Bigsap Warning 2009

For a lack of coming up wth my own words ( sorry patheron) I finally got BUCKETBLASTIN TSUNAMI BIGSAP. Holding tank is full gathering tanks are full could not keep up with it today. Finally got the holding tank boiled off enough to empty the last holding tank just to fill it up again. If it runs tomorrow which it will I'm in BIGSAP trouble. Gotta take 3 service calls and finish a 4 color press install tomorrow before I can get back to boiling. I guess I will be making a stop at TSC for another tank.

Jeff- I dont think that down here it runs very good till most of the frost is gone just like you said. Once the ground thaws out and then you get the temps it should run like heck. Youve got the power of high vac on your side so as soon as its thawed all you need is 33 degrees. We were getting unreal sap here to the point I was calling around for more tanks then yesterday it started slowing down. Its pretty warm and didnt freeze last night so its slowing down. Im working a batch up now and with the slow down I think I can get caught up tomarrow. It was cool to see the sap run like that. Been an exciting year so far thats for sure. You guys keep me posted on the BIG RUNS. Theron:) :)

I even had a tree that amazed me yesterday. Froze good last night again so I expect today will be good also. I expect some extra sap today again. Hopefully boil Wensday so that I can go to Lodge Thurs. night.

Here's the graph from Proctor Maple Research Center. You can see that the sap is ratcheting up every day. It will be off the charts today and tomorrow!

http://users.gmavt.net/perkins/pressure.jpg

Interesting research from Proctor.

One good thing with this warm up and slow sap: It motivates me to tap more trees. Then when does start to run, I get buried!!!! I do it like this every year.

With the much improved processing equipment, I should be able to handle it this year.

Sunday we took 1400 gal of 1.85% sap, RO'ed it to 10%, and ran it through the 3x12. No blower, no preheater. Did it all in 2.5 hours. Smiles at the Emerson house!!! With working out the bugs in the pumping system last week, I was expecting similar troubles in the sugar house. I was very pleasantly surprised that there were no big issues, just a very busy filter.

Jeff- Nice job on the BIGSAP!! Im very happy to hear that your wanting to tap more. Little update from the Zar. Ive really givin it my all. Been crankin out 80 gallons a day for a while now and right now Im 6000 gallons behind. Releasers both running 25 inches plus or minus a little. Havent had time to even look at the woods in about a week. I look like sh$#. Both elbows have severe tendinitus, havent had more than 4 hours sleep in several weeks, sugarshed looks like a syrup explosion, basically my health is in the toilet and just let me tell you BRING IT ON LORD, BRING IT ON!!!! Gonna take tomarrow off and do a marathon everything. R.O., boil, whatever. Pullin all the stops. If I can Im going to try to hit 1000 gallons tomarrow. Im sick of you guys pickin on me, runnin me down, sayin I dont WANNNNN ITTT bad enough, Im puttin this sap in the barrells if it kills me, I JUST DONT CARE!!! If I die before the season is out Ill be RUNNIN TUBE FORE JESUS!!!! Ill give you sugarmakers an update tomarrow night. Gonna drink some more boilin sodas. Theee(so much sap line you can see it from outer space)rooon.

I have a tree that gave me 5 US gallons today. I could not believe a tree of mine could actually pour sap out that fast. If the rest start up I will be swamped. Not supposed to freeze tonight will that affect the run any.

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Originally Posted by KenWP

I have a tree that gave me 5 US gallons today. I could not believe a tree of mine could actually pour sap out that fast. If the rest start up I will be swamped. Not supposed to freeze tonight will that affect the run any.

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i cant believe it gave you US gals.:)

Trying to make it easyier on you guys and my one pail is in US gallons instead of liters.

Ken,

STOP TAKING OUR U.S. GALLONS!!!! We need them all down here! :D

TheCzarron, you go man. Jesus is pulling for you to make it down here so you can tap the heavenly Maples, Moses wants to try and part the sap in your big tank!!!

I am hoping to hear good reports on the barrel filling, and pint filling, and give a few of those myself soon.