Boiled what was in the tank on Sunday. Pulled taps on Monday before the eclipse. Sap was only testing .9-1.0%. we have about 13 gallons bottled and maybe another 1.5 ga waiting for bottling.
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Boiled what was in the tank on Sunday. Pulled...
Boiled what was in the tank on Sunday. Pulled taps on Monday before the eclipse. Sap was only testing .9-1.0%. we have about 13 gallons bottled and maybe another 1.5 ga waiting for bottling.
No RO either, I got 180 gallons of 1.2%. I am...
No RO either, I got 180 gallons of 1.2%. I am questioning how much longer we want to go as we are almost out of the pine sugaring wood and might be getting into the "valuable" hardwood firewood...
I just am measuring the depth in my tank and...
I just am measuring the depth in my tank and calculating gallons per tap for each run. I made a chart that gives gallons of sap for every inch of depth. Round bottom CDL tank, so the math is fun.
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Big run yesterday, roughly 2 gpt. My neighbor had...
Big run yesterday, roughly 2 gpt. My neighbor had one tree fill an old style bucket twice in 24 hours. What is that, 4-5 gpt?!
We use a long digital candy thermometer with our...
We use a long digital candy thermometer with our 5 gallon brew pot.
I'm at 2.7 gpt for the past 2 days. Sap still...
I'm at 2.7 gpt for the past 2 days. Sap still looking nice and clear in the tank after all that warmth. I'm feeling good about it keeping until we can boil it all this weekend. No snow around in the...
We ended up with 1.6 gpt from the past 24 hrs.
We ended up with 1.6 gpt from the past 24 hrs.
Spud, I'm over on the other side on the Northern...
Spud, I'm over on the other side on the Northern end of Rt 15. In the summer I do occasionally take the "shortcut" over to Underhill Center via Poker Hill and English Settlement.
Didn't have much...
Tapped our ~45 trees in Underhill yesterday. Was...
Tapped our ~45 trees in Underhill yesterday. Was running a bit at ~30 deg and sunny.
The AOF ideas to increase fuel efficiency are...
The AOF ideas to increase fuel efficiency are very interesting as I also I have a Mason 2x4XL with blower. We run the blower at ~25% speed and get 13-15 GPH. The stack elbow glows a bit. The blower...
We had a good week. We collected 185 ga Monday...
We had a good week. We collected 185 ga Monday through Saturday morning. Tested 2-2.25%. Boiled all weekend with the sap still running and ended up with an empty tank and 4.5 gallons syrup canned in...
We have 45 taps and make about 7 gallons syrup a...
We have 45 taps and make about 7 gallons syrup a year. We use a synthetic cone filter with 3-4 paper prefilters (Is that orlon?). I made a stand that hangs the filter into a 5 gallon brew pot with...
Finally tapped Saturday. 3/11, 45 taps total, 30...
Finally tapped Saturday. 3/11, 45 taps total, 30 on 3/16 tubing and 15 on buckets. Had a great run Sunday through Monday but it ran Tuesday and Wednesday as well despite the snow storm. We are at...