I'm really surprised today, its 46 and brilliant sunshine and my trees aren't doing squat.
I'm really surprised today, its 46 and brilliant sunshine and my trees aren't doing squat.
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
Thats what im afraid im gonna see when i get home tonight too :-( I had icey puddles in the drive way when I left this morning, but im not sure how long it got below freezing last night. I had a feeling it was going to be over this week for me. so im not too disappointed, Ive had a lot of fun doing this my 1st season.
2022 4x40" RO, Welch 1397 Vac Pump, 3 Guzzler Pumps, Lapierre Releaser, 1100 taps
2021 Twin Baby Boys, Close to 650 taps
2020 Upgraded RO to 2 post and 7GBS Pump. 265 taps
2019 Smoky Lake 2x6 raised flue, Autodraw system, Maple Jet Filter Press, a beautiful new bride to be my sugaring partner :-)
2017 Expanded Sugar Shack, new 2x6 with float box, NEXTgen Maple RO, 250+ taps, still on sap sacks
2016 Sugar Shack, 2x6 evaporator, 160 taps, all on Sap Sacks
2014 110 taps
2013 35 taps
I got about 5 gallons of sap out of 24 taps.
30 +- Taps
Homemade evaporator with 2x3 flat pan, 1x2 preheater pan/finishing pan, lots of ideas, not enough time
1/2 gal/tap on homemade vacuum so far today (still coming, but slow now). I'm at 1000' and our slope faces north, so it stays cooler here. I'm in Temple, which is in the south. The tops of the birches are turning red with buds, but no other signs of life in the trees yet. I'm guessing one more week left for me - yesterday's syrup was light amber and last year it got pretty dark before the end...
Jamie Jones
2017 - 120 taps, 68G syrup - automated pumping from collection to head tank
2016 - 118 taps (about half on 3/16"), 60G syrup
2015 - 115 taps, 58G syrup - new wireless blower switch and remote pump switch from tank to shack
2014 - 120 taps, 53G syrup - hobby vac
2013 - 120 taps, 40G syrup - Sunrise Metal 2x6, 12x14 sugarhouse
2012 - 44 taps, 6G syrup -gravity tube, 4 steam pans on block arch, plastic greenhouse shack - (I'm hooked!)
Hoping that this isn't the end of the season over here. I collected about 2 cups - yes cups - from my taps today. All taps were dry.
I finished off the near-syrup from my last boil last Sunday and bottled 111 oz.
I have 30 gallons that I've collected since Sunday waiting to be boiled. I plan to boil that down tomorrow evening.
2024 - 16 taps - buckets on our best producing trees, still boiling on a block arch with slight modifications/refinements over the years.
2021 - 25 taps - all buckets
2013-2020 - 30/41 taps: discovering which trees were the best producers
2012 - First year - 21 taps in our backyard - block arch evaporator with 3 steam table pans!
season is just starting for us up north. Getting some good runs finally, expecting to be a busy April.
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
I got 16 gallons today, a lot more than I expected. I did remove some taps that were dry...no need to keep them in. I am finished this weekend anyways, so I started some clean up :-) Ive got 60 gallons right now in storage...My Friday and Saturday are now taken up LOL
2022 4x40" RO, Welch 1397 Vac Pump, 3 Guzzler Pumps, Lapierre Releaser, 1100 taps
2021 Twin Baby Boys, Close to 650 taps
2020 Upgraded RO to 2 post and 7GBS Pump. 265 taps
2019 Smoky Lake 2x6 raised flue, Autodraw system, Maple Jet Filter Press, a beautiful new bride to be my sugaring partner :-)
2017 Expanded Sugar Shack, new 2x6 with float box, NEXTgen Maple RO, 250+ taps, still on sap sacks
2016 Sugar Shack, 2x6 evaporator, 160 taps, all on Sap Sacks
2014 110 taps
2013 35 taps
I have great southern exposure, may make a difference, 18 taps have filled two 60 gallon drums in three days and running a stream still at 10:45 pm. Over 5 gallons since sundown. Will have to take the day off tomorrow to boil as we have run out of storage
Good run here today.
I'm planning on doing my last boil tonight of the 30 gal. I have in storage since Sunday. I've had very little sap this week and thought that I would have a little more, but I guess the nighttime temps haven't been cold enough for my trees. I'll wait until next week to pull the taps. Maybe I'll get a wee bit more from my trees.
2024 - 16 taps - buckets on our best producing trees, still boiling on a block arch with slight modifications/refinements over the years.
2021 - 25 taps - all buckets
2013-2020 - 30/41 taps: discovering which trees were the best producers
2012 - First year - 21 taps in our backyard - block arch evaporator with 3 steam table pans!
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