4.2 L syrup
    2013 - 23 taps, 2 turkey fryers - 748.5 L sap 17.56 L syrup

    2014 - 22 taps, 509 L sap 12.5 L syrup
    2015 - 28 taps, 1093.75 L sap 25.1 L syrup
    2016 - 25 taps, 1223.5 L sap 28.25 L syrup
    2017 - 21 taps, 518.5 L sap 12.7 L syrup
    2018 - 28 taps, 2 turkey fryers & Denali 3 burner propane stove - 798L sap 16.9 L syrup
    2019 - 28 taps, 1409.5L sap 40.12L syrup

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    Maybe what s/he meant to say was -10*F (not -10*C) because the original suggestion was correct. Freezers should be set to 0*F which I believe is between -17 and -18*C.

    God bless you Canadians. I have enough trouble speaking one language and measuring temp on one scale. And then there's your imperial gallons. Easy enough for something to get lost in translation
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    2012- moved up to a 2 pan block arch
    2013- plan to add another hotel pan and shoot for 5-6 gallons
    Thinking small is best for me so probably won't get any bigger.

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    Quote Originally Posted by happy thoughts View Post
    Maybe what s/he meant to say was -10*F (not -10*C) because the original suggestion was correct. Freezers should be set to 0*F which I believe is between -17 and -18*C.

    God bless you Canadians. I have enough trouble speaking one language and measuring temp on one scale. And then there's your imperial gallons. Easy enough for something to get lost in translation
    Yes this is correct
    Homemade 46 by 26 wood boiler with two polished stainless pans
    Home made sugar shack with Caputo Rooftop
    15 gallon pre-heater tank with a circulating copper pipe stack heater.
    two 45 gallon storage tanks with transfer pumps
    150 taps (buckets)
    Arctic Cat Prowler
    Two big reds with bucket holders to collect the sap

    Good wife to assist me

    Getting sweeter one drop at a time.

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