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    So far it has been a good year. Only have 31 taps...

    So far it has been a good year. Only have 31 taps on 23 trees, started early made 23 pts of delicate first run then it turned to amber for 30 pts. The rest so far has been dark. The ro system I put...
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    west central ohio

    Cleared the trails and got half the taps and buckets out yesterday. Now it's raining.
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    Good luck walked through the woods this afternoon...

    Good luck walked through the woods this afternoon and drained all the old sap from the lines. In the 20's tonight. Hopefully have a run tomorrow. No buds I can see yet.if I get any I'll boil some off...
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    Wife and I started processing the syrup. Look we...

    Wife and I started processing the syrup. Look we will end up with about 10 gallon. Getting warm here this week. Probably pull and sanitize the buckets and leave the taps in to see what happens...
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    western ohio

    Got my 38 taps out today. Well see how we do this year.
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    I just went out and collected 20 gallon off from...

    I just went out and collected 20 gallon off from 25 taps, 10 of the taps are not running, I believe they dried up, put the 20 in the evaporator to heat it up hopefully get another 20 to 30 tomorrow...
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    Personally I just get it close on the evaporator...

    Personally I just get it close on the evaporator then move it to a pan on a LP burner I have, a lot easier to manage the heat. Then it goes from there to a filter pan then in the jar. I have 6 gallon...
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    Hoping for lower temps over the weekend. only got...

    Hoping for lower temps over the weekend. only got about 80 gallon off from 24 taps. hopefully the week will get better before the buds come out. The first 2 gallon was graded at golden delicate,...
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    First Run Saint Paris Ohio

    About 120 gallon of sap Sat and Sun, Boiled it down to three gallon, give me something to can during this cold snap
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    Since the 7th canned close to 10 gallon, have...

    Since the 7th canned close to 10 gallon, have about another 4 to process, the last week has been good, but I think I'll pull the taps tonight, good bit of rain coming, think It's about done anyway....
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    Seems heavier to me as well, I use a gravity...

    Seems heavier to me as well, I use a gravity filter off the evaporator to a large pan then finish it on the burner. I use pre filters when draining off the evaporator, about four of them the bottom...
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    Tapped but slow

    Tapped on the 7th, 33 taps and have enough to finish about three gallon. hopefully it will flow a little better towards end of week.
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    Had a late work day yesterday, of course it had...

    Had a late work day yesterday, of course it had to be over 60 degrees, went to start to boil this morning and the 80 gallon of sap I had was real cloudy with a little off taste, hated to do it but I...
  14. Just finished filtering the first three gallon...

    Just finished filtering the first three gallon (small time hobby) turned out A Dark real rich flavor, have a 2x4 continuous flow, not sure if I draw it off earlier and finish on stove if it would be...
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    Steam is rolling

    Took in about 60 gallons this morning from 33 taps another 20 gallons this afternoon, figured I would get the pan sweetened. hoping for another good run tomorrow
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    I put out 33 taps yesterday, figured it would...

    I put out 33 taps yesterday, figured it would start running today, buckets only have about two gallon in each bucket so far hope it takes off soon.
  17. Or hit it with a little flat balck spray paint,...

    Or hit it with a little flat balck spray paint, the temp will read real good with a IR gun then. We use them a lot at the shop, especially if we are heating up parts to drop off shafts, well either...
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    I went ahead and batched the evaporator last...

    I went ahead and batched the evaporator last night, ran out of sap, had ran about 270 gallon of sap and pulled off nearly 6 gallon of syrup ready to be finished off on the grill, expect about 5...
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    I having a similar problem, ran about 200 gallons...

    I having a similar problem, ran about 200 gallons today, it is in cool down now, I have a 2x5 home made continues flow with 7 channels, Cant seem to get a good nearly finished draw off the discharge...
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    I was getting ready to pull the taps

    Collected over 400 gallon so far since first of Feb on 32 taps, just finished up the end of 8 gallon of syrup. Picked up a nasty cold last week during the wet cold nights, but the meds the doc gave...
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    Thanks and hope you have a good season

    Thanks and hope you have a good season
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    grading question

    does anyone know how wide the bottles are on the USDA grading set? Just for my personal curiosity, I'm just small time and do not sell any (none to sell after the family and friends get there's) I...
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    Champaign County

    Started on the 11 had a decent run with 20 taps 60 gallon Another good run on the 15th 65 gallon with 26 taps some in between the 11th and 16th for a total of 170 just canned up 2 gallon of syrup,...
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    interior setup

    At one point when the fire was right, gentle breeze and 27 degree air temp I was getting 16 GPH evap rate. the 6' stack was not quite enough height added another 3 ft. draws good. I made the inside...
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    had about 65 gallons from 27 taps from 5 pm last night to 7 tonight. started boiling at 2:30pm today stopped at 7 Pm took some measurements got about 20 gallon left on cool down. dividers seem to be...
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