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Nbobich
02-16-2014, 08:04 AM
Who's tappin in the county? Small or large scale? We have a small scale only 32 taps for now looking to get bigger each year! This is my second year maple making and I'm excited to get things going!!!!!http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/16/yjegy4eg.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/16/duda6a6y.jpg


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Dan W
02-19-2014, 05:57 PM
Nbobich, I am in Gibsonia, where are you? I have 240+ taps out and maybe 24 more to go once the snow melts some. Everything is ready here - just need some sap.

Nbobich
02-20-2014, 10:06 PM
Pleasant hills, south of Pittsburgh! I hope to have an operation that big in a few years!!! I have an area with 100's of maples so expanding and having trees won't be a problems it will be boiling and storage!


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Nbobich
02-20-2014, 10:08 PM
We've gotten 21 gallons in the past 2 days on our 32 taps! Some of our trees are really big so they took longer to thaw out!


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niko
02-24-2014, 12:16 PM
Just got the last of out taps in. A whopping 27 taps this year. Its our third year sugaring on our little chunk of woods right in the middle of the city.
Its all pretty rigged: milk jugs, sumac branches for taps and a keg cut in half over a fire pit. We usually get around 1.5 to 2 gallons by the end of the season. I also have some friends that are sugaring in the hills of millvale.

Have a good season everybody. Niko.