Turns out a T at the lowest point, which is on the back side of a tree blew the drop line fitting. Replaced that T and checked the fit and now the system is back up and running very well. Pulling 27"...
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Turns out a T at the lowest point, which is on the back side of a tree blew the drop line fitting. Replaced that T and checked the fit and now the system is back up and running very well. Pulling 27"...
We are a small hobby producer, about 50 taps on mostly reds.
Last year we switched to 3/16 from buckets for our main bush and have 25 taps on that line that emptied into a tank in the woods. I...
Very nice Nate. Our boil this past Thursday looked like it was going to be Amber but ended up Dark..
Hoping to get a few more taps out tomorrow before what looks like a few runs this coming week. ...
I'll second Bill Mason in Porter, ME, just down the road from me (Wakefield,NH)
Bill does some very nice metal work and had great customer service. You can also get some of his stuff at Bascoms.
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It's very popular. Buddy of mine here in NH owns Sap House Meadery, specializing in meads made with maple.
Ian MacMillan
Wakefield, NH
Did you guys ever coat the steel? I made a set of pans last year using mild steel and the syrup took on a rusty taste. Ended up having to dump it
Ian MacMillan
Wakefield, NH
Here is my rig. I built it over the fall. New pans next year for it. Boils like all he'll and gets through the sap quickly.
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Paris Farmers Union has em
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12x16 is the largest I'm willing to go. Like I said if and when I want to go larger it will be on another property, most likely dedicated to the operation.
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My wife and I are ready to start building our sugarhouse after boiling outside for a few years and with the lack of deep snow in this part of NH I'm able to still get it done this year.
We have a...
Shaun if you ever need running water for stuff just swing by the house and take care of what you need.
Don't mind our German Shepherd...he's only broke 3/8" cable 3 times.
So far we have 8 blacks and 1 white. Not too many yellow/silver on our property. All 9 are in about a 100'x40' area and I haven't finished inventory of the rest of the property yet but we have...
Jamie,
I have tried it but you really can't compare it to Maple. The birch syrup is used mostly for cooking and tends to have a molasses type flavor.
Boiling is a little lower as it tends to...
With maple done for this year for us it's time to try out birch. My brother and sister live out in Alaska and after visiting them I decided to add some Alaskan flavor to our operation and add Birch...
I pulled all of mine on Tuesday as they had barely been producing anything for the last few days. Boiling off the remaining 50 gal tonight.
Moved some of the taps to birch Tuesday and that is...
You can tap all the birches my reading is telling me, just that black and white will give you the highest sugar content.
Birch bleeds like crazy! Picked up 100gal yesterday and Tuesday on just 10...
Shaun,
I'd respectfully have to decline for this year since it's my first time doing birch. We've got a decent stand of black and white in large sizes so it should be enough to test this out....
I'm not expecting much after today. Collected 10 gal last night. Looking at boiling the last of my stuff midweek and then switching my taps over to the birch. Everything I made this year has been...
Pulled 13gal yesterday and I had skipped collection on Sunday. Not as good as I wanted. We were cold and snowy most of yesterday and finally saw the sun around 1700hrs. Clouds rolled in again...
Roger that.
Collected 15 gal today by 1300hrs. Would of had about 2 more but one of the sacs fell off a damaged spile and was empty.
Pete,
I filter into the holding tank and then filter when I draw off to my bottler. The bottler has the prefilters and then the filter. After just chatting with a buddy of mine I'm 100% sure this...
Was only able to draw of about a half gal last night. Turned out to be Amber. Turned out opaque though. Not cloudy but "dense"11540
The bottle on the right is from Bens grading sampler for...
Shaun mine ran hard thus week so far as well. Something just triggered in Wakefield Monday morning. Same 3' in spots here on this side of the hill. Makes it a tad frustrating if I accidently step...
The last two days have been great for me finally. I'm averaging a half gallon per tap per day. After a horrible week last week, I'm happy so far.
Pulled a half gal off 6 buckets today. The 9 woods trees did not give up anything.