We tapped yesterday and went back tonight and emptied our 41 bags. We have almost 60 gallons of sap. It was still running at 7pm. We hope to try out our new evaporator tomorrow...Need to brick it first. Never bricked anything, so we will see.....
We tapped!
We tapped yesterday and went back tonight and emptied our 41 bags. We have almost 60 gallons of sap. It was still running at 7pm. We hope to try out our new evaporator tomorrow...Need to brick it first. Never bricked anything, so we will see.....
I wish you the best Sugar. Where are you located? I plan to tap 3rd week in Jan or so.
Spud
Good Luck Sugar, keep us posted how things are going.
Do you have a way to measure the sugar content of the sap? It would be interesting to see how they are running.
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
What? In Vermont? Third week of January, surely you mean 3rd week of February
FIRST GENERATION SUGARMAKER
First boil 2/22/2012! Went Pefect!
3,500' of laterals
1,000' of mainline
2012 - 105 taps on gravity, 12 sap sacks.
2013 - 175 taps on gravity, 25 on sacks = 200 taps for 2013! Second year.
2014 - 250 taps on gravity, 25 on sacks
Tapped on February 16, 2014
2015 - adding vac sap puller no more gravity for me!
275 gallon holding tank for 2014
20'x30' Sugarhouse
he is probably on vac, so he has a longer window to tap, thats when i plan to tap all mine on vac
Spencer Carney
350 taps
phaneuf 2x4 with hybrid pan
2-350 gal, 5-55 gal drums, and a cage tank
only 16 yr old at school making syrup!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Carney...3279081?ref=hl
I will start tapping the 3rd week of January and hope to be done in a week. I am in hopes of a few warm days where the trees will run. Three days ago my big trees that I have fall tapped ran 1.5 gallons per tap on gravity. Had I put vacuum on those trees I would have gotten 3 gallons per tap. All it took was a day in the high 40s with the sun shining. I plan on having sap runs in Feb for sure.
Spud
I will start at the beginning of the second week in February. Only 6 weeks or so to go......... Lets all hope for a good year this year , 2 bad years in a row will hurt a little too much.
Thad
I plan to tap starting about Jan 7-10. I lose my college help Jan 16. This will be 2 weeks ahead of last year.
Dave Klish, I recently ordered a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.
I am going to start tapping Jan. 20th. Same time i did last year. I will not miss a run.
4x14 Hurricane Force 5
Lapierre 1500 GPH R.O
7800 Taps on vac.
24x26 Sugarhouse
I am in central Indiana. I too, have a few taps out. I am guessing a 3/4 gallon per day average on saks. yesterday was very sunny and we had a good run, today was a high of 39, but not much sun.
I will gather tomorrow afternoon and make some Christmas syrup.
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