Maple Syrup Making

[Jackalope]

I knew a guy once that used a reverse osmosis machine to run the raw sap through first. It would pull out a large portion of the water so he didn't have to boil as much.

 

[Buckmaster]

That’s the current trend. I’ve been meaning to build one but haven’t yet.

 

[Hedgelj]

I knew a guy once that used a reverse osmosis machine to run the raw sap through first. It would pull out a large portion of the water so he didn't have to boil as much.

i know a few that do that

 

[finelyshedded]

I let holding tank simmer over dying embers and covered with cookie sheets with a 1” gap to let steam off overnight. Tank was still pretty hot and brown sap was 95 degrees. Fired back up rolling steam for another hour then drained off two pots to finish on stove and poured into evaporation tank the 9 cold jugs of sap plus another 2-3 gallons of sap I pulled off trees this morning. Rolling steam with fresh sap outside and inside cooking down the brown stuff that’s close.

Just got back from running over to neighbors and drew another 4 gallons from his trees overnight and this morning. Figured since I’ve wiped out any shed hunting plans yesterday and this morning I might as well go @Fullbore and wipe out the rest of the day maybe even tomorrow morning

 

[finelyshedded]

Lunchtime

 

[Buckmaster]

Beginners…..ppfff…..you’re supposed to put the hot dogs into your boil.

 

[GoetzTalon]

Actually knew a guy that had a sugar shack in Indiana and he said they would do hotdogs when boiling the sap down.

 

[finelyshedded]

Beginners…..ppfff…..you’re supposed to put the hot dogs into your boil.

Wouldn’t that give a hint of hot fog water in the syrup or is that also cooked off?

 

[Jackalope]

Wouldn’t that give a hint of hot fog water in the syrup or is that also cooked off?

Probably to reduce foaming. A pea sized piece of lard in the boil will do the same thing.

 

[finelyshedded]

Probably to reduce foaming. A pea sized piece of lard in the boil will do the same thing.

I always added butter to reduce foaming but that cool to know

 

[Buckmaster]

Wouldn’t that give a hint of hot fog water in the syrup or is that also cooked off?

You’ll never know it was in there. It also reduces foam and boil over propensity as well.

 

[finelyshedded]

Thanks Ben and Joe for info, I’ll certainly use it going forward.

 

[Buckmaster]

Either or Ric but the good thing about maple dogs is that you eat them while your babysitting steam.

 

[finelyshedded]

Either or Ric but the good thing about maple dogs is that you eat them while your babysitting steam.

And scalding knuckles