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sap line chewer
03-12-2008, 10:15 PM
What are you guys runnig for a gal this year?
jemsklein
03-12-2008, 10:23 PM
well my sugar content is 5% so it works out to be 17 to 1
sap line chewer
03-12-2008, 10:33 PM
mother nature is my only ro.lol
MaplePancakeMan
03-12-2008, 10:48 PM
I'm averaging roughly 38-42 per gallon of syrup, by best boil was 32-1 but that didnt last long
maplehound
03-12-2008, 10:54 PM
I think I am jsut a little beter than 50 to 1
325abn
03-13-2008, 07:57 AM
The sap I boiled last weekend was %3 so thats 28:1 .
mapleman3
03-13-2008, 03:37 PM
I have been pretty steady at 2.5% 34-1
danno
03-14-2008, 01:36 AM
2% - as usual. If it's like any other year, I'll be down to 1.7% soon. Noticing a ton of niter this year - more then ususal. Anyone else?
MaplePancakeMan
03-14-2008, 01:45 AM
Danno, i had very minimal niter in the beginning but the last three boils yielded a very high amount of niter. I had to drain the pans and filter all of it through the press and clean the pans out.
Hop Kiln Road
03-14-2008, 06:25 AM
Yes, definitely a lot of sand early in the season here too. Plugging the prefilter in two draws. Also think it's dark for early runs.
maplehound
03-14-2008, 10:38 PM
All my syrup this year is light and very little sugar sand. I have made3 about 97 gallon now and have never made more than 20 gallons of light in the past.
WESTVIRGINIAMAPLER
03-16-2008, 04:16 PM
Ron,

You are getting it boiled quicker this year since you are not working a full time job and that has a lot to do with making light syrup.