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Trees are putting out like a prom date. Finally. Short runs this week. Thaw out by noon and shut down by 5 pm when the shadows get long. Low 20’s at night. This will be the first night without a...

We are thinking the same. Going to tap the runs of tubing tomorrow. Should be a decent run after this freeze cycle. The ground isn’t even froze here in Preston co. Happy tappin!

Decided not to go any further this year. Sanitized all buckets and barrels today. Did chemical and biological rinse on RO membranes yesterday. 107 taps total. 49.75 gallons of syrup. 4x150 gpd...

We pulled bags and taps 2/18. Warm weather really scummed up the bags. Some had dried up already. I have 34 red maples on 3/16” on a northern woodlot and they are still running well at about 40...

Just pulled the pan off the arch. Almost syrup at 216f. Had three pre filters had to pull 2 and barely got the remainder through the third. Brown funky mess! Darkest so far this year. Should make...

Sugarmaker, I think our next step is a bigger RO. Makes the most sense to me. Evaporator has to be watched and fed. An Ro set up with low pressure cutoff could be walked away from. As much as I like...

We are hoping to get another week to ten days before we call it quits. We have some reds and silvers tapped that get full sun and they are not quite as far along as the buds in your pic. The bulk of...

Forgot to add keeping concentrate below 40 *F by freezing 1/2 gallon blocks and adding back to an insulated barrel.

1800 gallons of sap into the season. 4x150gpd RO and 2x4’ flat pan sure leaves a lot to be desired. RO is always behind on good runs. I knock out half the volume with Ro and boil the rest. Over 100...

Mdlinemaple how are handling your sap. RO or big evap? Home built ro here going to be maxed out with the taps we have this year. Figure I can process 120 gal sap in a 24 hr period. Aquatec and 4...

Tapped 60 on bags yesterday and 34 on 3/16 tube today. Temps got up to 60F today and bags don’t need to be emptied yet. The tubing ran 15 gal before dark on natural vac. One line is 26 1\2 “ and...

I was able to get 21 more taps out today. Sap was running out the hole by the time I got the drill set down. Makes 63 so far and got permission from neighbor to tap 6 big sugar maples along a common...

Just sent to check to see if they all sealed and they did. Thought it was time for a family portrait. Batch 2018-02.1725917260

I didn't pull the pan with sweet sap..as last 5 gallons of sap was dribbling into the pan from the pre heater i just eased up and the wood and air until only front half of pan boiled. Kept low...

Cjadamec 8" stack maybe in my future. Just figured the 6" cast collar came with the barrel stove kit and made it convenient.

West grove maple- I'll be looking forward to get your take on the...

I had collected 37 gallons of sap before the cold shut the trees down. Got started boiling yesterday morning and had a boil in just under an hour. Took a bit to get the hang of how small to split...

Small time maple syrup addict here. Used a 10 gallon pot the last couple of years. FIL had a 275 fuel tank rusting away beside his garage. Decided to use it to make an evaporator arch out of it....