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Thanks Tim. We decided to get out there today and start tapping. We only have 150 taps on vacuum, 8 gravity and half dozen drops to buckets, so we will be done tomorrow. I figured with this good 2...

We use a turkey fryer and are quite happy with it.

Hey to all you Vermont tappers. We are here in NEK and wondering what’s going on in everyone’s woods? We usually tap at the end of the month for anticipated February runs. For some reason I am not...

this is offensive to women and other people..

Has anyone tried vinegar/ water solution? Thanks

Thanks for the feedback everyone. No fertilizer nearby. I went thru our 275 gal totes that we use for gathering and did see some leftover simple syrup that was stuck in a glump in a corner. Could...

I’m thinking this could be a great reality show....The things we do!

Speaking of this... We ran 20 gallons thru our small arch when it came off last week. We gather it in a 275 g tote that held simple syrup at one time. I should also mention that our operation is...

Thanks Jake and Brian. Ok to use vegetable oil? Is that what “defoamer” is? And drops or I haven heard of spraying Pam Cooking Spray...

”Her”. 🤣.....

I have heard reference to several places on the evaporator where drops of defamer should be put on a regular basis. Is there a specific rule of thumb to follow, one that I can make some sense of,...

Hey Jake,

I would have thought you would have been rocking and rolling being as south as you are down in Richmond. Do you know my friend Jim Mountford? Seems everyone does, he and Heather are...

Thanks Joe!! That’s very interesting and good to know. I’m going to be walking all our lines tomorrow and again, knock on wood! I know we have a fox and sometimes her kits in the wood, but we named...

How would you describe each different chewer’s damage? I’m new and knock on wood haven’t seen any yet. But I sure would like to know what to look for, if anyone would be so kind as to describe each...

Good luck, let us know how it goes! We’re still waiting for it to run here in NE VT. Looks like Wednesday maybe?

Do you want one for this season? You could build one on your own pretty easily. Youtube diy maple syrup vacuum filter. We made ours pretty quickly, all for under $100, not including. Shop vac that...

Good luck, Brien....I’m in rookie year as well, about 150 tapped, mostly on a small vac system that’s solar run. We have a small shack, a hobby RO (The RO Bucket’s RB45), a Lapierre Waterloo Small...

Ahhhhh, yes, I see now. Right O!! Thanks Drewlamb!

Hey there....I keep seeing the reference to “sweetening the pans” , which may have been what we did up here in West Charleston today. Pumped out our gathering tank, ran it through just the prefilter...

Hi there...I just checked that Ispring out. For the price, why don’t you buy a RO Bucket? You can get a RB15 or RB20 for the amount of money that you will need to put into that iSpring to get the...

We hung ours off hooks on a wall stud. Sorry no pic, but just drilled a 1” hole in both top corners then screwed some hooks into the stud. The unit hangs down nicely in the space under the stud,...

We finished tapping Thursday after a beautiful two days! It’s our 1st year with 143 on vacuum, 9 on gravity, and 7 on buckets. Really enjoyed being in the woods, quiet and peaceful, the other...

:emb:We just built this vacuum filter last week. Bought a turkey fryer kit from Walmart for $48. We had already purchased another one for the propane burner stand. Take the two pots and
1. Take...

Hi Everyone,

Hope y’all had a semi decent Thanksgiving given the circumstances of this bizarre time. I am a new maple tapper and have built a sugar house to get started into this addictive...

We take the straight sap and freeze it in 2 liter bottles, then defrost it and carbonate it with one of those Soda Streams. Our sap is quite sweet when it comes out, so no need to reduce it and it...