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2 hours ago, WHX24 said:

Plumber buddy of mine, no not @JCM I ain't paid him to be my buddy yet, :lol: uses regular 1/2" plumbing pex to run his sap downhill to his cooker. 

 

The guy at the sugar store said a smaller line stays full better and creates a better vacuum.  I’m no expert :scratchead:

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Cvans

A guy came by and tapped our sugar maple today. It's going to be fun to see how this goes. :lol:

What does the Sap taste like? Maple syrup? I never had anything to do with this before. 

Interesting to see your process in action. 

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1 hour ago, Cvans said:

A guy came by and tapped our sugar maple today. It's going to be fun to see how this goes. :lol:

What does the Sap taste like? Maple syrup? I never had anything to do with this before. 

Interesting to see your process in action. 

 

Awesome news!  Sap has a sweet tint to it.  RO sap tastes a bit like southern sweet tea.  Syrup is amazing.

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It’s 3am and I’m on the way home for the night.  3-1/4 gallons.  :happy-bouncyred:

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Now it’s 2 am like that!  Happy Daylight Savings Time!

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Tractorhead
9 hours ago, pullstart said:

One line is run.

 

 

Oh cool, that mean‘s you’re now „ online“ with the syrup.net  ..👍

 

Sometimes maybe good alternative to internet 😂😂😂😎

 

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Bustin’ out the big helpers today!  We’ve run 1 full line to the tank, plus a half line into a 60 gallon barrel for now.  It’s lookin’ like we need another coil of tubing!

 

 

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Here is the end result of Saturday night’s run.  The two large jars are 1/2 gallon behemoths!

 

 

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We pulled another 2 gallons of syrup through the factory last night!  Yee haw!

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While the world looses their minds over T.P. and milk, the syrup show must go on.  Since our weekend plans were cancelled I went to the store for fittings to try out a new pump.  My buddy’s small booster pump croaked and I have a brand new 1 hp Liberty submersible sump pump with a 2” outlet.  I’ll try to use a pump and dump setup to build 80 psi supply to the RO membranes yet allow the pump to not dead head.

 

The top outlet will go to the RO system.  The side outlet will dump back into the barrel.  I think this is going to be great!

 

 

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The evaporator has been fired up since Monday Afternoon.  Countless gallons of sap have been dumped into the pan and we expect to finish about 8-10 gallons of syrup tomorrow!

 

 

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Last run of the season!  We’ve improved and learned so much on this journey!  

 

 

 

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Cvans

Heat and stainless just don't get along good together. Spent many years working with stainless in different applications. It's just the nature of the material that it wants to warp over time when subjected to high heat. You'll have to keep an eye on it that it doesn't start tearing and cracking where it's been welded. 

Stainless cookware is small and formed not welded so it is better able to tolerate heat. 

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dells68

Man, watching that I can smell the smoke and taste the syrup!  Nice setup there Kevin!!

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10-1/4 gallons tonight!

 

 

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My wife has the timehop app on her phone.  Here’s how we did syrup just 6 years ago!  We sure have improved... but talk about creativity and using what you’ve got!  

 

 

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