Any ideas on how to get the black scorched char off the edge of pans? I asked my wife, and she just set out a can of Easy-Off oven cleaner beside my mess in the garage.
Any ideas on how to get the black scorched char off the edge of pans? I asked my wife, and she just set out a can of Easy-Off oven cleaner beside my mess in the garage.
2020 - 1st year - 13 black walnut taps - 4 bottles syrup
2021 - 50 taps, 22 black walnuts/28 red maples - 4 gallons syrup
2022 - 54 taps, 11 black walnuts/41 red maples, 20 on solar shurflo vacuum - 8.5 gallons syrup
2023 - 47 taps on 45 red maples, 43 on solar shurflo vacuum
Vinegar. Then vinegar and no-soap scrub pad if needed
D. Roseum
www.roseummaple.com
~100 taps on 3/16 custom temp controlled vacuum; shurflo vacuum #2; custom nat gas evap with auto-drawoff and tank level gas shut-off controller; homemade RO #1; homemade RO #2; SL SS filter press
2021: 27.1 gallons
2022: 35 gallons
Inside or outside? if inside do not use any type of soap as DRoseum stated. If on the outside anything that will get it off.
2004 - 2012 2x3 flat pan 25 to 60 taps
2012 2x3 new divided pan w/draw off 55 taps
2018 - didn't boil surgery - bought new evaporator
2019 new SML 2x4 raised flue high output evap. 65 taps
made 17 gal. syrup
2020 - only put out 53 taps - made 16.25 ga.l syrup
2021 - Didn't work out
2022 - 25 taps on bags / 8 taps on 3/16's line - late start
char/scorch line inside pan, mainly along top inside edge.
What happens if you try to clean pans w/soap or detergent?
2020 - 1st year - 13 black walnut taps - 4 bottles syrup
2021 - 50 taps, 22 black walnuts/28 red maples - 4 gallons syrup
2022 - 54 taps, 11 black walnuts/41 red maples, 20 on solar shurflo vacuum - 8.5 gallons syrup
2023 - 47 taps on 45 red maples, 43 on solar shurflo vacuum
The double wide pans the OP linked to in the first post on this thread are too shallow. Some people use 6" deep, much better 8" deep (my syrup pan is 12" deep.)
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.
I've used a nylon cup brush on a drill to clean pans.
https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/m...1352p.html#srp
2015 - 8 buckets, 332L sap, 8.5L syrup - Barrel evaporator, 2 steam pans
2016 - 8 buckets, 432L sap
2017 - 10 bags, 470L sap, 9L syrup
2018 - 20 bags, 1050L sap, 17.6L syrup
2019 - 20 bags, 970L sap, 22.2L syrup
2020 - 17 bags, 813L sap, 17L syrup
Do any of you steam-panners skim your foam during a boil w/a strainer? Or do you use defoamer? I've usually used a mesh strainer to skim foam during a boil, but I'm wondering if using the de-foamer will alleviate the need to skim foam.
2020 - 1st year - 13 black walnut taps - 4 bottles syrup
2021 - 50 taps, 22 black walnuts/28 red maples - 4 gallons syrup
2022 - 54 taps, 11 black walnuts/41 red maples, 20 on solar shurflo vacuum - 8.5 gallons syrup
2023 - 47 taps on 45 red maples, 43 on solar shurflo vacuum
I use a defoamer in my 2 vollrath pans in my hobby barrel evaporator. Butter actually, it works well.Originally Posted by Openwater
All Sugar Maples
2017 7 taps on propane & 5 gal pot
2018 12 taps on propane & 5 gal pot
2019 17 taps on propane & 5 gal pot, Gen 1 barrel evaporator
2020 26 taps 2-22-20 - Gen 2 barrel evaporator, DIY 100GPD RO
2021 cut back some-12 taps Gen 2 barrel evap-too many other projects.
SMALL drops of vegetable/canola oil works well also.
If you don't get all of the soap off the pan (and you won't) it will end up concentrated in your syrup giving it an off flavor.
2018 - 5 reds on buckets with cinder block arch
2019 - 25 reds on drops to buckets
2020 - 55 reds on drops to buckets
2021 - 80 reds on drops to buckets
2022 - 80 reds on drops to buckets
2023 - 80 reds, 15 on gravity, Smoky Lake StarCat Evaporator
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