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    Best run in several years here in Champaign...

    Best run in several years here in Champaign County (mid-west Ohio) this past week. 340 gallons of sap on 140 taps but sugar not so good. Still way behind production rate of past years. Only up to...
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    In going down a bucket rabbit hole I have learned...

    In going down a bucket rabbit hole I have learned that all buckets are not created equal. The wall thickness differs. Better buckets have a wall thickness of 90 mil. That's .090" ie 90 thousandths of...
  3. In my experience here in Ohio, lower sugar...

    In my experience here in Ohio, lower sugar content of sap seems to be correlated with a drought the previous year or a mast year (heavy seed production). Heavy mast appears with a much thinner leaf...
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    Yes, the usual 5 gallon buckets. Some of my trees...

    Yes, the usual 5 gallon buckets. Some of my trees can fill a 5 gallon bucket in 24 hours during a good run. Bags don't seem like a good fit.
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    Bucket Blowout Syndrome

    My fellow dinosaurs still on buckets:

    I'm frustrated by Bucket Blowout Syndrome (BBS). It's not uncommon for the spile to tear through the sidewall of my plastic bucket, spilling a good amount of...
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    Good for you, heus. Been a while since I had a...

    Good for you, heus. Been a while since I had a year like that. Weather just not cooperating down here in west central Ohio. And yes, you know your 1,200 trees and you put your best players on the...
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    Given the uncertainly of weather, does it make...

    Given the uncertainly of weather, does it make any sense to stagger your tapping, especially for producers on gravity/buckets? Dr. Tim, you hinted at this. You might call this a probabilistic...
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    143 buckets thisyear. Off to a great start....

    143 buckets thisyear. Off to a great start. Collected more than 400 gallons of sap in first week. Perfect freeze-thaw cycles here between Dayton and Columbus. First syrup is delicious gold. More on...
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    People rave about this sauce. The beauty of it...

    People rave about this sauce. The beauty of it also is that you don't need to cook it.

    1 cup ketchup
    1/2 cup cider vinegar
    1/2 cup maple syrup (use the dark)
    2 tbsp A-1 sauce
    salt and cayenne...
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    As a smaller producer, a Sandpiper poly pump has...

    As a smaller producer, a Sandpiper poly pump has been working well for me for several years. Food grade diaphragms are available for them. They are rated for 180 degrees but the manufacturer told me...
  11. Do you insulate the front of your evaporataor?

    I'm replacing the old cracked cast iron front of my 2x6 evaporator. When I bought it new years ago the front was not insulated. I'm wondering how many folks insulate their fronts. I suppose there may...
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    Same situation here--more trees than time so I'm...

    Same situation here--more trees than time so I'm selective. It's like managing a team. The advantage of buckets over tubing is that you can see who is performing. Move taps around each year if...
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    Pierre, thanks for your posts. I got my Deer Run...

    Pierre, thanks for your posts. I got my Deer Run single post 4X40 RO unit last year. Worked well with my 250-350 gallon sap runs, probably not getting quite 4gpm concentrate out. Getting ready for...
  14. Off season--been "off the air" for a long time....

    Off season--been "off the air" for a long time. To review, I finished the 2021 season in March with 10 micron filters in my Deer Run Hobby RO. Yes, using a new filter at the start of each run. My...
  15. wmick, thank you for the very good article on...

    wmick, thank you for the very good article on cavitation. I've been wondering about cavitation in pumps, and that article provided a lot of information. And Dr. Tim, thank you for your suggestions. I...
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    Yes, love these flip tops, so do our customers....

    Yes, love these flip tops, so do our customers. Tamper-proof seal adheres to bottle at fill. When ready to open for the first time, spin plastic top off, peel seal off, replace top, good to go.
  17. Thank you for ideas. 1. I have ordered Purtrex...

    Thank you for ideas.

    1. I have ordered Purtrex "fuzzy" 5 micron cartridge to try; I also ordered some 10 micron cartridges to try
    2. Hose between filter and pump is clear. With 5 micron...
  18. I feel like I'm trying to reinvent the wheel here...

    I feel like I'm trying to reinvent the wheel here with my problem as mentioned by others here: Procon pressure pump (approx 4 gpm max with pressure valve wide open) is being starved by gravity feed...
  19. Thanks, Dave. Sorry to see the news about your...

    Thanks, Dave. Sorry to see the news about your bad hip.
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    I feel your pain as well. I think cone filtering...

    I feel your pain as well. I think cone filtering is one of life's great tortures. Probably puts a lot of marriages on edge too. Life changes for the better when you step up to a filter press. I know...
  21. Prefilter micron; before or after pressure pump

    Does everyone use 5 micron pre-filters? 5 is too tight for my RO system that relies on gravity feed (no supply pump). Pressure pump gets starved. Manufacturer suggests using 10 or 20 micron, and...
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    I just tried out a simple "auto-defoamer" for the...

    I just tried out a simple "auto-defoamer" for the first time: powered defoamer in a small cup suspended a couple of inches above the water line. When the foam hits the top of the cup the foam...
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    In Ohio and probably other states, you cannot add...

    In Ohio and probably other states, you cannot add anything to the syrup and sell it unless you do so in a licensed facility. It becomes a processed food.
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    I bought a Deer Run Hobby RO unit at the beginning of this season—first experience with RO, so I’m learning as I go along this year. This unit has met my needs well, with my 118 taps and an average...
  25. RO High-Brix Sap Causing Foam and Surging Issues In Evaporator?

    Got my new RO system up and running this week. I was supplying my evaporator feed tank with 4 to 9 brix sap. First issue was lots of foam in the syrup pan's take-off compartment. I increased my...
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