Oh wow, I had no idea people were using RO to bring down the moisture. This is our second year, first year with an evaporator so it sure beats the camp stove and propane method. Probably going to run less taps next year because our 4 taps are a little overwhelming for a 2 pan evap.
There’s a ton of different places to get directions it’s really simple. If you don’t want to build it yourself, you can buy something called an RO bucket that is premade, but it cost more than making it yourself.
Boiling down 120 gallons of maple sap to make 3 or so gallons of maple syrup.
Just did about 50 gallons yesterday. You're going to be at it a while with only two pans!
No kidding! All day yesterday and all day today. Still gonna need another day or so.
We did about 100 gallons the last 2 days and it just keeps running! We don't have nearly as fancy a set up as this though.
I use a drum evap,also. Get or build a DIY R/O system, takes 50% of the water out before hitting the pan. Cuts boil time way down!
Oh wow, I had no idea people were using RO to bring down the moisture. This is our second year, first year with an evaporator so it sure beats the camp stove and propane method. Probably going to run less taps next year because our 4 taps are a little overwhelming for a 2 pan evap.
There’s a ton of different places to get directions it’s really simple. If you don’t want to build it yourself, you can buy something called an RO bucket that is premade, but it cost more than making it yourself.
https://youtu.be/ldKD4HC19_Y
https://robucket.com
For reference- we ran 24 taps last year with R/O and barrel.
That's awesome, thanks for the links. Might have to bolster the setup for next season!