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  1. #1
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    Default First run of 2016 evaporator

    I made my first run of my new barrel evaporator on Sunday 1/31/2016. Snow on the ground, temp. was above 60 and my honey bees were flying. Crazy weather. I ran 35 gallons, at a rate of 5.4 GPH. Pre-heater was a big plus.Completed.jpgboiling.jpg2016 evap.jpg
    Waynesboro, Virginia
    2015 first year 9 taps, turkey fryer and round pans
    Turkey fryer with steam table pans, a little faster, but still lots of propane
    Completed barrel evaporator for 2 steam table pans
    2016 season - New design barrel evaporator, with pre-heat pan and combustion air blower.

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    Nice rig , you are way ahead of me on sap. I have processed 10 gallons. My flow has slowed way down due to the warm weather. Still tweaking my boiler. Nice job!

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    Nice evaporator. What did it cost to build?
    Semper Fi,
    BWC

    2016 (1st year) 16 taps; 2 gallons of Amber syrup.
    2017; oil tank evaporator 38 taps. 3.75 gallons of liquid gold
    2018: 46 taps, 6.75 gallons of syrup. Best season

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    Default Cost?

    Well I had the barrel stove kit and pans left over from last year. You can get a barrel stove kit for about $55, and 3 pans would be about $60. The drum was free, and most of the metal was scrap from around the place here, add in about 16 hours of welding and fab and you are ready to go!
    Waynesboro, Virginia
    2015 first year 9 taps, turkey fryer and round pans
    Turkey fryer with steam table pans, a little faster, but still lots of propane
    Completed barrel evaporator for 2 steam table pans
    2016 season - New design barrel evaporator, with pre-heat pan and combustion air blower.

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    the thing i like the most about your rig is it looks like no heat lost. love it

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