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  1. Thread: taps are in!

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    I'm using propane on mine, burning a lot. I...

    I'm using propane on mine, burning a lot. I have no way to handle/process 100gal at a time, otherwise I'd be happy to take it.
  2. Thread: taps are in!

    by RIFoster
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    All my buckets were full of sap, then got washed...

    All my buckets were full of sap, then got washed out with rain. Bust year here. Got 2 pints of maple-less sugar syrup. I'll probably have some equipment for sale shortly.
  3. Thread: taps are in!

    by RIFoster
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    I'm getting ~2gal/day out of 3 taps in 1 tree...

    I'm getting ~2gal/day out of 3 taps in 1 tree that's split into 3 separate trunks, and then 9 others on 3 separate 5/16 lines produce a total of 1 gal/day. Strange behavior.
  4. Thread: taps are in!

    by RIFoster
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    Getting about 1/3 gallon per tree right now. ...

    Getting about 1/3 gallon per tree right now. Boiled 3 gallons down to about 12 oz of nearly-there syrup - virtually no maple flavor, just a sort of cotton-candy caramel sweet flavor. Not bad,...
  5. Thread: taps are in!

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    Still getting basically nothing, but what I do...

    Still getting basically nothing, but what I do tastes like crap. Where does that taste "go" when boiling? Creeps me out tasting like chemicals.
  6. Thread: taps are in!

    by RIFoster
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    Got 2 gallon from 14 taps, dumped it all out...

    Got 2 gallon from 14 taps, dumped it all out because it tastes like tubing.
  7. Thread: taps are in!

    by RIFoster
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    I have 14 taps in on 3 lines so far. Once the...

    I have 14 taps in on 3 lines so far. Once the hole was drilled and the spile in, sap was dripping visibly, but I get no visible flow on the line, maybe 4oz of sap in total all day long.
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