Brandon in West Virginia

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Brandon lives where not too many people make Maple Syrup, his season is much earlier than ours in New England

Brandon is boiling on a brand new all stainless steel Leader 2x8 wood fired evaporator fed by a Lapierre 300 gal stainless steel storage tank.

His sugarhouse is nestled on a hill behind his Dads house and his taps are all on tubing in the surrounding woods

The evaporator in action

Steam is rising, carrying off the water from the sap

300 gal feed tank

Brandon and his lil sap hauler

Pictures below are from  construction of the concrete pad and setup of the new evaporator

Before and after new pad is poured, old brick arch will act as table once it's covered with stainless.

Brandon and his Dad with the new 2x8 Leader

The arch all fire bricked up

Some Maple candy being made