Has anyone tried Beeswax as a defoamer? is it a viable option? How is it used?
Has anyone tried Beeswax as a defoamer? is it a viable option? How is it used?
Read this NO! NO! NO! http://mapletrader.com/community/sho...ganic-defoamer
Velvet Hollow Sugarworks
Greenwood, Maine
900 taps
CDL 2X6, leader RO
I use Canola oil in very small amounts. No way I'd use Bees Wax.
2020 ~New Smokey Lake Dauntless w/flat pan
Home made coil pre heater
40 taps on drop lines
7 on hanging buckets
I am new to this and have a Thor 18x36 evaprotator. I Had a homemade set up last year but never used an defoamer. This year , with the new set up , I was going to get some commercial defoamer and a defoamer cup. What are your thoughts in this ? I see a lot of people use canola oil. Is that better? Would I also use a suspended cup , or just add a little every so often.
I use a ketchup type container like a restaurant would have with canola oil and add a drop or two as needed, works great.
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
Beeswax is not for everyone. It can work well for EXTREMELY large operations, but it does leave a residue throughout the pan that needs to be scraped off. It is also NOT vegan since it is made from or by animals. Might not matter to most people, but will to some customers. Simple solution is just not to use it.
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu