Am I wrong for assuming this is food grade? I mean it is for beer brewing so I would ASSUME, but I don't really know much about chrome plating, and you know what happens when you assume lol.
https://www.kegworks.com/inline-ball...SABEgJNtfD_BwE
Food Grade?
Am I wrong for assuming this is food grade? I mean it is for beer brewing so I would ASSUME, but I don't really know much about chrome plating, and you know what happens when you assume lol.
https://www.kegworks.com/inline-ball...SABEgJNtfD_BwE
2020 - 1st year - 14 taps 1 Gallon Jugs + 4x 5-Gallon Buckets + Propane Grill + lots of headaches
2021 - 2nd year - 19 Taps (and some free sap from a friend in the same town!) 145 or so OZ
2022 - 3rd year - 46 taps (3 at home, 2 at neighbors, 38 at friends, and 3 at work) added ROBucket RB10, and Silver Creek 18x34x6 Divided Maple Syrup Pan w/warming Pan+Valve+Thermometer 6 Gallons 6 OZ!
2023 And we grow some more... Starting with OldPostMaple.com!
Anything chrome plated eventually chips and/or gets some oxidation on it. I have a chrome plated wire rack that looks a bit shabby now. Not the end of the world, but if it touched the product, I'd want to replace it.
For just a little bit more money, you can get a stainless steel valve here. I THINK they typically have the best prices.
https://www.proflow-dynamics.com/pro...ll-valves.html
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Around 300 taps on tubing, 25+ on buckets if I put them out
Mix of natural and mechanical vac, S3 Controller from Mountain Maple
2x6 W.F. Mason with Phaneuf pans
Deer Run 250 RO
Ford F350
6+ hives of bees (if they make it through the winters)
Keeping the day job until I can start living the dream.
As Sean stated...best to avoid these plated valves and go with stainless right from the start.
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
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https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
And SS will last forever as long as you don't close it with the ball full. I avoided that by using double valves. For that I closed the higher valve, drained down so the lower valve was empty, then closed the lower valve and opened the higher valve. To do this you need a way to be certain the lower valve to empty. I did it with light blue mainline and I could see the sap in the line if not drained.
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 agree with going stainless from the start. If you change your system you can re-use the stainless components over and over. Heck, maybe even the next few generations of sugar makers in your family could too.
Proflow dynamics has a great selection, pricing and customer service.
6th season solo sugar maker in a young sugar bush of mostly red maples
320 taps
2x6 self built arch, Flat pans w/ dividers
New 12x16 sugar house
CDL hobby 250 RO
Thanks for the advice. Pay now, or pay more overall later!
2020 - 1st year - 14 taps 1 Gallon Jugs + 4x 5-Gallon Buckets + Propane Grill + lots of headaches
2021 - 2nd year - 19 Taps (and some free sap from a friend in the same town!) 145 or so OZ
2022 - 3rd year - 46 taps (3 at home, 2 at neighbors, 38 at friends, and 3 at work) added ROBucket RB10, and Silver Creek 18x34x6 Divided Maple Syrup Pan w/warming Pan+Valve+Thermometer 6 Gallons 6 OZ!
2023 And we grow some more... Starting with OldPostMaple.com!
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