Taps in the sun had about a pint of sap each 24 hours later.
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Taps in the sun had about a pint of sap each 24 hours later.
I am at 1200 feet here in west Granville
Hung my buckets today. A few taps leaked!
Hung 16 buckets for starters. A few running slow. Looks like maybe 4 day window before a long cold snap. If buckets look good midday tomorrow will put out more taps maybe on a 3/16 line.
Started to run good in the last few days after not seeing much of a drop since the nor-Easters begining around March 6. Looking at my % sugar log based on sap boiled -> syrup made (stopped trusting...
Only one bucket and my 3/16 line still running the last few days. All the other buckets have been trickles since the last snow. Thaws begin around 2 PM and last into the evening. Got about 11...
thanks, west maples, sap was clear again this week with colder temps. I re-read dr. Tim's post on invert sugar and realized it is tied to temps. Also tied to late season bateria but I see now my...
Did my 6th boil since tapping on Feb 14th. I notices what looked like later seasonal changes this past weekend, more colorful fresh sap, more foam in the boil, and an amber product. (all lighter...
Did my forth boil yesterday. I made 3+ gallons so far this year all gold. Sitting on 55 gallons of sap this morning. Running 40 taps this year 14 of which are on a 3/16 run. Feels like I am way...
Tapped on Valentine's Day. 27 buckets, 14 taps on a 3/16 line with about
5% slope over 500 foot run after lowest tree. Running great after under
performing last year. Read pros and cons about...
Yes 25' total drop. I think I will give it a try. Thank you!
Dr. Tim, would you consider 25 foot of 5% average drop from lowest tree, inadequate, borderline, or ok?
Obviously I am on the learning curve with tubing so I do appreciate the input. So 2 years back I had a 3/16 line and saw a tee with nice steady bubble movement moving into it, but rapid bubble...
Yep, 25 feet of drop, bottom tee to barrel. Sap running in the barrel on good days. Somewhat decent slope on the zigzag tubing with taps.
So the upper tubing that looked "suspended" had...
Natural vacuum. The flow days were good. Good sap movement on the lower 14 or so taps was clearly visible. No vacuum gage this year but probably next year. Just odd that everything was flowing...
I had a 3/16 line this year with 21 taps. The sap in the line at the top 7 taps was suspended. I replace the tee where bubble flow started downward, but that did not get the upward sap moving. A...
Be careful what we wish for, all of us who wood-fire our maple operations. In CT many towns have outlawed external wood burning units to heat homes, mostly for pollution I believe, but you get my...
I agree 100% with the thinning recommendation. I did that 6 years ago in 2 stands and saw more sap each season and a bit dryer soil.
Interesting story told in short videos
http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/18985386/from-tree-tipoff
A tough decision but could not man the buckets this week. Reminded me of the low feeling I had when I released my very first fish after years of eating them! I am a catch and release fisherman now...
I boiled off 65 gallon of sap in Saturday's crappy weather. Sunday things were gushing again but I pulled all my bucket and sadly watched sap running out of the empty holes. I left 3/15 line up and...
Sitting on 50 gallons gathered this week. 3/16 line is finally streaming! One rock and a few reds on buckets shut down about a week ago but most buckets (20 or so) are still giving a few quarts...
Thanks Hutch. before this year's setup I did ask about slope on this forum and got a few "slope does not matter" responses, but I am tending to agree with your first hand knowledge. I would be...
Boy that is a good question! I am not experienced enough yet to tell just by line weight. last night I did see stationary bubble "sections" about 10 feet apart and more. No sign of bubbles in the...
I did buy one but did not install it because most evenings there is nothing moving in the line, which is why I am curious if the 4% north slope in my drop could be the limiting factor. I know it is...