Surpassed last years total and saps still flowing and 2.4% sugar. New sugarbush finally broke out yesterday. Great to see 28" vacuum on the 3/16 tubing.
Surpassed last years total and saps still flowing and 2.4% sugar. New sugarbush finally broke out yesterday. Great to see 28" vacuum on the 3/16 tubing.
Hey stimyg, Where in Hancock are you located? I live and boil in Deposit but know some folks in Hancock who boil.Originally Posted by stimyg
100-110 buckets
Leader 7.5" 3 Bank filter press (2023)
RO Bucket RB10 (2017) upgraded to RB20 (2020)
Homemade oil tank arch
Homemade stainless pans
12x16 Sugar Shack (new 2020)
Went out this morning to full tanks in my colder bushes, warm ones are still producing nicely. Boiling for a couple hours and then getting more sap.
Thursday nights freezing rain and thunder sleet kicked the trees back into high gear today. 3,000+ gals sap today with a midnight collection to keep some tanks from overflowing. This season is full of surprises.
It certainly has had a few surprises. Although I shut down earlier this week, while I was pulling taps on my lines today I couldn't help but notice how strong some of them were running. One drum was overflowing with what looked and tasted like perfectly good sap. The forecast at the start of the week predicted much higher temps. We did not hit 50 here the past three days or so. In reality, I could have kept running a few more days.
Gary / Zena Crossroads / 42˚ 00' 24" N / Hobby in Early '70s, Addiction since 2014
175+ taps on 3/16 (60 of which are on two Lunchbox Vac/Releasers)
12x34 timber framed sap house w/attached 10x34 shed roof for storage
2 x 6 Smoky Lake hybrid pan on Corsair arch with AUF/steam hood/preheater/concentric exhaust
7.0 KW Sun Power PV System, Smokey Lake Filter Press/Steam Bottler, Modified NGMP RO - 2 4x40 posts 200 gph
27 here last night and 60 this afternoon. Already did one collection of 2,000 gals to try and keep up with the sap. I'll be boiling till 9 pm then go and get more sap so the tanks don't overflow tonight.
Today may be my last boil with fresh sap, unless it freezes in the next two night. Only the new 3/16 tubing bush is flowing.
Still making maple syrup today. Pulled in 1,000 gals this morning and still have 2,300 taps producing. No more freezes in the forecast so tomorrow looks to be it for me.
26 here this morning , should be close to 4,000 gallons by morning to cook tomorrow but that looks like it will be all for this year
We started with 50 pails,cooking outside. We have progressed upwards to 1700 + taps on pipe line with vacuum.Cooking on a 4x12 with auf/aof . This year we added a wetline and vacuum booster, also updated to Busch mink vacuum pump. New for 2015 will be a Leader Extreme 2 R/O as well as buying sap from some of the locals.
Calling it a year. Last sap collected today was so close to fermented and no more cold days it will spoil too quickly. taking a day or two off then start the cleanup in the woods.
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