Another 220 gallons collected just before dark tonight. Might have close to that again by morning the way it was running. Gonna be close to a freeze tonight, but I think we are going to fall a little short.
Another 220 gallons collected just before dark tonight. Might have close to that again by morning the way it was running. Gonna be close to a freeze tonight, but I think we are going to fall a little short.
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
They are calling for 32 or 33 tonight at my place. I'm not on the lake, but closer to and at a lower elevation than batsman. Looks like a stretch of warmth coming next.
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
Got through 435 gallons today (220 collected last night and 215 collected mid morning today) in 11 hours. Looks like I crossed into robust, but will know for sure tomorrow. Should have 160 tomorrow morning and that will be it for this run. I decided to stay in for the freezes early next week to see what happens.
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
Woke up to temps just below freezing. Scrambled to get out the door with a couple pails of hot water to do a quick scrub on the buckets. Most buckets had a slight skim of ice forming on the old sap. All the tubing had hard icicles hanging off them. Scrubbed the woods tank as well. Sap is running slow right now, but running. Looks to be clear in the buckets by the house anyway. Might take some sap and get the evaporator up to a hard boil this afternoon to re-sterilize everything. Will probably be Tuesday/Wednesday before big boil of any kind.
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
I decided to call it quits this weekend. Work and other responsibilities were going to make a last boil on this coming Tuesday pretty difficult and I'd hat to find out it was buddy or metabolic. I also hate missing what could be good syrup. Lol.
It turned out to be a great season. 4000 gallons of sap, 2.2-2.5% sugar every run, and just over 100 gallons of syrup, mostly golden and some amber.
I'm a little burned out. Time to focus on cleanup and efficiency upgrades for 2020.
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
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I’m calling it a season as well. 1400 gallons of sap on 108 taps. Low sugar (under 2%) most of the time. Not done finishing yet so no final total for syrup.
I put 15 gallons of raw sap through the evaporator tonight. All this talk here about ropey syrup was getting me nervous. All seems well, and ready to finish this season in the next couple days. They ran a little today, but never got much above 34 or so.
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
I drained the big rig and have been slowly finishing the concentrate down on the stove. I think this is it for me. I am very happy about this season.
Next, clean up. And resuming a normal life.
Time to call it a season. All the lines have been flushed, tanks cleaned along with the evaporator pans. The next project is to clean the sugar house.
New Holland 4055
John Deere Gator 825
500 on vacuum
2x6 mason
My helpers
1 wife that likes me out of the house. LOL
New 20x24 Sugar Shack 2019