last year 20 gallons from 1000 gallons sap
this year 20 gallons from 890 gallons sap
higher sugar content and it is still early
4 gallons med/amber and 16 gallons dark amber
Anyone hit last years total yet I have
last year 20 gallons from 1000 gallons sap
this year 20 gallons from 890 gallons sap
higher sugar content and it is still early
4 gallons med/amber and 16 gallons dark amber
2012
12 X16 sugar shack
2X6 Patrick Phaneuf hood/pre-heater
260 taps tubing with guzzler and 12 buckets
Rays 250 RO
950 John Deere
I will most likely surpass my last year total tonight of 15 gal. What I have made is right on the fancy/ med amber line good taste light aromatic hint of maple.aroma , oh wait that next year flavor grade
Business Name
Flat Lander Sugaring (who would think a guy from Az be making syrup)
125 on Sap Suckers
Close to 475 High Vac
400 gravity adding more
leader 2x6
home made preheater
hoods
1 7D749 for AOF
New FLS Tsunami Arch
4 membrane TR Industries RO 2HP 3 phase 601GPH 250 PSI
PID Display for Arch Temp.
Chumlee of the trader
Here in Michigan Today is the first real big flow day and I am already at I think 105 Gallons of Sap and last year I think I only got 129 1/2 Gallons of sap. I also have 29 more taps though...
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...
Don, how many gallons of sap did you get today on how many taps?Originally Posted by DonMcJr
Here in Michigan Today is the first real big flow day and I am already at I think 105 Gallons of Sap and last year I think I only got 129 1/2 Gallons of sap. I also have 29 more taps though...
I only got 6 gallons on 23 taps. I have trees that are running on the center tap and the side taps are dry.
New to sugaring 2013
100 taps in silver maples
43 roadside taps and
57 in the woods.
Plastic leader taps, plastic bags
and a homemade PVC cover,
Total cost per tap $1.74
Homemade block arch
with 4 stainless pans
Sugar %
The percentage of sugar in my roadside trees is 2.2% (I only have silver maples)
The percentage of sugar in my woods is 1.8%
That means I need 39 gallons of sap from my roadside trees to make 1 gallon of syrup and 47.7 gallons to make 1 gallon from my trees in the woods. Yikes! Wish I had a couple miles of road frontage.
Does the sugar level change as the season progresses or is it constant?
Is 2.2% good for silver maples or about average in your experience?
Thanks,
Paul
New to sugaring 2013
100 taps in silver maples
43 roadside taps and
57 in the woods.
Plastic leader taps, plastic bags
and a homemade PVC cover,
Total cost per tap $1.74
Homemade block arch
with 4 stainless pans
Paul I am at 30 Gallons for 41 taps for today and counting cause my Gravity Tube is still flowing...Video from today in Michigan Section...
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...
Passed last years total on my first finished batch. Only 3 gallons last year, so far 5 this year. Still no amazing sap runs like two years ago though.
2011-18 taps, 3 campfires in the driveway. Pots,pans and an old kitchen sink. 5 gallons syrup. Good year. Funny looks from neighbors.
2012 more taps. Oil tank evap. w/sink and 2x4 flat pan.
2013 running our first tubes 40-60 taps.
up by approx. 4 gal from last year
Business Name
Flat Lander Sugaring (who would think a guy from Az be making syrup)
125 on Sap Suckers
Close to 475 High Vac
400 gravity adding more
leader 2x6
home made preheater
hoods
1 7D749 for AOF
New FLS Tsunami Arch
4 membrane TR Industries RO 2HP 3 phase 601GPH 250 PSI
PID Display for Arch Temp.
Chumlee of the trader
I was just calculating that last night, I passed last year's total of 23 gallons already. Which really isn't saying much since that was 32% of the 2011.
30x40 Sugarhouse
975 taps here at home. Still have 3-400 to add in.
3x10 Cabin by the Creek evap with "steamaway"
CDL 600 RO
ebayed Sogevac S65
I will boil for first time this weekend and I suspect by Monday night I will have last years total of 4 gallons lol. I am small with 2x4 and 200 taps but last year was the pits. My expectations are to make about 25 gallons.
110 taps W.F Mason 2x3 and two turkey friers for finishing
2011 expanding to a Mason 2x4 with a blower increasing taps to about 200
2011 Hurricane Irene rips thru my small sugar bush cost me to lose 20% of taps
2014 I have reworked my lines for 2014
32 taps on 5/16 line with check valves
57 taps on 3/16 line with check valves
55 buckets with total tapped trees of 144
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