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We are still going, been a slow year for us so far. Last Sunday it finally let lose our west line was running at 2 gallons a minute with about 1500 taps and the south line was 1 gallons a minute with...

We use wood we have a 5x14 and currently tap about 2200 hope to double that in the next few years. But will always use wood.

Im on my seventh chemo treatment this week just two more to go!! Last week I had my best week was able too get up to the sugarbush just about every day to work on the main lines and had a couple of...

I wouldn't recommend no more then 20 taps per run!

I agree with you, I think a $1.00 a tap is a very fair price I can't see how a sugar maker could ever pay $3.00-$5.00 a tap!

I can't see how a sugar maker could pay $3-5$ per tap and make any money! I don't know what the going price for bulk syrup is per lb is out there but here it is only ranges between $2.05-$2.40 lb for...

As long it doesn't smell or tast sour it still will be good just might be really dark when it finished. I would only dump it if it soured.

We been busy replacing old 5/16 line with new 3/16 line. We now have about 500 on 3/16 now! And replacing taps and drops on the rest of the bush. Went up Saturday and worked on one of the main lines...

Those are made to hook To your mainline wire with your 5/16 line

Thats so true! That's one thing that I have done not always been easy some days. I have not be able too do as much at the sugarbush this year as I would like too but do what my body lets me do. But...

Back when I use too have a small operation we would use some coal mixed with wood that was not as dry as it should have been. We had forced draft too it made for a hot fire!

Yesterday I had had to get a chemotherapy treatment, so what does a diehard sugar maker do to pass the time by bring in a whole bag of supplies in to make drops with yep that's what I did!

Do you plan on building a sugarhouse at the sugarbush some day? If you do you would want to plan out you lines to run to the sugarhouse if the lay of the land allows for that. And another thing to...

There's no such thing as a dumb question. If we don't ask questions we don't learn new things

You want to use separate Tee for each drop

Your evaporator will also need to be in a building too before you can get licensed

We use organic olive oil for a defoamer

You have to have a license if you are selling to the public. If you make 15 gallons or less I think it cost $15.00 if you make more then 15 gallons the license fee is $25.00. I have a farmstand that...

in Maine we have to be licensed to sell syrup and have a kitchen license to make and sell other maple products.

You need to check the boiling point of water with your thermometer. For maple cream it needs to be 24 degrees above the boiling point of water

Did you let it cool to room temp in a ice bath? What temp did you take it too?

How many taps you have in this year?