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    I've averaged about 50 gals to 1 gal syrup. Last...

    I've averaged about 50 gals to 1 gal syrup. Last night i got 1 gal per tap from 7pm to 6 am . Going to lose some trees to budding today I'm pretty sure. boiling tomorrow or sat .hopefully it will...
  2. Thread: sap for sale?

    by madmantr
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    Hi, I see that you are offering sap for sale...

    Hi,
    I see that you are offering sap for sale .Would you have more available ? I could Pick up to 200 gals.
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    I got 46 gals of sap out of 10 taps from 02/26 to...

    I got 46 gals of sap out of 10 taps from 02/26 to 03/02 in Wilbraham. Only got a hair over a gallon of syrup after filtering and all but it's the nicest I've made in the 3 years I ' ve been boiling....
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    Congrats

    I am also a newbie this year congrats. It's hard to believe I'm already thinking about next year,My season is already over .
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    Dry taps

    I thought it seemed pretty high number .I bought some used drops and combined into 5 gal buckets on the larger trees .Single taps went into gal milk jugs.
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    Dry taps

    I just finished pulling my taps after my first season of sugarin.It's not supposed to go below 32 for the rest of the month. I had 72 taps and only ended up with 2 1/2 gals of syrup.It was good syrup...
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    pump specs.

    Being brand new to this I found that gravity hasn't done me well here this year .What volume peristaltic pump should I be looking for for around 100 taps?how many ghp and what do the other numbers...
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    lowes cup

    where di you find that what is it for?
    thanks
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    food safe silicone caulk

    Is there a brand of silicone caulk that is foodsafe .So far I've only found ones that say incidental contact .I have a leak in my plastic tank and thought maybe some sort of silicone might work....
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    food grade ball valve

    Is there a way to tell if a ball valve is food grade?
    thanks
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    corrigated tin roof at lowe's

    I found corrugated tin roofing at $23 a 12'x26" sheet at lowe's in Springfield .I'm sure it's at other locations.
    Have a good one.!
  12. Thread: Forced Draft

    by madmantr
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    Air volume question

    In my attempt to start this hobby on a shoestring (even a used shoestring if it's long enough)I was wondering if something like a shopvac or a leafblower would provide enough air to make a...
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    made my first syrup

    I know it wouldn't be worth most of your time but I was tweeking my home made evap today and decided to put the 6 gals of sap on in 2 of the pans instead of water pulled out a big block of iceand...
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    quantity needed

    Being new to this I'm ignorant.What quantity are you talking about would i be able to but 200 gals or is it only available in large quantity?
    thanks
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    40 degrees in western ma

    Hey all ,
    I am brand new to all of this .I did a trial run on my homemade block evaperator this afternoon.A couple of tweeks and I think it should work fine . It has been around 40 the last...
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    Sticky: brand new to this

    Hi all,
    I am totally new to this .I have been to quite a few sugarhouses and enjoyed the fruits of others labors and always thought it looked like something I would enjoy.I am out of work at the...
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