Well I put in 50 taps in Minden on Sunday. South facing trees were running pretty well. I will be back up on Friday to see how it ran.
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Well I put in 50 taps in Minden on Sunday. South facing trees were running pretty well. I will be back up on Friday to see how it ran.
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2013 55 taps, a homemade 2 x 5 oil tank evaporator and 2 x 4 flat pan
2014 56 taps new sap pump and 45 gallon sap gravity feed copper coil pre-heater rig
2015 60 taps just tweaking things
2016 shooting for the same but will see what happens
So how is central Ontario doing?
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.
Really just getting started in our area. Weather looks good for the next 3 weeks. Snow base has dropped from 36” to about 16” in the bush. The sugar bush has turned out to be a great place to social distance. 40 litres of finished syrup, evaporater is full of sweet, 850 litres in the feed tank for today. Minus 2 this morning, going up to 8 Celsius.Originally Posted by Hkb82
Rob
2017- 75 taps 21 liters of syrup, 20x48 sugar shack
2018- 150 taps 35 litres syrup 2x6 Lappiere evap, Auf, steamhood
2019- 200 taps?- 150 on buckets- 50 on 3/16- the 3/16 still in the box due to time and weather this year- 43 liters syrup- tapped for week and a half
2020- 204 taps- 170 buckets- 34 3/16 gravity tapped March 19th
Kawasaki Mule Pro FXT SXS on Tracks- sap hauler
Wife and kids who like sugar’n almost as much as me.
Anyone else experiencing lots of sugar sand this year? I usually drain both pans and flush with water after every boil but this year I have to do complete cleaning. 1/16” of sand in the front pan again after yesterday’s boil, killing the boil rate.
The syrup is clear with no sediment, but what a pain.
Rob
2017- 75 taps 21 liters of syrup, 20x48 sugar shack
2018- 150 taps 35 litres syrup 2x6 Lappiere evap, Auf, steamhood
2019- 200 taps?- 150 on buckets- 50 on 3/16- the 3/16 still in the box due to time and weather this year- 43 liters syrup- tapped for week and a half
2020- 204 taps- 170 buckets- 34 3/16 gravity tapped March 19th
Kawasaki Mule Pro FXT SXS on Tracks- sap hauler
Wife and kids who like sugar’n almost as much as me.
yes- loads of sand.
I actually use a couple of prefilters pulling the near syrup off the arch- seems to help
Only bottled one batch and it came out cloudy.
So, I presume its time to order some new cloth coffee filters
2010 40 buckets- 4 gals finished
2011 80 buckets- 14 gals finished
2012 105 buckets- 8 gals finished
2013 maxed at 130 buckets- 24 gals finished
2014 new max at 240 buckets- 18 gals finished
2015 newest max 240 buckets-+48 taps on 3/16 gravity- 22.5 gals finished
2016 150 taps on 3/16 gravity- 23 gals finished
2020 250 taps on 3/16 gravity- 22 gals finished
2021 385 taps on 3/16 gravity 25 gals finished
2022 385 taps on 3/16 gravity- 26 gals finished
Well finished boiling last 900 litres Friday. Pulled the taps Sat morning and started cleaning up. Only the totes left to pressure wash. Could have went one more week, but made enough syrup and the wood pile was getting low. With the social distancing I was able to spend a considerable amount of time at the shack. It turned into a haven for us and the kids. Last week with bedtime rules relaxed, they were able to sit outside in the dark and listen to the tink of the buckets in the perfect quiet. Completely mesmerized. Made 114 litres of syrup, fought sugar sand the whole way, but the syrup is crystal clear with no sediment. I made more Fancy then ever before. Plannning for next year already.
Rob
2017- 75 taps 21 liters of syrup, 20x48 sugar shack
2018- 150 taps 35 litres syrup 2x6 Lappiere evap, Auf, steamhood
2019- 200 taps?- 150 on buckets- 50 on 3/16- the 3/16 still in the box due to time and weather this year- 43 liters syrup- tapped for week and a half
2020- 204 taps- 170 buckets- 34 3/16 gravity tapped March 19th
Kawasaki Mule Pro FXT SXS on Tracks- sap hauler
Wife and kids who like sugar’n almost as much as me.
Time for central to start talking lol
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.
Well I just went out and did some tapping. The sap was running pretty well seeing as how the temp is -2 degrees today. Hopefully everyone has a successful season!
In Peterborough here and plan to tap next week. Producers on tubing are tapped here but not a lot of flow. Temps still need to improve in my opinion. Looks like we’ll have a pretty standard year in these parts as far a timing. Good luck all !
Tap Taperoo
hoping to get taps in this weekend.... And that its not a super short season!!
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