Re: Maple time
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03/13/19 04:29 PM
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Does anyone here make there own pan for the evaporator? Pike here is my set up and I'm just a piddler that makes few gallons for my self. Two 55 gallon drums for wood burner cookers. One has larger flat pan cut in I got at a restaurant auction. the other has two larger steam table Chaffing pans I also picked up at auction. Little bit of monkeying more I suppose than a fancy store built wood burner? But I go sit at my camper play with the fires in stoves almost constantly.. Drink a beer or two and just enjoy the quiet at the camper. Once get too Memorial day weekend it's not really quiet there again until after Labor day. Here is pic of the one barrel with big pan 2016 set up.. couldn't find one with the barrel with double chaffing pan and both cookers running??? Probably on my other computer? Pans and stove pipe was my only investment in this rest was all give me.. I believe some folks just cook right in a clean steel drum. Mac
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Re: Maple time
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03/13/19 07:20 PM
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I never made maple syrup before . I've been wanting to do it for a long time so this year on February 28 I tapped 10 trees . As of today I've made close to two gallons of the best tasting syrup I've ever had . I've got two pots boiling on the camp chef double burner stove right now and about ten more gallons of sap left in the cooler to process . It is NOT cost effective as I'm boiling with propane but it was a bucket list kinda thing . Same here and I do it the same way and with the same burner. I made 19 pints this year. I'm in mid-west Arkansas and sapping has been over since the first week of Feb. Yes, propane is very expensive, but I sold enough at $20 a pint to pay for it.
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Re: Maple time
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03/14/19 12:22 PM
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Sap ran good for us yesterday / last night. Got ~33 gallons off of our 18 trees. Couple of them had 3-4 gallons. Couple of them have barely given up a gallon of sap thus far. Not tapping them next year. Finished 3 quarts this morning. Puts right at 2 gallons so far. Running 40 or so gallons of sap through the ro system right now.
Good luck to you all.
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Re: Maple time
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03/14/19 01:08 PM
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WE called our booze and maple syrup Maple Glow. Rdfx has tested It. LOL
WE checked our trees today. So far not much happening will most likely collect tomorrow.
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Re: Maple time
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03/14/19 03:33 PM
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How are you guys making this maple syrup booze?
Time is more precious than gold if you know how to spend it .... but what do I know, I'm just a dumb farmer.~My Dad NRA LIFE MEMBER, Endowment Member
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Re: Maple time
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03/14/19 03:55 PM
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Oops, guess I already hit the post reply button.
Last edited by Jerry Jr.; 03/14/19 03:56 PM.
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Re: Maple time
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03/14/19 07:14 PM
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Just add syrup to your booze. You could start with ever clear no sense In ruining good sipping whiskey. LOL
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Re: Maple time
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03/14/19 07:23 PM
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Well I was boiling up some sap and sipping some jack when the idea occurred to me . I added some of the day before syrup to the jack , thinned it out with some ice cold maple sap straight from the tree and a couple of ice cubes and presto Maple Jack , BRILLIANT !! or so I thought LOL > Hmmmmmm........ Ever Clear , I got some to add to ground castor to keep it from molding up . I'll have to try that with the syrup . The Gentleman Jack doesn't need anything . Thanks Beav !
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Re: Maple time
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03/14/19 07:38 PM
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This is our third year. I just dumped $500+ into setting up a reverse osmosis system. We boil on the stove so I guess it will pay for itself at some point. Your kids will thank you! How is the rev osmosis system working out?
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Re: Maple time
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03/14/19 08:35 PM
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I just cooled down my wood fired evaporator. Made 1.5 gallons. That puts me at 3 1/4 gallons made to date.
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