A bit late to try now but in the future you could try a bubbler system like in bait pails or fish tanks. I was thinking I would do this next year as I plan to have a big holding tank for my sap and don't want it to totally freeze up on me. Can anybody tell me if it's a bad idea? Was just something I was thinking and haven't really looked into it yet.
225 taps 180 on vac 45 on natural gravity lines.
2x6 drop flue with auto draw.
Home built 3 x400gpd ro
2017 kubota M7060hdcc12
2019 can am defender
2017- first year 80 taps 22x36 home made arch and pan.
Super slow here. Was out at about 6:30 pm and nothing worth collecting, couple tree may have just started dripping.
2016 - 7 taps - Turkey deep fryer = 10.3 Liters
2017 - 16 taps - Barrel Stove - 2 steam pans
I collected about 20-25gal from yesterday's sad little run but had a good one today. I am thinking around the 60gal tomorrow will be the collection number but depends on how late they will drip. I am surprised that not much going on in Belwood as you are south of me.
225 taps 180 on vac 45 on natural gravity lines.
2x6 drop flue with auto draw.
Home built 3 x400gpd ro
2017 kubota M7060hdcc12
2019 can am defender
2017- first year 80 taps 22x36 home made arch and pan.
About 60gal today in the pails. Steady boil going on at my place now. Trees were still trying to drip today and I would think tomorrow will be a good day with a high of +6 and sunny. Collect it well you can.
225 taps 180 on vac 45 on natural gravity lines.
2x6 drop flue with auto draw.
Home built 3 x400gpd ro
2017 kubota M7060hdcc12
2019 can am defender
2017- first year 80 taps 22x36 home made arch and pan.
I got no new sap today, but managed to boil off 80 gallons of the sap I had in storage and bottle another 7L. Colour, because it was not mixed with last year's syrup, was closer to my norm of Amber.
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
Nothing but snow here today
Same here, hoping things get better tomorrow with the plus six!Originally Posted by c0ps
2016 - 7 taps - Turkey deep fryer = 10.3 Liters
2017 - 16 taps - Barrel Stove - 2 steam pans
Finally, taps in. Today will be first flow. Still it will be short, it freezes up again soon up here.
200 Taps, gravity to the shack
D&G Sportsman
Home made pre-heater
Sap has slowly started again late yesterday...I got some 80gals between 2:00pm and 6:00pm, then it started again at 10:00am this morning. For some reason my boil rate is up to 16gph?? Another 7L bottled this morning, and the arch is at 5deg above boil point, so probably another 7L later today.
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
Here we go in the GTA! A few of my taps are running like faucets.
~ Karen ~
2012 - 10 taps, 1 turkey fryer - 169.5L sap 4.2 L syrup
2013 - 23 taps, 2 turkey fryers - 748.5 L sap 17.56 L syrup
2014 - 22 taps, 509 L sap 12.5 L syrup
2015 - 28 taps, 1093.75 L sap 25.1 L syrup
2016 - 25 taps, 1223.5 L sap 28.25 L syrup
2017 - 21 taps, 518.5 L sap 12.7 L syrup
2018 - 28 taps, 2 turkey fryers & Denali 3 burner propane stove - 798L sap 16.9 L syrup
2019 - 28 taps, 1409.5L sap 40.12L syrup
Sugar, Norway, Manitoba, Silver and Freeman Maples
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