Approximately how long will it take me to make syrup boiling 120 gallons of sap over a wood fire, in a 2' x 3' X 8" stainless steel pan with temps around 40 degrees F?
Time to Boil 120 Gallons of sap?
Approximately how long will it take me to make syrup boiling 120 gallons of sap over a wood fire, in a 2' x 3' X 8" stainless steel pan with temps around 40 degrees F?
Twenty hours
Depends on a number of factors mostly revolving around how hot a fire you can get under your pan. Best case scenario without a blower is probably 6 gallons per hour evaporation rate leading to about 20 hours of boiling. With a blower you could do upwards of 9gph leading to about 13 hours boiling.
60ish taps on buckets
D&G Sportsman 18x63
Turbo RB15 RO Bucket
Yes this is where size matters or you get a R.O.!
We could boil it in a hour.
Yea 20 hours sounds about right for that size rig.
Keep boiling!
Regards,
Chris
Casbohm Maple and Honey
625 roadside taps + Neighbors bring some sap too!
3x10 King, WRU, AOF and AUF
12" SIRO Filter Press.
2015 Ford F250 PSD sap hauler
One Golden named Maggie, Norwegian Forest Cat named Lucy
Too many Cub Cadets
Ford Jubilee and several Allis WD's, and IH tractors
1932 Ford AAB ton and a half, dump truck
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You'll be there a lifetime with a fire at 40 degrees!Originally Posted by Sapcat
Steve
2017
2x8 Mason drop tube evaporator
420 Taps
3 surflo pumps on 5/16
79 gallons of syrup made
2016
New kitchen addition to sap house
400 taps
52 gallons syrup made
Be prepared for an all nighter.
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 had a 2x4 divided pan and I would make my arch glow. Most I could get was 13gph.
120/13= 9.25 hours at best. On a 2x3 I’m thinking more around 8-10gph.... Flats might be on to something as usual...
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Paul Cerminara
2019 - First season ever
-Goal: 3 gallons
-Season Total: 7.5 gallons - pulled taps after running out of firewood and time
2020
Built 2'x8' Oil Fired with Thor drop flue pans
-Goal: 20 gallons
-Season Total: 55 gallons
Thanks to all who responded. I think I'll plan to boil over two days!
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