no freeze last night so only picked up 90 gallons of sap. Between what I gathered last night and today, I made another 8 gallons of fancy.
3-7 sweetened the pans
3-8 6 gal fancy
3-10 4 gal fancy
3-12 11 gal fancy
3-13 8 gal fancy
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total 29 gal
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.
well I didn't even check my taps yesterday but I suppose I go gather everything this afternoon and boil, if necessary before the big freeze up. If the weathermen are right it looks too cold for the next week for sap flow.
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.
drove around and dumped the few gallons of sap that ran in the last 48 hours.
Surprisingly, there were a few buckets that were over half full, though most had less than a pint of yellow sap.
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.
Day 13 without any appreciable sap. Walked the lines yesterday and repaired a few lines that would have run on the ground. Two laterals were pulled out from a falling dead tree, one squirrel bite and a couple 5/16" adapters had popped off. There would have been 25-30 taps running on the ground, so the effort was worth it.
I may get some sap today but rather than wait for sap, I'm going skiing!
Hoping that when the warmup happens, we will still have sugaring weather. With a little luck I could still have a decent season. I used to say I made more syrup in APril than March, though the last few years have been mostly march runs.
Sitting on 29 gallons of Fancy and hoping for 110 gal.
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.
Should finally break this week. We are in for a long month of April. Good luck down there.
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
(monday nite midniteOkay, we're finally getting some sap again. Picked up a full 425 gal at 7 PM and left 100 gal in the tank and it was stll running.
Made 10 more gal of nice light fancy. Still a buttery taste to the syrup. Good flavor but different from other years.
To recap 2013 so far,
3-7 sweetened the pans
3-8 6 gal fancy
3-10 4 gal fancy
3-12 11 gal fancy
3-25 10 gal fancy
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total = 39 gal (average year = 110 gal)
Last edited by PerryW; 03-26-2013 at 09:27 AM.
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.
Did a quick sap check and the Sap ran quite a bit overnight and the spout-icicles on the buckets are dripping like crazy. Looks like it may run some today despite the not-quite-cold-enough freeze last night. Looks like afternoon boil today.
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.
Made another 12 gallons yesterday (tues) and I'm now at last year's total of 51 gal. We're at 26 degrees at 4 AM and still headed down so looks line more sap. Still really lite fancy!
3-7 sweetened the pans
3-8 6 gal fancy
3-10 4 gal fancy
3-12 11 gal fancy
3-25 10 gal fancy
3-26 12 gal fancy
---------------------
total = 51 gal (average year = 110 gal)
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.
Boiled up another 300 gallons thins morning, up to 57 gal total. (>50 % crop) Good, hard freeze last night, temps just hit 40 and sap is starting to drop. I predict a good run today! Bring it on.
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.
What a difference 3 days makes! Went from 29 gallons to 67 gallons, almost 2/3 crop! Still very light fancy. Grade dropped slightly at the beginning of the boil but bounced back to very light after a couple take-offs.
3-7 sweetened the pans
3-8 6 gal fancy
3-10 4 gal fancy
3-12 11 gal fancy
3-25 10 gal fancy
3-26 12 gal fancy
3-27 16 gal fancy
---------------------
total = 67 gal (average year = 110 gal)
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.
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