Feed Pan Efficiency
This year my feed pan has been an old buffet pan with a weldless valve.
I burnt and wire brushed the paint off a 2 drawer file cabinet and attached it to the arch.
From that box came the stovepipe and a place to set the feed pan.
This temporary stack box has worked for this year.
For next year I’ll make something better for the stack and I’m trying to decide if it’s worth going with a better made version of “warming shelf” system or if getting a feed pan that sits on the divided pan would work as well.
I’m not sure what works better. Does the steam off the boiling pan preheat as well as the system I used this year?
2019-2023 40 to 50 taps to get 8 to 10 gallons of syrup
2018 Built the sugar shack, produced 10.5 gallons (converted some to sugar,& cream). taps varied 45 to 50
2017 Built 2x4 arch for a divided pan, 8.5 gallons from 30 taps increased to 42 taps during season.
2016 Produced 3 gallons & 1 quart Syrup, Block arch & 3 buffet pans, 12 taps
2015 Thought about tapping