2016 rensselaer county

[scott135]

Starting to think about maple syrup. Looks like we are starting to have winter weather setting in. I need to start working on modifying the evaporator to take the new 2x3 pan that I bought to replace the three steam table pans I have used the past three years on my home built oil tank evaporator.

[maplerookie]

good luck to you this year...going into the big league.

[BreezyHill]

Yes hard not to think about boiling when we are said to have lows of 20 and a high of 44+.

But I know the winds we will be getting and hate to have to repair lines that are tapped in. Waiting a few more weeks. The other thing is if it start to snow like last year we wont be able to thaw lines that are buried under 6 feet of snow. Easier to pack the mains when we are not tapped in.

Ben

[scott135]

Still making syrup this past weekend. Got about 50 gallons of sap between last Monday 3/13 and Sunday 3/30. Had about 50 gallons in the tank from last weekend. Finished 3.8 gallons and boiled off the 100 gallons from this week. Left the taps in hoping that the cold weather may bring some more sap. Still good so far. The new pan and improved insulation on my evaporator made things go a lot faster. Got about 10-12+ boiling rate out of it. Now I need to build the sugar shack so I dont have to move the evaporator in and out of the barn each week and can finish syrup outside and not in the kitchen.