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    We are done for the year, we tried to boil...

    We are done for the year, we tried to boil yesterday and about a hour into it, it stunk the sugarhouse up bad, haven't seen that in a couple years. I should have known the sap stunk some and was...
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    We are still going, we boiled last on Thursday...

    We are still going, we boiled last on Thursday night , we are having a record year as we went by last years record a week ago . Getting close to our 1500 gallon goal. Didn’t run much yesterday maybe...
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    I am on hi-vac 27" and I work hard from the...

    I am on hi-vac 27" and I work hard from the beginning to keep the system tight, we are 60% sugar maples, 40% soft maple, we are north face for the majority our sugarbush and have always averaged...
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    We are all done our last boil was Wednesday, I...

    We are all done our last boil was Wednesday, I heard the peepers in the pond behind the house when I walked out of the sugarhouse Monday night. we were making Dark Robust with a great flavor. But the...
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    We have gone to one tap per tree , I have been...

    We have gone to one tap per tree , I have been drilling holes in trees for 25 years here. I started last year to take the second taps off and we have removed about 700 taps. Most of these trees are...
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    We called it a season today ! the the sap has run...

    We called it a season today ! the the sap has run pretty good the last two days after the freezes but it was just two late . The sap was a hard two filter I call it cheesy , sugar was still at 1.5%...
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    We made another 35 gallons last night after 65...

    We made another 35 gallons last night after 65 the night before , sugar was 1.4% . The syrup lightened last night and the flavor was better. I was very encouraged after, looks like we will get one...
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    We boiled tonight and made another 65 gallons of...

    We boiled tonight and made another 65 gallons of very dark syrup , we don’t make this dark of syrup usually. it’s not buddy yet , I am sure it’s not far away. We had very little sap coming into today...
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    On my 3 X 10 Intensofire I have the reverse flow...

    On my 3 X 10 Intensofire I have the reverse flow option on it and I prefer to work in the channel closes to the flue pan , I almost never go to the front it just slows down too much , I have two sets...
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    I am in my 13th season on a 3 x 10 intensofire ....

    I am in my 13th season on a 3 x 10 intensofire . I love it we make over 20 gallons an hour most of the time , I do concentrate to 17-18% . We run in regasification mode most of the time lots of air...
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    We boiled late yesterday afternoon to move along...

    We boiled late yesterday afternoon to move along the sap we had which wasn’t much . We made 22 gallons of very dark syrup , definitely the darkest we have ever made . The flavor was ok strong dark...
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    I also have an electric releaser at the...

    I also have an electric releaser at the sugarhouse with about 800 taps on , I really like how the electric releaser works , I plan to add more taps to it in the future. This sap comes from the hill...
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    We also boiled everyday this week till yesterday...

    We also boiled everyday this week till yesterday , We had a major malfunction with our mechanical releaser on our main bush sometime over the night on Thursday night which left us with very little...
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    We boiled tonight and made another 90 gallons of...

    We boiled tonight and made another 90 gallons of DR with a great flavor , probably some of the darkest syrup we have ever made . Sugar was 1.4 and sap is starting to look a little cloudy but...
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    We made 62 gallons of AR tonight after making 120...

    We made 62 gallons of AR tonight after making 120 gallons yesterday , sugar has been decent at 1.8% and we saw 3.0% from bucket sap . Going to boil every night over the next few days till this...
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    It finally opened up here yesterday going to be...

    It finally opened up here yesterday going to be over 2gpt in 24 hrs , sugar is 2% today and going to boil today also.
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    We use the Cornell buying spreadsheet from...

    We use the Cornell buying spreadsheet from Cornell University , you need to know what the bulk price of syrup your buyer is getting ,along with sugar content of sap it’s really simple to use .
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    We pump 1800 ft and 90ft in elevation , we use a...

    We pump 1800 ft and 90ft in elevation , we use a 1hp Goulds deep well pump , run it with a 6500 watt generator , it's layed flat in the tank with a float. Get a little over 400 gallons per hour...
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    We are done for the season , made another 40...

    We are done for the season , made another 40 gallons last night and part of that was from pushing the sweet out with water. Sap was 1.2 and pretty much came to a halt yesterday afternoon . Had not...
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    Ran good for us also yesterday , made another 75...

    Ran good for us also yesterday , made another 75 gallons last nite of a really strong flavor DR , we are 24 gallons from going over 1000 gallons for the first time . Today may be it for us we will...
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    We finished tapping yesterday , Started two weeks...

    We finished tapping yesterday , Started two weeks ago and have collected a bunch of sap as we tapped , Ran the RO a couple times also , Sap ran good that last couple of days here and also got a...
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    Turned on us last night , sap was still running...

    Turned on us last night , sap was still running good and clear but stunk the sugar house up pretty bad and after we made about 10 gallons of very ropey looking syrup we shut down and dumped...
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    I also would say don,t flood the pans either , I...

    I also would say don,t flood the pans either , I have a 3 X 10 intens-O-fire and have never flooded the pans , cool down with levels at your normal operating level, I run the blower fan for fire till...
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    We have about 2200 or so tapped and about a 1000...

    We have about 2200 or so tapped and about a 1000 left to go, going to be the middle of next week before we get any more. Done .
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    We are all done here in williston , sap ran good...

    We are all done here in williston , sap ran good and hard after the freeze , we boiled today and it would not filter at all so we pulled the plug and shut down . We made 700 gallons this year after...
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