Finished up the season with 3,830 gallons of sap and 68 gallons of syrup. Never got "golden" this year, but got very close at 71%. And oppositely, never got "very dark" but got very close at 31%.
Finished up the season with 3,830 gallons of sap and 68 gallons of syrup. Never got "golden" this year, but got very close at 71%. And oppositely, never got "very dark" but got very close at 31%.
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
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All done in south western NY. We tapped 150 trees and made 30 gallons of syrup on a Mason Welding 2x3 with a divided pan. I’m planning on purchasing something a little larger for the 2025 season. To many long nights in 2024.
Dumb question..Assuming sugar maples have budded, then we have a wintry day in the 20's - can the maples rebound and run good sap?
There are no dumb questions…
If the sugars have truly broken buds, you’re finished.
If they’re still tight, you should have some time left.
See if you can get up close and take a good look.
John Allin
14x18 Hemlock Timber Frame Sugar House 2009
Leader 2x6 w/Patriot Raised Flue Pan 2009
Leader Steam Hood 2014 - Clear Filter Press 2015
Leader Revolution Pan and SS Pre-Heater 2016
CDL Hobby RO & Air Tech L25 Hi Vac Pump 2019
06' Gator HPX to collect wood & sap
14' Ski-Doo Tundra for winter work in the woods
Great Family 3 grown kids+spouses and 7 grand kids who like the woods
7th Gen Born in Canada - Raised in Chardon Ohio - Maple Capital of the World..<grin>.
Thanks for you insight
check those trees close to make sure they're really sugars...those buds break at the very bitter end.Originally Posted by 77maple
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2015: 8 bucket taps (7 red, 1 sugar) on DIY barrel evaporator
2016: 13 taps (bucket and tube) on block arch and hotel pans
2017: SAME
2018: 25 taps on 2x3 flat pan and resurrected barrel arch
2019: 25 taps...same setup plus DIY 3x150gpd RO filter
2020: 50 taps, all buckets..."new" oil tank arch setup
2021: 100 taps (50/50 buckets/3-16 tubing) on 2x4 divided pan
2022: 150 taps (50/100 b/t) on 2x4 pan with sap warmer pan
2023: SAME
2024: 150 taps, added single-post 4x40 RO system
That’s the correct answer.
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
Dr. Tim,
We had this discussion before, tight buds last year in February, so buddy the syrup could have driven to Proctor if it wanted to by itself. West Virginia trees I’m convinced are completely different than Vermont trees, case in point my trees don’t run a lot of sap because for eons they have grown in a area where it can be extremely dry, so they don’t move sap like a trees that for eons been in an area that has access to abundance of moisture! I’m not a researcher just my opinion.
Mark220maple
1100 taps on low vaccum, 900 on gravity.
900 plus taps leased and on high vacuum
35 cfm Indiana Liquid Ring Vacuum Pump
80% Sugar, 20% Red MAPLES
http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/g...Maple%20Syrup/
well I tapped my trees Feb 12 silvers ,Freeman's ,and a few reds 70 taps to be exact . Collected 290 gallons ,of that I made 3 gallons 46 ounces By far my worst season Some of the trees nearer to the lake didn't drip at all , and some that did were less than 1brix .. I've never had sap that low, and I've never had a tree not drip Looks like all be moving operations to the southern tier next year Was going to wait til I retired but this season changed that I have plenty of sugar maples down there and also elevation to keep things a bit colder That's my report for season 2024 The 1st batch was Dark Amber with more of an Amber flavor The 2nd was very dark with a Dark Amber flavor another 1st
Last edited by Framerjeff; 03-13-2024 at 12:29 AM.
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
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