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    Default I'm pulling out.

    One of the smaller maples on the property has started to bud. I'm pulling all my taps today
    2014- 27 taps

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    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
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    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
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    1700 Taps /1600 on Vac. 3x10 King evaporator
    20 head Charolais cattle
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    28 Miniature horses
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    Working on finishing my last batch right now. Looks like it's going to be a good one
    2014- 27 taps

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    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.
    325 taps
    2x6 Phaneuf
    Illegitimati non carborundum

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    Boiled 600 gallons today, and hoping for another 600 tuesday or wednesday
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    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

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