Well it's 18 degrees here now and a high of 49 predicted. The sap should really pour out today. Took off 5 more gallons yesterday (wednesday) for a total of 79 so far. I still have about 3 cords left in the woodshed and cut up 1/2 cord of standing deadwood which seems to burn great. Looks like great sugaring weather for the next three days then the highs get into the 60's then even a 70. Hopefully I can get up to 110 gallons by then.
2012: Probably 750 gravity taps and 50 buckets.
600 gal stainless milk tank.
2 - 100 gallon stock tanks
one 30 gal barrel
50 buckets
3' x 10' Waterloo Raised Flue wood fired evaporator w/ open pans.
12" x 20" Filter Canner
Sawmill next to sugarhouse solves my sugarwood problem
Gather with GMC 3500 2wd Pickup w/ 425 gallon Plastic Tank.
Been tapping here in Lyman NH since 1989 but I've been sugaring since 8 years old in 1968.
Its 24 degrees on the thermo here in Alexandria. Thermo is 20 feet above grade so I am figuring the woods should have gotten nice and chilly. Hoping it runs really good today and possibly for Friday and Sat. Like you said after that I think it might be over. Good luck and go getum'
Doug
"Sap Suckers Sugar Shack"
2009 20 taps, buckets & plastic jugs, evap on fireplace in yard, finish on stove, total yield of 1-3/4 gallons
2010 14 taps, plastic jugs, homemade 55 gal barrel evap, finish on stove, total 1 gallon
2011 55 taps, (42 on buckets, 13 on tubing-gravity), homemade 55 gal barrel arch with 24" x 32" flat pan, finish on stove, total 12 gallons
2012 90 taps (all on tubing), homemade 55 gal barrel arch with 24" x 32" flat pan, temporary "sugar shack"
I'm thinking that we'll have a decent run in Sandwich too... which I'm not sure I'm really looking forward to. We boil down weekly, and last Sat we did 40 gallons of sap on our 2 pan cement block evaporator... with 2 toddlers running around and no indoor space nearby... not sure we can do that again! We told ourselves we wouldn't do more than 10-15 gallons this week, as we've already got more than the quart per tap that we were thinking... but it's so so hard to think about dumping sap!
Make sure you run out now and throw the ice out. That will make the boiling a little easier.Originally Posted by ckkrotz
2012: Probably 750 gravity taps and 50 buckets.
600 gal stainless milk tank.
2 - 100 gallon stock tanks
one 30 gal barrel
50 buckets
3' x 10' Waterloo Raised Flue wood fired evaporator w/ open pans.
12" x 20" Filter Canner
Sawmill next to sugarhouse solves my sugarwood problem
Gather with GMC 3500 2wd Pickup w/ 425 gallon Plastic Tank.
Been tapping here in Lyman NH since 1989 but I've been sugaring since 8 years old in 1968.
Had a fairly decent run today. Just picked up 375 gallons and will boil it up tomorrow. This sap should bring me to about 80% of a crop.
Never really got much above 40 today and the cold trees still aren't running very well. Looks like the warm-up will finally get them running, but I dont' like temps in the 60's that are predicted.
2012: Probably 750 gravity taps and 50 buckets.
600 gal stainless milk tank.
2 - 100 gallon stock tanks
one 30 gal barrel
50 buckets
3' x 10' Waterloo Raised Flue wood fired evaporator w/ open pans.
12" x 20" Filter Canner
Sawmill next to sugarhouse solves my sugarwood problem
Gather with GMC 3500 2wd Pickup w/ 425 gallon Plastic Tank.
Been tapping here in Lyman NH since 1989 but I've been sugaring since 8 years old in 1968.
Sap ran ok for me too had to pick up before 4 so I could boil. Made for a early night done before 8PM. I will save today's sap and do a long boil on Saturday. Just listened to the weather forecast and it is looking like I will be done after this weekend. Should make about the same as last year when all is said and done. If that happens I will be happy considering I put in 50 less taps.
hobby gone wild
150 taps
experimenting with vacuum
two old sap sucker pumps
never ending list of wants
rebuilt sugar house 12x16
Same here. I'm at 79 gallons now but have 375 gallons of sap ready to boil which should get me to 88 gallons. Today looks ideal, so I should get at least 400 gallons which would bring me up to 98 gallons. Then I need another 12 gallons to hit last year's total with about 15% less taps than last year.
I still haven't made anything darker than mid-grade medium and all but 20 gallons are fancy. Time to boil, boil, boil!
2012: Probably 750 gravity taps and 50 buckets.
600 gal stainless milk tank.
2 - 100 gallon stock tanks
one 30 gal barrel
50 buckets
3' x 10' Waterloo Raised Flue wood fired evaporator w/ open pans.
12" x 20" Filter Canner
Sawmill next to sugarhouse solves my sugarwood problem
Gather with GMC 3500 2wd Pickup w/ 425 gallon Plastic Tank.
Been tapping here in Lyman NH since 1989 but I've been sugaring since 8 years old in 1968.
Just finished cleaning up from boiling yesterday's sap making 8 gallons. After 20 gallons of Medium early in the season and then a run of 60 gallons of Fancy, the grade finally dropped beck into medium today. My season is 87 gallons so far. I think I can still get to 110 gallons even if the 70 degree weather ends the season.
Looks like a a real good run today with a low of 19 last night and mid-40's now. Gonna see if I can gather around 5 PM and boil tonite.
2012: Probably 750 gravity taps and 50 buckets.
600 gal stainless milk tank.
2 - 100 gallon stock tanks
one 30 gal barrel
50 buckets
3' x 10' Waterloo Raised Flue wood fired evaporator w/ open pans.
12" x 20" Filter Canner
Sawmill next to sugarhouse solves my sugarwood problem
Gather with GMC 3500 2wd Pickup w/ 425 gallon Plastic Tank.
Been tapping here in Lyman NH since 1989 but I've been sugaring since 8 years old in 1968.
Pulled off another 5 gallons of Medium from what ran today, for a total of 92 gallons so far. Sap was still dripping an hour ago and the sugarhouse thermometer is 33 and clear skies. May get another freeze tonight.
2012: Probably 750 gravity taps and 50 buckets.
600 gal stainless milk tank.
2 - 100 gallon stock tanks
one 30 gal barrel
50 buckets
3' x 10' Waterloo Raised Flue wood fired evaporator w/ open pans.
12" x 20" Filter Canner
Sawmill next to sugarhouse solves my sugarwood problem
Gather with GMC 3500 2wd Pickup w/ 425 gallon Plastic Tank.
Been tapping here in Lyman NH since 1989 but I've been sugaring since 8 years old in 1968.
Started to boil at 4 am 180 gals of sap long day
hobby gone wild
150 taps
experimenting with vacuum
two old sap sucker pumps
never ending list of wants
rebuilt sugar house 12x16
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