Moral Question
So my Father brought over some wood for me to "feed the beast". However I noticed it is Maple. I explained that burning Maple in an Arch is not morally acceptable. I explained to him it is like eating a Banana on a Boat, (he's a Navy Vet) it can be done, but not the correct thing to do. Bad karma.
So, can you all help me? Do i use it in the arch or give to the kids for the camp fire ring?
10 buckets,20 bags,steamer pan,cement block arch,4 tarp - sugar shack - Low budget 2010-2015
35 bags, Leader Supreme 2x4, 1 stall garage shack - What budget? 2016-
It'll make some fine syrup.
Heck Mr. Potato head eats lays.
first year 2012 50 taps late season made 2 1/2 gals.
2013 2x6 homemade arch 180 taps. 20 Gals.
2014 40 on 3/16 gravity 160 on buckets.
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Here I thought you were gonna talk about mushrooms. LOL
Regarding the wood, I wouldn't chance it. Send it to Central Wisconsin please.
Burn it and never look back....there has been a lot of maple through my evaporator.
Any properly managed sugarbush removes maples. Over the years in most any sugarhouse with a managed bush, there is sugar maple in the wood stack. Use it, there's lots of BTU's in there, it will make great syrup.
Dave Klish, I recently ordered a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.
No, don't burn it. Bad Karma.
You need to get rid of it.
I'll send you my address for delivery...
It's not immoral to make maple syrup with maple firewood. As for eating a banana on a navy boat, that's ok too.. as long as you eat it sideways.. like an ear of corn.
Maybe you just need to think of it a different way. Perhaps bring burned to make syrup is the highest honor a piece of maple firewood can achieve. Well, okay, maybe being a table is better, but better go towards a bottle of syrup than a campfire. You never know...
-Ryan
Went off the deep end. Might be in over my head...
I'd take any help I can get, within reason, don't want him to think he shouldn't try helping you because you won't be grateful, might be the last time he offers to help.
2019- RO
2018- 25 taps made 8 gal syrup.
2017- 25 taps -built a 2x3 flat pan, and a fuel tank arch for it. 335 gal 7.34gal syrup.
2016- 15 taps, 4.3gal syrup boiling on cinderblock arch 3 roasting pans, 1 redneck trash can with a pot, and a turkey fryer.
2015- 4 taps 44 gals of sap made 2.25 gal of lite syrup.
You can't tap a piece of firewood
Noel Good
1998 to 2009: 15 taps on buckets, scavenged fire pit and pans
2010: New 2x4 SS flat pan w/preheater
2015: New to me Lapierre 18x60 raised flue, new shack, new everything!! 59 taps 23.75 gallons
2016: 85 taps 19 gallons
2017: Purchased 2.5 acres and tubed half with 3/16. 145 taps total 49.25 gallons
2018: 200 taps (162 on 3/16ths 38 on buckets) New NextGen RO 63 gallons
2019: 210 taps 73.5 gallons
2023: 210 taps 89.75 gallons
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