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Ibby

04-03-2005 07:15:44




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What great advice anbd feedback I'm getting!

I hadn't thought of it, but I wonder if buickanddeere might be right about the lack of boiling time (with RO) cutting back on flavor. For sure, the few times I was forced to buy mass-produced maple syrup from the store (The real stuff, not fake), I thought it was puny tasting!

I'm intrigued by the idea of running 2 pans like Ryan, but how do you do it? Do you run each one seperately, or feed one pan from the other?

I always assumed evaporator manufacturers used the thinnest metal possible as a cost cutting move. When discussing making my own with a local dealer, he said thicker metal is easier to work with and heats more evenly. I'm thinking 20 gauge galvanized soldered flue pan, with a 16-18 gauge welded stainless syrup pan. Does this sound too thick or thin? (My brother-in-law has a huge sheet metal shop, so I can use his toys to form it)

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upred

04-03-2005 20:24:15




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 Re: Maple syrup Issues and answers in reply to Ibby, 04-03-2005 07:15:44  
I use two pans on my unit. I use the back pan as a preheater for the front, then just scoop some from the back to the front, that way I don't lose the boil on the front. On a evaporator only the bottom 1/4 inch of sap is actualy boiling, that is why they use raised flue or drop flue pans (more heating surfaces)



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msb

04-03-2005 16:25:54




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 Re: Maple syrup Issues and answers in reply to Ibby, 04-03-2005 07:15:44  
Helped an old neighbor about 40 some years ago.He cooked his syrup in an old iron kettle over a wood fire built in the side of a hill.Used and old culvert for a chimney and old barn roofing tin to hold the heat in around the kettle.He finished the cooking process in the house on an electric cookstove.He would only make a few gallons for his own use and that of a few friends.I wish I could have gotten some of his spiles and buckets when they tore his house down for a subdivision.

He also used to make corncob syrup and said it was hard to tell the difference between it and regular maple syrup in flavor.Seems like he used brown sugar in the corncob syrup?Maybe added a little Maple syrup for flavor?

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youngster

04-03-2005 13:40:22




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 Re: Maple syrup Issues and answers in reply to Ibby, 04-03-2005 07:15:44  
if your just starting out it seems like it shoudl work good. one thing to keep in midn is over the years things change. at our family syrup camp we've changed how we do things many times. we used to run a pan about 4x6 then now its bout half that size. aslo we used a two or three stage system. also mnay different ways weve used to finish it off. used to use a small stainless pan over a woodfire then went to a propane stove. now we use a camp stove and one of those turkey friers. its kinda personal prefence and the amount of taps we usually run 125-175 depending on the season and what tractor is working.

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Bernie in MA

04-03-2005 12:24:54




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 Re: Maple syrup Issues and answers in reply to Ibby, 04-03-2005 07:15:44  
I weld aluminum so that's what I built my pans out of, about .090 thick. They worked good. I never burnt one down. I expect it would melt but the whole pan would have to reach melting temp. I tried to melt burrs off a piece of plate once and couldn't do it. The heat disipates too fast. I haven't made syrup since before my knees got bad, over 20 years.



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Ryan - WI

04-03-2005 10:38:25




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 Re: Maple syrup Issues and answers in reply to Ibby, 04-03-2005 07:15:44  
Ibby,
My operation is by far smaller than the ones others on here post about. I run only around 75 to 80 taps a season. I made evaporator furnaces out of old fuel oil barrels and used a section of silo blower pipe for a chimney. We set the two of them side by side and run each individually. It looks pretty much like a hillbilly set up but it works for us. If you would like a pic or two I can send some. Also, one of my pans is stainless and the other is just a seasoned steel pan. To be honest I think that the plain steel pan syrup tastes better but it could just be me.

ryan

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Bill WI

04-05-2005 08:20:37




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 Re: Maple syrup Issues and answers in reply to Ryan - WI, 04-03-2005 10:38:25  
Hi Ryan, I'm late at finding this. Could you post some pics?



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