6 Chip Way

[3% Solution]

Ok here we go...............
Start today getting things ready in the sugarhouse.
Going to flush the lines out tomorrow.
Maybe tap sometime this week
Kinda windy here today, forecast to be in the mid 30's.
It's getting there.

[3% Solution]

Got a start today, put out 32 buckets.
Most were running, of course a fresh hole usually does.
Yeah I know, get doing the rest.
Tomorrow the landowner is going to help me finish up.
We'll be up to 200 taps this year, when I get a count I'll change our info.
We are ready for sap, just need to run it into the pans!!
Should have some this week to sweeten the pans.

[HudsonHawk]

I've been tapped since the 12-13th and at 1st it was running great, and then the last part of this week it just about stopped. This was the earliest I've tapped in the short time I've been doing this, so I'm ahead no matter what.....but looking forward to flowing trees again hopefully this coming week. Boiling now, and will have some syrup tonight I think!! Yaaaa!

[TapME]

glad to see that you are at it in a good way 3%. Hope you have a good season.

[3% Solution]

Ok here's the update ........................
Total taps; 217, 57 buckets and 160 online.
Sap was running good today, checked the sugar in the new bush .... 3.2%, hot ****!!
Looks like we'll gather tomorrow, may have just enough to work out the bugs and sweeten the pans.
Needed snowshoes to get around.
Next weekend is shapping up good too.
Guess we're off to the races!!!

[Russell Lampron]

Hi Dave, It's good to see that you are tapped in. How is Jim doing? I haven't been on the site lately because we lost power from Thursday night until almost mid day yesterday. 7 pages of threads with new post. I'm not going to be able to read all of that. Good luck with the new season it sounds like you are going to be busy.

[3% Solution]

Hi Russ,
Great to hear from you, hope things are going well for you guys.
Jim has been out of power also. As of yesterday he still didn't have it.
Cornish got hit pretty good.
He was tapping this weekend, guee I'll have to offer the generator so he can power the oil fired arch and the vacuum.
Chat with you later!
Say "HI" to the family.

Dave

[3% Solution]

Gathered 78 gallons of sap today.
First boilt today.
Boiled for 3.5 hours and 3/4 gallon of light syrup later ....................
Had a couple of bugs to work out, as usual.
Started drawing syrup anabout 45 minutes later we was done.
Now to get more sap tomorrow.

[3% Solution]

Gathered 100 gallons of sap today.
Turned that right into 3 gallons of light syrup.
Not much taste, but **** sweet!!!
So we're at 3 1/2 gallons of syrup.
Should have had run good here today, mid 40's.
Looks like it's going to freeze up for a couple days.
Hope all traders are having a great time!!

[3% Solution]

Gathered 40 gallons of sap yesterday, just put it in the head tank.
May boil it in tomorrow afternoon, just to have an empty tank for Saturday morning.
As I have said it hasn't run much in the past couple of days.
Looks like starting tomorrow it's going to run good for a few days.
Have to wait and see.

[TapME]

Dave, hold on to your boots were going to need them. Push that little evap right to the edge. Have fun

[3% Solution]

Hey Lou,
How's it going in Maine?
Yup we're going to be 24 / 7 soon!!!

Boiled out that 40 gallons we got the other day, looks like another 1.25 gallons.
Need some fresh sap in the EEU, got kinda cloudy looking.
Looks like we're going to get it too!!

[3% Solution]

Checked things out late in the afternoon yesterday afternoon and we got sap, lots of sap.
Guess we'll be boiling this afternoon into the evening.
Have fun today guys!!

[TapME]

how'd you like that sap run? If it was anything like mine you are busy than a bee in the hive. I have one question for you YOU GOT SAP?:)

[3% Solution]

Yesterday went very well, made 7.5 gallons of light syrup, man we've never seen so much light stuff before.
Did the last fire at 8:00 last night.
Going to do it all over again today.
Got to clean the front pan first, building up a bit.
Looks like perfect weather coming up this week.

TapMe, Yeah nice run, going to go like this all week by the looks!!!!
We're keeping up so far.

Have fun all!!

[3% Solution]

Ok gang, we're up to 14 1/4 gallons of light syrup.
Picked up 103 gallons of sap this morning and turned in into a 3 1/4 + a pint of the gold stuff.
Front pan was getting really bad, needed a good cleaning.
Hope everyone is having fun, fun!!

[TapME]

3%, amde 8 gallons today just couldn't get the last draw out or it would have been 10+, oh well. we collected 370+- gallons of sap today. not a bad run

[3% Solution]

Ok, things took a turn for the south yesterday, got up into the 50's rather quick and shut the sap right down.
Gathered 40 gallons this morning.
Ran to Bascoms this morning for containers.
Boiled the sap we got and took off 1 1/2 gallons of light syrup.
Brings us to 15 3/4 gallons.
Don't know what today's run was.
We'll see tomorrow morning.

[TapME]

Its been a while since 3% has posted I hope he wasn't washed away in the sap. This is a good thing I hope.

[3% Solution]

Hey Lou,
Nope I'm right here.
We're up to 19 1/4 gallons now.
The last run gave us 210 gallons of sap, good run.
We have the last to boil out today when Nathan comes over.
Sap wasn't running very good yesterday, looks like a couple of nights of freeze up starting Monday night.
So .... that's the BIG Story from over here at 6 Chip Way.

[3% Solution]

Ok so the grandson came over today and run through the last bit of sap we had and out popped 2.25 gallons of medium.
So we are up to 21.25 gallons.
Guess no run for a day or so. That's ok need a little break again.
Hope everyone is doing well.

[THCPrecision]

Hey Dave its shut down down here to. Never thought that I would be wishing for more cold to help do a reset before it s to late . But sugar cont is atleast up to about 2.6% better than the 1.5 I started with Only about 6 and a half gallons here on 121 taps. Wicked slow My friends up north are talking that they started out in banner year conditions again OH well its all good and more fun than real work. Good luck

[3% Solution]

Hey Todd,
We've been shut down here since last Thursday.
But I'll tell you what, we are back at it again, running good, sugar is down a bit but that's ok ...... it's sap.

[3% Solution]

Back at we most definately are.
Sap was running good this morning.
Picked up 115 gallons of sap this morning.
Nathan and his friend Jesse came over from Hopkinton to boil sap for me and boil they did.
Both boys did an awesome job firing and drawing syrup.
Thanks guys!!!!! Great job.
The end result was 3.5 gallons of syrup.
Now we are up to 25 gallons.
Making Dark Amber and it's got a great taste!!

[3% Solution]

Picked up 58 gallons of sap this morning, very cloudy.
Made 1.75 gallons of dark, lighter than Wednesday's boil.
We're up to 26.75 gallons.
Colder weather coming next week.

[3% Solution]

Ok here's the deal ...............
We are at 32.75 gallons.
It's been raining for two days now and will continue tomorrow.
Then it looks like the highs in the upper 70's, low 80's for this coming week.
I guess the heavy set lady is starting to sing!!!!
Didn't make want we really wanted to but, we got 32.75 more than we had the first of the year.
Mother Nature will give what she can and that's it.

Dave

[Russell Lampron]

How much do you normally make Dave?

[3% Solution]

Hi Russ,
Last year was 35.5 gallons off 150 taps
The year before was 37.75 0ff 130 taps.
This year was with 217 taps, not that great.
There is always next year.
Used about 1.25 cord of wood, so I guess that's cool.

Dave

[3% Solution]

The heavy set lady is done singing!!!!!
Pulled everything today.
Some of the taps were running, very cloudy, yellow, green stuff!
Not going to boil that stuff.
Now the job to clean everything up and get ready for next year.
Hopefully next year will be a better one.

[Russell Lampron]

We can and will hope that next year is a better one. I can't complain, this year was good enough for me.