
Originally Posted by
Run Forest Run!
I agree, those little ones are a challenge. I fill some of the 50ml 'royal' style bottles for small sample-sized gifts, but those little maple leaf bottles pretty much sell themselves if you are using them for farmgate sales!
I'm selling the 50mL "Autumn" (maple leaf bottle), with a little neck tag that holds my label and looks pretty...for the same price as a 125mL "Royal" bottle. I couldn't believe how well the Royals sold already this year, and everyone said they were getting them as gifts. So I figured, give them a better looking gift with albeit a lot less syrup, and they'd be happier. We'll see. I am also making sure these small bottles get my highest brix values.
2017: added shut-off valves at several points on the main line, 66L made, 13L sold
2016: Added Wesfab 7" Filter Press with hand pump, 96L sold
2015: now 216 taps, added low vac (24" hg) to new Sugar Shack (24' x 16') w/400gal storage, 143.15L sold
2014: now 150 taps, added 2 sump pumps to 12'x12' sugar shack w/100gal storage to CDL 18"x5', 2 chamber drop flue, 40L sold
2013: 10 5/16 taps gravity to hose, boiled on BBQ