Sap ran a little today, especially the 3/16ths. Added a little thickness to the slab of ice in my tank I guess.
Sap ran a little today, especially the 3/16ths. Added a little thickness to the slab of ice in my tank I guess.
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
went and emptied my 550 g ice block today, if not plowing in the morning I will be making steam.Try out new RO also.
Sudzy's Purely Maple 2011 125 on vac 200 buckets 30x8 lapierre raised flue 12x20 shanty with 12x32 addition with 9x12 tank room tanks 500g 600g 300g
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Sudz- you already got 550 gal from your aspens?
How does one run an ice block through an RO?Originally Posted by jimsudz
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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
Opens up larger pores in the membrane with that 1/2 auger bit he used to tap!!!!
I got a lot of laughs out of those pics you posted, sudz.
Warmed up just enough Fri/Sat to get a little tubing run each day, and loosen up the buckets enough to empty them. RO'ed 60 gallons into 20 gallons of 8% and boiled it. Good news is Accuweather is now saying warm-up might start happening on the 9th instead of the 13th.
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
Not enough to collect and boil over the weekend but I now have both sites up and running with vac. The warmer bush was just trickling yesterday 34F temps and ice in the lines and 15" of vac. I'm kind of afraid how much I'll get when it really runs.
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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Tapping on Friday after work or Sat sometime. Looks like the warm up I've been waiting for might be finally coming. Gonna be a short season for me as I've gotta shut down by April 1st due to a work trip. Good luck everyone.
2011: Turkey Fryer, 3 Taps, 1 Quart!
2012: Crude Block Setup, 14 Taps & 2.5 Gal. Syrup
2013-2016: Fuel Tank w/ Steam Pans, 20 Taps and between 4.5-6.5 Gallons
2017: Next Gen Maple 2x3 Hobby setup, 25 taps & 4.5 Gal.
2018: 34 taps & 8 gal
Was looking at Bascom's website for a few odds and ends during this extended freeze up and see a product I didn't know about before. The company is NUCAN, syrup containers, size and shape of a bottle (sort of), metal, seal top. My initial impression was just "hey, i kind of like that". They look about the size of a snapple bottle, just to give a comparison. NUCAN has their own website as well.. Anyone use these before? I'm considering buying some to see how they work out. They say that both Lapierre and D and G carry them too but haven't checked there. take care, Mark
Have used them,people seem to like them but I have found they dent very easily,so you need to handle with care,thin walls is what I think
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