Looking to up my taps next year. Building my evaporator from pictures of your evaporator with brick and thermal blanket. Just trying to decide on a divided pan or flat pan. Will have 40 taps next year and getting more up to 90. The pan size is 18”x48”. I plan to add an RO next year or the year after don’t want to many new things to try and learn all in one year. What is your recommendation
The things I would tell you to consider: In terms of your pan. If you do a divided pan, you need to be able to get your syrup filtered pretty efficiently. When we do our bigger boils, we can do as many as 8-10 draw offs in a day. For us it’s important that we go from the pan, through the filter, straight to bottles. I don’t want the hassle of having to reheat later to bottle. That’s where our vacuum filter has made all of the difference. If you do that batch pan, then you can just filter all at once at the end and it isn’t as big of a deal. In terms of the RO. I would say at 40 taps, I don’t know it will be necessary yet. It would definitely be convenient, but you’d just have to weigh the cost against the increase in productivity. Now if you make the jump to 90 taps, you Will definitely want it. Thanks for watching! Love hearing from you
I believe the diatomaceous earth only works if you are using a vacuum or filter press. I don’t believe you can use it if you are only using gravity and a cone filter
It helps if I watch the entire thing before I ask questions! Lol Congratulations to both of you! 😁
Thanks so much. We both are so excited!
congratulations steven
Thank you! We appreciate it! You’ve been around the channel since way back!
Looking to up my taps next year. Building my evaporator from pictures of your evaporator with brick and thermal blanket. Just trying to decide on a divided pan or flat pan. Will have 40 taps next year and getting more up to 90. The pan size is 18”x48”. I plan to add an RO next year or the year after don’t want to many new things to try and learn all in one year. What is your recommendation
The things I would tell you to consider:
In terms of your pan. If you do a divided pan, you need to be able to get your syrup filtered pretty efficiently. When we do our bigger boils, we can do as many as 8-10 draw offs in a day. For us it’s important that we go from the pan, through the filter, straight to bottles. I don’t want the hassle of having to reheat later to bottle. That’s where our vacuum filter has made all of the difference. If you do that batch pan, then you can just filter all at once at the end and it isn’t as big of a deal.
In terms of the RO. I would say at 40 taps, I don’t know it will be necessary yet. It would definitely be convenient, but you’d just have to weigh the cost against the increase in productivity. Now if you make the jump to 90 taps, you Will definitely want it.
Thanks for watching! Love hearing from you
@@ChanyataFarm thanks for the info. So what you are saying is…need to tap more trees lol
Do you sell the syrup ? You can I buy a bottle? Thanks jim80
Are you selling any of your syrup this year?
We will have some for sale!
@@ChanyataFarm YAAAY!! Can't wait!
Hey can you contact me regarding your use of Damascus earth to get rid of niter?(sugar sand) we have some in this batch first time.
I believe the diatomaceous earth only works if you are using a vacuum or filter press. I don’t believe you can use it if you are only using gravity and a cone filter
@@ChanyataFarm thanks. We are using gravity.