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We finished up Sunday night, 52 gallon for the season, pretty much sold out already, have 13 gallons left to filter and bottle, going down to Paintsville KY to borrow a filter press later this week....

Lessons learned this year"

Draw off syrup a little heavy and thinning with boiling permeate is easier than drawing off light then finishing on gas and filtering again.

We put up some gauges...

I've enjoyed the break the last few days, catching up on other farm chores, happy the mud has been frozen enough to get around on a little easier. It's been 12-20 hour days the last month. I'm at a...

It's so bad the bees were flying Wednesday, but they weren't interested in it. I'm just going to chalk it up to experience. I'll see if it will vinegar up, might just dump it. It's bad, real bad.

Buckeye, I'm holding out til the end of the week, we'll be freezing up tonight and I'm hoping for some decent sugar when we thaw out. I haven't boiled since last Tuesday, have collected some sap this...

2.5%!!!! That's awesome! Our trees are up on the hill too, north side, takes em a while to thaw out, but they run good. Lack of sun due to competing with the oaks, Ash, Beech and hickory, we were...

Sounds good RaisinK, Were are you located? I'm in the heart of Lawrence County, Willow Wood, OH.

Buckeye,

I had a good slow day yesterday, cleaned up everything, got my very nitered up pans soakin in cleaner- moved some stuff around in the shed, neighbors came down and we squeezed 45 gallons...

Buckeye,

It has been a season lol. I'll keep all the gremlins here, I'm gettin used to em. I made a little over 16 gallons of Syrup Wed-Thurs, was worried about some of the sap being a couple...

My RO broke down the other night, water filter imploded, went through the 330 Procon and blew the top off one of the membrane vessels, broke the Permeate tube on the membrane- $270 membrane, $200...

I am praying for this weatherman, hope he is RIGHT! https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/willow-wood-oh/45696/month/19636_pc?view=table

Netsplitter, were you at the Ky Maple School? I brought the "tap tree" that tree was tapped Jan 15th last year, uprooted in Feb, and still pulling sap on March 26th! 10 weeks ! 3/16 is great!
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[QUOTE=Sugarmaker;361067]Wow it seams early, but your down south a ways too. Good luck with your season. We need some pictures boiling that 2018 sap!
Regards,
Chris

Chris, we are usually...

Thats Great! My buddy tapped down in Paintsville KY this past weekend, has close to 400 taps, he's already boiled a couple times. I will be tapping in the next 10 days or so, cleaned out the sugar...