FramerJeff - I would love to see that Corsair in action....our sugar bush is in canaseraga, but we live in Rochester (Irondequoit).
Any of you guys measure brix? We did on Wend. on the first run sap. It was a 1.4. Just let that run to flush out the lines. Good run setting up starting today through the weekend!!!
I was 2.1 on the brix.
700 gallons of sap yesterday. Never really got rocking just steady on vac. I think Saturday it will break loose in the finger lakes. Very light first 11 gallons bottled.
Chris
18 X 20 sugar shack
1300 taps all on vac.
2 by 8 Lapierre all stanless evaporator
Steam Hood
Lapierre 250 Turbo R.O.
Polaris Ranger
30 years experience
Bellhollow. Brand new this year still have to put fire bricks and insulation in. I'm out in Webster. Bush out in penfield. Grew up in irondequoit 14609 then 14622
2012.-2016 4-8 taps propane burner. Steam pan. 2- 3 quarts per year
2017 12 taps. 50 gallon drum arch steam pan and a warmer. 1.5 gallons
2018. 50 taps Homemade arch 300 gallon oil drum 3 steam pans 8.5 gallons
2019. 50 taps. 8 gallons made
2020. 70 taps. New smoky lake 2x4 pan modified homemade arch
Webster New York
Tapping new trees at the new house this year, so I guess a few unknowns, but currently I am highly disappointed,,we had good temps, some sun for a few days. the snow is melting fast and I have mud on my trail......marked the maples last fall while the leafs were still on, all the taps and tubing are new, buckets clean... I think I did my drilling right...yet..the tree did not want to give up their liquid gold. only got 13.5 gallons for the week......bummed to say the least.....
2016-2022
2 homemade barrel cookers.
1 2x3 flat pan with pre-heater.
1 3x4 constant flow pan with pre-heater.
10/20 - 5/16 taps on buckets.
1 new ro bucket.
And a very understanding wife.
2023-9 gallons made
New DIY oil tank evaporator
25 - 5/16 taps with drops to buckets.
Same pans.
Same wife.
2024 operation moved to brothers house.
16 5/16 taps/drops to buckets.
1 ex wife........
Are you tapping red maples or sugar maples?
2004 - 2012 2x3 flat pan 25 to 60 taps
2012 2x3 new divided pan w/draw off 55 taps
2018 - didn't boil surgery - bought new evaporator
2019 new SML 2x4 raised flue high output evap. 65 taps
made 17 gal. syrup
2020 - only put out 53 taps - made 16.25 ga.l syrup
2021 - Didn't work out
2022 - 25 taps on bags / 8 taps on 3/16's line - late start
Its just not flowing great yet....we had a dissapointing weekend as well. Only 250 gallons of 1.6% from 324 taps from friday noon til 7 am sunday. Was expecting atleast 2x that with the temps in upper 40s. Alot of snow in the woods yet and its not quite melted away from the tree bases yet.
It has been fair flowing here. From Wednesday afternoon til today we have collected 575 gallons from 210 taps. Gonna collect in the morning before work (and before it freezes up) and "should" have another 100-150 gallons.
Noel Good
1998 to 2009: 15 taps on buckets, scavenged fire pit and pans
2010: New 2x4 SS flat pan w/preheater
2015: New to me Lapierre 18x60 raised flue, new shack, new everything!! 59 taps 23.75 gallons
2016: 85 taps 19 gallons
2017: Purchased 2.5 acres and tubed half with 3/16. 145 taps total 49.25 gallons
2018: 200 taps (162 on 3/16ths 38 on buckets) New NextGen RO 63 gallons
2019: 210 taps 73.5 gallons
2023: 210 taps 89.75 gallons
www.wnybass.com
As of Saturday night I had over 500 gallons and have drawn off about 8 gallons of light syrup. I’d like to finish what I have tonight before the freeze but it’s supposed to be gusting to 50. Not a fan of that.
Smoky Lake 2x6 fuel-oil fired, raised flue, hoods, SSR, concentric exhaust
Home-built auto draw off
Home-built RO - double XLE 4040, PLC controlled
8x10 Sugar Shed
200 taps on tubing with Shurflo vacuum with solar
https://www.facebook.com/flowercitymaplesyrup/
Tapping sugers only, no reds on my property. a few huge silvers, I have tried them in the past at my old house, found that it was not worth it.
I do have a few walnut I plan on hitting next year. The one thing I am finding, I have a creek that runs thru my property...so there is kind of a ridge from the yard then drops down to the creek.
The creek bottom of you will is about 2 acres with the creek at the far side, not really any flooding issues..but the trees up on the ridge are running, the ones in the bottom running super slow or not at all.
Maybe just more snow pack/frost in the bottom area???? but it is only like a 5-6 elevation difference.
2016-2022
2 homemade barrel cookers.
1 2x3 flat pan with pre-heater.
1 3x4 constant flow pan with pre-heater.
10/20 - 5/16 taps on buckets.
1 new ro bucket.
And a very understanding wife.
2023-9 gallons made
New DIY oil tank evaporator
25 - 5/16 taps with drops to buckets.
Same pans.
Same wife.
2024 operation moved to brothers house.
16 5/16 taps/drops to buckets.
1 ex wife........
Just tapped my Black Walnut trees in anticipation of the warmer temps this week. 8 taps on buckets this year. Trees appeared thawed, but not dripping sap yet...drill shavings barely damp.
2014: 1st year w/ 6 taps (Silver Maple, Black Walnut), evaporator = 26" diameter carbon steel wok on customized turkey fryer burner. Syrup had a maple-butterscotch-caramel corn flavor. Concentrated the sugar by freezing all sap before boiling ("poor man's R.O.") as an experiment.
2015 - Currently: 11 taps (Silver Maple, Black Walnut, Norway Maple).
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