Still pulling in a steady flow of clear sap. Made 70 gallons of AR last night leaning toward the light side. Every barrel I've made this year is the same grade. Weird.
Still pulling in a steady flow of clear sap. Made 70 gallons of AR last night leaning toward the light side. Every barrel I've made this year is the same grade. Weird.
Last edited by madmapler; 04-06-2017 at 06:46 AM.
Sean
2013-1st year...94 taps, 12x24 sugarhouse, home built evap. Gast 2065 pump with bender
releaser.
2014-30x36 sugarhouse, 2.5x10 "Jutras" evaporator, 1200+ taps on vacuum, sap brothers RO. 2 sihi 2 stage pumps, 440 gal.
2015- 1000gph memtek RO, 3250 Taps, 1200 gallons
2016- Modified grimm 4'x12' evaporator with auf and aof with air preheater. Home built airtight arch front. 4250 taps?
2017- 2400gph. Lapierre RO, 10" filter press, 5000 taps
@ berkshires...
I sprang for the bucket RO! Gotta say, Carl (from the Craigslist ad) -- absolutely fantastic with which to work/deal! Fast, courteous, generous, & knowledgeable. Some end-of-season deals going-on if anybody else is interested.
Unit gets here tomorrow - I grabbed a couple more tanks, and will put it through it's paces with this week's 60 gallons or so I have in the cooler. Wish me luck!
I'll post a note with the results.
Thanks again!!
JQ
https://syracuse.craigslist.org/for/6041111228.html
Sap ran steady but slow all day. In the last 24 hours I have gotten .75GPT. I am at .41sugar to date.
Spud
Sap sugar still not bad. A little more niter, but not terrible. Grade dropped to DR. Made another 73 gal of syrup today. Total of >2200 gal, or 0.45 gal/tap at the end of the day. Hoping for at least one more freeze (Saturday night?) to bump up the flow and perhaps the sugar content. Temperatures not looking good for Monday and Tuesday.....it won't last long after that.
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
Pulled in over 1 gpt since yesterday. Flow slowed a bit since yesterday and I am wondering if that is due to the woods still being cold as it ran much better yesterday when the sun came out . Definitely still frost in ground...
Drained syrup pans to soak overnight and the niter has finally showed up, but still not real bad. Going to run ro tonight to make space so tanks don't overflow overnight and then boil tomorrow evening.
I made a copper pipe pan scraper yesterday and I am sold. If you have not tried this....do it.
About 750 taps on High Vac.
2.5 x 8 Intens-O-Fire
Airtech 3 hp LR Pump
Springtech Elite 500 RO
14 x 24 Timber Frame SugarHouse
16 x 22 Sap Shed w/ 1500 gal. + 700 gal. tanks
www.littlehogbackfarm.com
Post some photos please.Originally Posted by GeneralStark
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
This sure has been a different year. In the past I had good sap flow, but this year I am only half of last year. It has been just dripping after my first week or so. I have 18 taps on 2 5/16 lines. The only thing I have done different is use new Leader check valve spouts on gravity. I have only gotten a couple of gallons since Monday evening. I was getting 1gpt or better.
I made 20 gallons last year an so far 10 gallons this year. My sugar count is higher than last all season.
Could my check valves be sticking? My slope is more than minimum.
After I put them I should have only put some on one line, and new tree saver spouts on the other.
Any thing I could have differently?
Thanks
Last edited by to100; 04-06-2017 at 08:21 PM.
2020 same
2019 RB10 26 taps
2018 RO Bucket RB5 taps 20, leg tank in shed w/2 5/16
2017 18 taps
2016 20 taps
2015 21 taps
2014 30 2 gravity line, 2 hotel pan concrete arch 35 g leg tank
2013 LP hook up in shack buckets 12 taps
2 burner cook top 2012 finisher on a bbq tanks
2011 rookie 2+ gal
8 taps w/ milk jugs
turkey cooker
50-60 up back maybe
Will do tomorrow. I'll post them to the thread. For those of you that have not seen it, here it is: http://mapletrader.com/community/sho...rup-pans/page3
Freakin' brilliant!
About 750 taps on High Vac.
2.5 x 8 Intens-O-Fire
Airtech 3 hp LR Pump
Springtech Elite 500 RO
14 x 24 Timber Frame SugarHouse
16 x 22 Sap Shed w/ 1500 gal. + 700 gal. tanks
www.littlehogbackfarm.com
All done sap smelled funky coming out of preheater, had rear flu temp to 620 Celsius. Gas a fication was working tonight blue and purple flames in wood area. Syrup total to come later.
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
Pre bud flavor in so. VT
We started to get our first whiffs and tastes of the buds down here in Dummerston as of our boil last night.
Good luck to everyone north of us.
Mike
The Bunker Farm
Dummerston VT
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