How much is a typical draw off? I have ran 425 gallons into yhis thing and only drawn off 5 quarts. This pan is hoarding my syrup. Help
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How much is a typical draw off? I have ran 425 gallons into yhis thing and only drawn off 5 quarts. This pan is hoarding my syrup. Help
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That sounds right. Welcome to flue pans, takes a lot to sweeten the pan. Also depends how deep you run.
custom made 2x7 intensofire
With SL pans
250 deer run
300 3/16 (new 2016)
500 sacks around the neighborhood
Look on the bright side. Now your pans are sweetened you will be drawing off 1 gal for every 40 in every hour or so.
Big_Eddy
Eastern Ontario (Quinte)
20+ years on a 2x3 block arch,
Homemade 20"x64" drop flue since 2011
Build a Block Arch
Build a Flat Pan
Build a Flue Pan
Sweetening the Pans
Build a Bending Brake
Using a Hydrotherm
How much Sap to Sweeten?
I thought the same thing two week ago when I sweetened my 2x6 Hybrid . Took between 200 and 300 gallon running at 1.25 inch depth. Now I draw off each boil. Quantity is about 1 quart during a 5 minute draw off. I experienced wild temperature changes and lots of foaming in syrup pans during 1st few boils. Now that it is sweetened things have settled down nicely and I can chew thru the sap and enjoy boiling.
I've been thinking about eventually moving up to a 2x6 hybrid from the 2x4 flat pan but a little nervous. For the next several years I will be a weekend warrior and not sure if I would be able to do much in two days of boiling besides make a lot of sweet.
And at the end of the year you have about 8-10 gallons of syrup in your pans that you need to finish!
2013 135 Taps 35 on Gravity, 100 on Buckets 11 Gallons Made
2014 310 Taps 75 on Sureflo 4048, 235 on Buckets, 16'x16' Sugarshack, 5" Filter Press, 2x6 Smoky Lake Hybrid Pan (SOLD) 23 Gallons made
2015 315 Taps, 17 on Sureflo 4008, 62 on Sureflo 4048, 236 on Buckets 31.25 Gallons Made
2016 New Northwoods Stainless Finisher and Steamhood
2017 325 Taps 34 Gallons Made
2018 150 Taps New Northwoods Stainless 2x6 Raised Flue w/ Air Tight Arch 40+ Gallons Made
I think that answers my next question........once you have been boiling for a while, the volume left in the pan is somewhere around 10 gallons?
At 1 1/2" in the pan is close to 20 gallons. Then at the end of the season on our last boil we had a very small fire in the box and get it down 3/4" -1", then empty the evap into a finishing pan to finish and I think it ends up 8-10 gallons when all said and done! Good luck!
2013 135 Taps 35 on Gravity, 100 on Buckets 11 Gallons Made
2014 310 Taps 75 on Sureflo 4048, 235 on Buckets, 16'x16' Sugarshack, 5" Filter Press, 2x6 Smoky Lake Hybrid Pan (SOLD) 23 Gallons made
2015 315 Taps, 17 on Sureflo 4008, 62 on Sureflo 4048, 236 on Buckets 31.25 Gallons Made
2016 New Northwoods Stainless Finisher and Steamhood
2017 325 Taps 34 Gallons Made
2018 150 Taps New Northwoods Stainless 2x6 Raised Flue w/ Air Tight Arch 40+ Gallons Made
Gottcha.......thanks for the info I appreciate it. Lots of decisions to make down the road.