One of the smaller maples on the property has started to bud. I'm pulling all my taps today
One of the smaller maples on the property has started to bud. I'm pulling all my taps today
2014- 27 taps
Sorry to here about your short season.We had a good run today and hoping to hold on one more week. we still have alot of snow here in Greenwood.
Brian
Velvet Hollow Sugarworks
Greenwood, Maine
900 taps
CDL 2X6, leader RO
Brian good to hear you had a good day today. We didn't really have any run today but sap from last few days was still good. Relatively clear and no odor. Sugar is down some. Hoping for a couple more runs mid week.
Ended up making about 12 gallons tonight. Not as much as I had hoped for but I'll take all we can make right now.
Mark
Last edited by gmcooper; 04-12-2014 at 10:48 PM.
1700 Taps /1600 on Vac. 3x10 King evaporator
20 head Charolais cattle
8 head Lowline Angus
28 Miniature horses
90 hives honey bees
JD 4430 tractor
Working on finishing my last batch right now. Looks like it's going to be a good one
2014- 27 taps
We pulled our taps today also. There might be a little more coming, but when we pulled the taps most of them were dry.
It's been a fun season, even if it wasn't a big one.
Boiled 600 gallons today, and hoping for another 600 tuesday or wednesday
525 Taps
3X8 DG Raised Flue with Blower
Smokey Lake 16X16 Filter Canner
Pulled mine yesterday most were dry and the ones that were wet had cloudy sap in the bucket. Finished off the evaporator yesterday and made about 2.5 gal of very dark ok flavor too. The last bit of sap was almost junk but we had one hell of a party and solved the worlds problems. Yesterday was a day of cleaning buckets and pulling taps. I'll have the evaporator clean in a week or so and then start designing the new tubing system.
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2014 125 taps 16 gallons
2015 210 taps 49 gallons
2016 164 taps 75 gallons new 2X6 leader max flue and homemade AOF/AUF arch
2017 1500 taps 196 gallons RO added additions to building new tap lease
2018 1588 taps 276 gallons
upgrades for 2019 season 3 phase vacuum pump, stainless tank in woods, tubing replacement