While all you guys up north are enjoying your cold spell, I just pulled the first two gallons off the cooker for 2011
Mark
First syrup of 2011
While all you guys up north are enjoying your cold spell, I just pulled the first two gallons off the cooker for 2011
Mark
Now I have an outdoor hobby for all 12 months. Like I need anything more to do
About 1000 taps on gravity tubing, MicRO2 RO, 2.5 X 8 Leader King, and a 1953 Willys Jeep to run around the maple woods with.
http://www.gihringfamilyfarm.com/
A wise guy huh? Rub it in. Congrats hope it is a good season for you.
2X6 deluxe Phanuef
Adding 200 more every year
27 years left of building a Hobby into a retirement time burner.
Nice work, Mark. How's the system running this year, and how's the baby?
SYRUP, AAAAHHHH SYRUP!
Man go ahaead and rub it in. I haven't had any maple syrup in over 3 months and I think I have withdraw symptoms!
Good luck on your season.
1st Generation Hobby Maple Producer, you got to start somewhere.
222 Taps, all on Vacuum! No more buckets.
Lapierre 2'x5' raised flue w/Hood and Preheater
Surge SP11, Lapierre Hobby Releaser
Modified 5" Filter Press made by Daryl with a Gear Pump
Homemade 2 membrane RO
Kabota RTV Sap Hauler
Hardy's Maple Syrup on Facebook
System is up and running. So much nicer than last year's setup. I still have a few little kinks to work out yet, but the cooker is now under roof of the new sugar shack (although there is no siding on the shack yet). It's a beautiful sight, steam pouring out the cupola (and unsided evesOriginally Posted by Groves
) and all. And the tubing was all very much worth it. No collecting from milk jugs anymore
Now I have an outdoor hobby for all 12 months. Like I need anything more to do
About 1000 taps on gravity tubing, MicRO2 RO, 2.5 X 8 Leader King, and a 1953 Willys Jeep to run around the maple woods with.
http://www.gihringfamilyfarm.com/
Wow. 3 months? I'd be having more than withdraw symptoms. I made sure I had enough to last, however we cut it close as we are down to our last 1 1/2 quarts.
Now I have an outdoor hobby for all 12 months. Like I need anything more to do
About 1000 taps on gravity tubing, MicRO2 RO, 2.5 X 8 Leader King, and a 1953 Willys Jeep to run around the maple woods with.
http://www.gihringfamilyfarm.com/
Swimming in Sap!
Big sap this past weekend! Couldn't keep up with collecting it and keeping up with the evaporator it was flowing so fast. Even lost a 55 gal drumwhen it overflowed and softened the ground, allowing it to tip over.
First syrup filtered absolutely crystal clear - clearest I've ever had, however, the second batch was a bit cloudy after it was filtered. The wife thought it was past density, could that be the reason for the cloudiness? Same methods were used for both, and we forced no syrup through the filters.
Looks like the weather is going to cooperate for another big run next weekend
mark
Now I have an outdoor hobby for all 12 months. Like I need anything more to do
About 1000 taps on gravity tubing, MicRO2 RO, 2.5 X 8 Leader King, and a 1953 Willys Jeep to run around the maple woods with.
http://www.gihringfamilyfarm.com/
We finished our first batch over the weekend. Between 1.5 and 1.75 gallons.
This batch (right) is much lighter than batch 2 of last year (left) and batch 3 of last year (center)
That's some good lookin' syrup! We're likely 5+ weeks away from the start of our season so I can only envy those of you who have started already and tinker with things around the camp.
4,600 Taps on vacuum
9,400 gallons storage
3 tower CDL RO
3.5'x14' Lapierre Force 5
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Excellent looking syrup there. Can't wait to start here..im out as well.
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