
Originally Posted by
TRAILGUY
anyone else get better sugar %. First three boils was 1.8 and the last two was close to 4%. Most 55 gal. barrels were close to 4% and one was 4.5 the reds on buckets were reading 2.5% to 4%. tested 3 55 gal. mostly sugars and 12 buckets mostly reds. the bush was heavy thinned 3 years ago and I finish releasing all the crop trees over the last two years. Maybe all the timber managing is starting to pay off or is it just the whether and slower runs? Last year averaged 1.6%
We've only had one run and it tested out at 2.25. Our first year so we'll see how it goes when the season starts for real (hopefully Wed since the weather looks good this week).
3x10 Leader Inferno Arch
14,200 Taps
2 - 14 HP Indiana Vacuum pump
1800gph Lapierre RO
10" Lapierre filter press
2 - 25,000 tap Lapierre releasers
3 - SS 1500 gallon tanks
1 - SS 8,400 gallon tank
8x8 Argo ATV
50k John Deere generator
24'x32' sugarhouse