New Sugar House
Last year my boiling partner and myself got tired of boiling in cramped makeshift sugar shacks, so we decided to build a permanent structure. Pretty much took all summer but it's mostly complete now. (Don't think we will ever be done modifying it). We left room to upgrade in a couple years.
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The Maple Chalet
Brookfield, Vermont
1st year, 20 taps with turkey fryer
2nd year, 45 taps with homemade barrel arch
3rd/4th year, 60 taps with improved homemade barrel arch
currently 140 taps with Mason 2x4, 17'x20' post and beam "Maple Chalet"
sugar house looks nice, and being out of the weather sure helps concentrating the work effort to you production . and looks like you picked up a new evap from bascoms too
2x6 leader WSE with AUF, hood,preheater
waterguy RO
leader 16 gal custom water jacketed canner
10 in short stack wes fab filter press
540 taps on tubing with vac & always adding
2- benders running 25" hg from GAST vac pumps
few stainless bulk tanks
1978 chevy 1 ton 4x4 dually
IH T340 dozer with 6-way blade
Yeah picked it up last year, just before season started. Had it in a metal garden shed with an addition on the front last year. It was out of the weather but condensation was pretty bad, and inside temps went from below freezing to 115. Would have almost been better to be outside! Guess that's what happens when you buy go to bascoms to buy tubing and walk out with an arch, and no plan on where to put it.
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The Maple Chalet
Brookfield, Vermont
1st year, 20 taps with turkey fryer
2nd year, 45 taps with homemade barrel arch
3rd/4th year, 60 taps with improved homemade barrel arch
currently 140 taps with Mason 2x4, 17'x20' post and beam "Maple Chalet"
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The Maple Chalet
Brookfield, Vermont
1st year, 20 taps with turkey fryer
2nd year, 45 taps with homemade barrel arch
3rd/4th year, 60 taps with improved homemade barrel arch
currently 140 taps with Mason 2x4, 17'x20' post and beam "Maple Chalet"
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My how far it's come...
~50 taps 3/16 tubing
50 +/- buckets and sap sacks
15ish on 5/16 tubing
2x4 Mason Hobby XL with homemade stainless hood and pipe
10x8 sap shack w/ 8x8 addition for hangarounds, 35 gallon feeder tank
Lots of BEER Storage!
Still waiting for sap... ALWAYS!!!
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