Finally, some decent flow! I'm totally in love with the CDL Smart Spouts!!! Using a 5/16" drill bit is perfect for the spout. I just tap it in lightly with a wood block. The flow with these small diameter spouts is awesome! I'm using gravity, and the sap is running very steady. I have a few spouts wired to milk jugs and some with long tubes running into a 5 gallon bucket. I predict a great week of sap collecting and boiling starting Friday.
2012 - 14 PVC taps. Milk jugs and 5 gallon buckets. Propane burner and stainless brew kettle. 1-1/2 gallons of syrup
2013 - 40 Smart Spouts, 3 on 5 gallon buckets, 35 on milk jugs. Cinder block arch, 2 steam table pans. 200 Gallons Collected, 150 oz. processed.
2014 - 24 Smart Spouts. 15 on tubes going to 5 gallon buckets, 9 on milk jugs. Cinder block arch. 2 steam table pans. Collected 100 gallons, processed 20 pints!
2015 - So far set 13 taps. No flow yet.
SOunds like it's running good for you too! Awesome!
2012- Can't Remember 1st year...
2013- 41 taps made 13 Gallons of Syrup
2014- 20 taps made 5.5 Gallons of Syrup
2015- 43 Taps made 10 Gallons of Syrup
2016- 43 Taps...
It finally is Don!! Had some good flow today, and set about 5 or 6 more milk jugs and two 5 gallon buckets with two tubes. We have about 10 gallons collected. I'm going to start boiling tomorrow.
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PS. Sap is coming out at 2.5%! Not bad.
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2012 - 14 PVC taps. Milk jugs and 5 gallon buckets. Propane burner and stainless brew kettle. 1-1/2 gallons of syrup
2013 - 40 Smart Spouts, 3 on 5 gallon buckets, 35 on milk jugs. Cinder block arch, 2 steam table pans. 200 Gallons Collected, 150 oz. processed.
2014 - 24 Smart Spouts. 15 on tubes going to 5 gallon buckets, 9 on milk jugs. Cinder block arch. 2 steam table pans. Collected 100 gallons, processed 20 pints!
2015 - So far set 13 taps. No flow yet.
Awesome! Pics !
2012- Can't Remember 1st year...
2013- 41 taps made 13 Gallons of Syrup
2014- 20 taps made 5.5 Gallons of Syrup
2015- 43 Taps made 10 Gallons of Syrup
2016- 43 Taps...
No action yet! Everything is still frozen up. I haven't been boiling either. Saturday will be a big day!!
2012 - 14 PVC taps. Milk jugs and 5 gallon buckets. Propane burner and stainless brew kettle. 1-1/2 gallons of syrup
2013 - 40 Smart Spouts, 3 on 5 gallon buckets, 35 on milk jugs. Cinder block arch, 2 steam table pans. 200 Gallons Collected, 150 oz. processed.
2014 - 24 Smart Spouts. 15 on tubes going to 5 gallon buckets, 9 on milk jugs. Cinder block arch. 2 steam table pans. Collected 100 gallons, processed 20 pints!
2015 - So far set 13 taps. No flow yet.
No flow here yet either. Jason what do you filter with after boiling?
2012- Can't Remember 1st year...
2013- 41 taps made 13 Gallons of Syrup
2014- 20 taps made 5.5 Gallons of Syrup
2015- 43 Taps made 10 Gallons of Syrup
2016- 43 Taps...
Hey Karen,
I stayed up until 1:30 AM last night (this morning!). I finished off 1 1/2 quarts tonight. It's beautiful! Perfect light amber. We collected another 20 gallons tonight, sap has slowed, which is good. Boiling as I write this. I don't plan to stay up so late tonight! I took Friday off from work, so it'll be a full weekend of boiling, finishing and bottling. I'll post some pics tomorrow when I get the stuff I finished tonight bottled.
2012 - 14 PVC taps. Milk jugs and 5 gallon buckets. Propane burner and stainless brew kettle. 1-1/2 gallons of syrup
2013 - 40 Smart Spouts, 3 on 5 gallon buckets, 35 on milk jugs. Cinder block arch, 2 steam table pans. 200 Gallons Collected, 150 oz. processed.
2014 - 24 Smart Spouts. 15 on tubes going to 5 gallon buckets, 9 on milk jugs. Cinder block arch. 2 steam table pans. Collected 100 gallons, processed 20 pints!
2015 - So far set 13 taps. No flow yet.
Thanks Don. I finished off what I boiled Saturday tonight and I have 2 quarts, and it is DARK! Almost like molasses! But very sweet with a hint of smoke (but in a good way). I have about 25 gallons of sap left in the barrel. The jugs on the trees have all been frozen the past few days, so we'll collect again in a few days. I'm going to commence boiling tomorrow.
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2012 - 14 PVC taps. Milk jugs and 5 gallon buckets. Propane burner and stainless brew kettle. 1-1/2 gallons of syrup
2013 - 40 Smart Spouts, 3 on 5 gallon buckets, 35 on milk jugs. Cinder block arch, 2 steam table pans. 200 Gallons Collected, 150 oz. processed.
2014 - 24 Smart Spouts. 15 on tubes going to 5 gallon buckets, 9 on milk jugs. Cinder block arch. 2 steam table pans. Collected 100 gallons, processed 20 pints!
2015 - So far set 13 taps. No flow yet.
Well, it's now morning. . . .
How'd you do with the big boil last night Jason and Tiffany? Any syrup totals to report?
~ Karen ~
2012 - 10 taps, 1 turkey fryer - 169.5L sap 4.2 L syrup
2013 - 23 taps, 2 turkey fryers - 748.5 L sap 17.56 L syrup
2014 - 22 taps, 509 L sap 12.5 L syrup
2015 - 28 taps, 1093.75 L sap 25.1 L syrup
2016 - 25 taps, 1223.5 L sap 28.25 L syrup
2017 - 21 taps, 518.5 L sap 12.7 L syrup
2018 - 28 taps, 2 turkey fryers & Denali 3 burner propane stove - 798L sap 16.9 L syrup
2019 - 28 taps, 1409.5L sap 40.12L syrup
Sugar, Norway, Manitoba, Silver and Freeman Maples
The sap is flowing in Rhodes!!! Woot! I have about 40 taps set, collected 9 gallons so far. I'm boiling on a homemade concrete block/fire brick arch in a single full size, 4" deep steam table pan, and a pre-warming enameled stock pot. The weather here is 37 and sunny. The week ahead looks great. I should be able to get quite a bit of syrup made this year. Here are some pics. You Tube vid of the arch to follow.
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2012 - 14 PVC taps. Milk jugs and 5 gallon buckets. Propane burner and stainless brew kettle. 1-1/2 gallons of syrup
2013 - 40 Smart Spouts, 3 on 5 gallon buckets, 35 on milk jugs. Cinder block arch, 2 steam table pans. 200 Gallons Collected, 150 oz. processed.
2014 - 24 Smart Spouts. 15 on tubes going to 5 gallon buckets, 9 on milk jugs. Cinder block arch. 2 steam table pans. Collected 100 gallons, processed 20 pints!
2015 - So far set 13 taps. No flow yet.
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