Maple Syrup Evaporator for $200, boils 8 gallons per hour. Sugarbush boiler.

[@concernedcitizen8868]

He did say 141 tapped trees 🌲🌲🌲... WoW ... wonder how he feeds wood fuel through this oversized long unit ? ... great set up & very smart using barrels... how long will steel drum barrels last before heating thru 🤔

[@jpl4042]

nice job. 19 gallons of syrup is awesome. Genevieve is a superstar! Did you filter your syrup to get rid of sugar sand?

[@RVBob]

Fill the cinderblock voids with soil and they last longer and insulate better.

[@offgridfarmsteaders2211]

this is awesome! we are getting ready to start tapping trees and need a way to boil it off... :)

[@MrMatthewcurtis1979]

That would be great I want to build an evaporator for next season. I've been boiling in a canning pot over a fire and would like to get more efficient!!

[@onewhitestone]

Nice set up, you can make syrup and cook dinner at the same time. Have you ever tried making birch syrup using birch trees?

[@yubertuber1]

Cool Job. LOL I love it! Thumbs up.

[@1941pearl]

I have to give you a double thumbs up!!!

[@waynesgrid49]

Genevieve is the star! so cute. looks great guys. what state are you in?

[@valross4886]

How do you get the hot sap out when you're ready to finish it? Are you ladling it out? The steam table pans look like they're impossible to lift up when very hot.

[@ghytgb]

I have the same set up and what I do is when it gets down to about a gallon in each pan I lift them (with pot holders on) and transfer them into just two pans. I then put the emptied pans back in place and fill them up with warm water. If you don't keep the original set up you'll get a lot of soot flying around and into your syrup. At the end I scoop most of it into a pot (that I'll take inside to monitor on the oven) and then pick up the pans and empty the rest into the pot. It's pretty easy.

[@banjotothebees4428]

Hi Steven. I love the stove. Did you use it again in Spring 2014? You mentioned another video of you constructing it. I didn't find the video. Can you direct me to it?

[@LostCaper]

Nice set up. I made a small arch for a 60 litre pot. works good but not near your production you have. . Enjoy!

[@WildHerbWays]

great

[@forgenorth1444]

Does any one know how the sizing system works with these steam pans? It doesnt go by gallons it goes by size so I can't find out what size I need.

[@forgenorth1444]

Thank you, I have 4 maple taps and about 5 hickory and 5 walnut taps. This year I used roasting pans but they had ridges on the bottom which meant there was an airspace between most oft the pan and the boiler. I'd like to get a few of these if you can suggest a size for me. This year was a very short sugaring season by me, it went from super cold to warm spring days with very little in between. Thanks in advance

[@svenp6504]

Nice work, the cheapskate in me approves.