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<div class="yiv7795287293MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">And just as a comparison, it takes me about 15-20 gallons of propane to cook 100 gallons of juice down to ~15-20 gallons of syrup. So I concur with Richards
assessment of 1gal. propane per 1gal. juice. It’s a good rule of thumb for sugarcane that’s harvested with ~17-23 brix readings.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv7795287293MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">That said, I’ve cut a deal with my local propane supplier, where I scratch his back and he scratches mine (tractor and mechanic work), so I get a great discount
on price. ;-)</span></div>
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<div class="yiv7795287293MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> syrupmakers-bounces@syrupmakers.net [mailto:syrupmakers-bounces@syrupmakers.net]
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Syrupmakers] Propane on Sale for Syrup Cooking</span></div>
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<div class="yiv7795287293MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Syrup takes about 1 gallon of propane to cook 1 gallon of syrup: this is a rule of thumb. It depends on the efficiency of your burners
and setup and the brix of your juice, etc. Typically, a syrupmaking friend of mine that cooks 2 and 3 80 gallon kettles a day will use about 20 gallons of propane on a batch. He will get about 12-15 gallons of syrup. So, the cost of his propane is about $40
to cook 15 gallons of syrup in an 80 gallon kettle.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv7795287293MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Hope you find this helpful.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv7795287293MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">On Monday, November 4, 2013 11:29 AM, Kirk Palis <<a href="mailto:kirkdavidson@yahoo.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:kirkdavidson@yahoo.com">kirkdavidson@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:</span><span></span></div>
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<div class="yiv7795287293MsoNormal"><span>Richard, how much propane do you use for cooking a batch of syrup? I have heard some incredible numbers from some locals here who use wood. One "estimate" was it would take
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<div class="yiv7795287293MsoNormal"><span>Another person allegedly did a calculation and said it would use X BTUs to cook 80 gallons of juice into syrup and therefore, the Y number of cookings will cost you about $1600
for propane (of was the estimate $1200?). Can you share your opinion or experience?</span></div>
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<div class="yiv7795287293MsoNormal"><span>thanks,</span></div>
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<div class="yiv7795287293MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">On Sunday, November 3, 2013 4:16 PM, Richard Harrison <<a href="mailto:rharrison922@yahoo.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:rharrison922@yahoo.com">rharrison922@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:</span><span></span></div>
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<div class="yiv7795287293MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Yesterday, my cousin informed me that FerrellGas has a sale on for $1.89/gallon. I don't know what areas are covered and when the sale
ends, but wanted to pass on the "hot" tip. They usually have 2 sales per year with a real discounted price like this.
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<div class="yiv7795287293MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Hope someone can save some $. I bought mine last year when it was on sale.</span></div>
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