Northeast Ohio 2017

[Ekrueger]

Glad I got my taps put in last weekend. I tied my record day run yesterday with nearly 2 gallons per tap and 2.2% sugar on buckets and gravity! Now just need time to get it all boiled(vacation day)...

[ash10383]

most of our 2 gal buckets were over flowing...happy and sad at the same time

[waldo320]

180 gal on 36 taps so far this year in Summit County. Looks like the sap started to flow again this week have about 30-40 gal sitting in bags right now to collect tonight.

[Ekrueger]

I finished pulling my taps this weekend. We ended up with a good year averaging .28 gallons per tap(just under 70 gallons of syrup. It was almost all amber this year, only one batch of dark syrup. I am contemplating an RO next year to reduce boiling time. I am not sure if it is worth the extra work and issues without heat and electric...

[christopherh]

I finished pulling my taps this weekend. We ended up with a good year averaging .28 gallons per tap(just under 70 gallons of syrup. It was almost all amber this year, only one batch of dark syrup. I am contemplating an RO next year to reduce boiling time. I am not sure if it is worth the extra work and issues without heat and electric...

It would be money well spent, Ray Gingerich has a lot of affordable units, electric and gas powered. Before I upgraded my power in the Sugarhouse, I ran my RO from my garage.

[WoodButcher]

Agreed. I went through 1/3 of the wood that I would go through normally. Time is a great commodity. I don't even have to think about firing up the evaporator until I have 400+ gallons of raw sap which would allow me to boil for 4+ hours with the ro on my 2x6. . That would normally take me about 11 hours without. 👌