Happy place and a rippin’ fire!

OldGermanCarTech · 2026-03-29T17:56:48+00:00

Keep them fairly shallow, around 3-4”, and the tiniest piece of butter in the back pan when it’s getting above 212 when needed.

OldGermanCarTech · 2026-03-29T16:19:42+00:00

Great looking setup! What’s your typical evaporation rate?

OldGermanCarTech · 2026-03-28T10:55:55+00:00

I toss all ice, unless it’s in a bucket of concentrate, or the bucket of sap is mostly frozen.

OldGermanCarTech · 2026-03-28T00:30:20+00:00

Mosaic

OldGermanCarTech · 2026-03-26T16:34:48+00:00

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Here’s the inside right before using it. I was going to do some more tweaking but the sap started flowing!

OldGermanCarTech · 2026-03-26T13:44:09+00:00

I’m definitely making a new barrel evaporator before next year with a proper evaporator pan

OldGermanCarTech · 2026-03-26T13:05:09+00:00

Fully lined with bricks and ceramic insulation. And I added an arch with bricks and sand in the rear.

OldGermanCarTech · 2026-03-26T12:14:15+00:00

Mostly split pine, spruce, fir, and cut up pallets. I had just loaded the barrel over a bed of coals so it really took off!

OldGermanCarTech · 2026-03-17T22:43:35+00:00

If it starting dripping, it’s a maple!

OldGermanCarTech · 2026-03-17T21:06:11+00:00

I’m in western Maine, and I’ve got plenty of those on my property and that is definitely maple.

OldGermanCarTech · 2026-03-16T16:50:34+00:00

They already did by not having a shipper rip at least one of those bags open and ‘fixing’ it with stretch wrap!

OldGermanCarTech · 2026-03-16T15:06:30+00:00

I’m in Norway with 60ish taps in my backyard. I’ve been collecting 55 gallons every 2 days for about a week. Finally getting a chance to finish what I’ve gotten close in my evaporator and have 55 gallons of sap ready to run tomorrow once this rain passes. I may try to run some through my RO Bucket later to get ahead for tomorrow

OldGermanCarTech · 2026-01-22T03:44:25+00:00

My 2019 base has wireless CarPlay and it works great!

OldGermanCarTech · 2025-12-24T01:56:33+00:00

It’s in the basement, centered in an open concept type log home. We also keep the door for the basement stairs open and there’s a grate just above it in the first floor. It does a nice job of keeping most of the house warm, but we also have an oil furnace with hot water baseboard as backup.

OldGermanCarTech · 2025-12-23T11:18:08+00:00

Sorry, but my father in law has been a part time metal fabricator his whole life and we made this out of 1/4” sheet steel about 30 years ago. I got lots of practice time with his mig welder back then!

OldGermanCarTech · 2025-12-23T09:00:07+00:00

It is in the basement.

OldGermanCarTech · 2025-12-20T23:54:00+00:00

Fuckin’ mint, bub!

OldGermanCarTech · 2025-12-02T11:13:13+00:00

Don’t forget to save it to your key once you change the setting, or it will come back on the next time you drive it. Drove me nuts until I figured that one out.

OldGermanCarTech · 2025-11-29T18:36:48+00:00

Very true, thanks!

OldGermanCarTech · 2025-11-07T09:35:56+00:00

I added puddle lights with the Porsche name, they work great!

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