Still going going in WNY. Already at last yrs total. Looks it will be over April 10
April journal
Still going going in WNY. Already at last yrs total. Looks it will be over April 10
the most interesting thing that happens on maple trader about this time is the discussion about bud break, buddy sap, and other comments in reference when the season will end. My wife and I went on Easter Sunday road trip thru the higher elevations of West Virginia, there is no buds on the Sugar maple trees above 3000 feet, hardly any above 2000 feet. Froze Saturday at those elevations, there is still snow drifts in many locations at the highest elevations,
I had a text message that one of the producers who camp is above 3000 feet is still collecting sap! I believe his trees go up to 4300 feet and most likely will freeze tonight. I guess what I can't understand how trees way up north are budding and his trees have no buds?
Mark 220 Maple
1100 taps on low vaccum, 900 on gravity.
900 plus taps leased and on high vacuum
35 cfm Indiana Liquid Ring Vacuum Pump
80% Sugar, 20% Red MAPLES
http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/g...Maple%20Syrup/
Warmer soil?
CE
44° 41′ 3″ N
2019 -- 44 Red Maples - My home and sugarbush are for sale.
2018 -- 48 Red Maples, 7 gallons
2017 -- 84 Red Maples, 1 Sugar Maple, and 1 Silver Maple , 13 gallons
2016 -- 55 Red Maples, 8 gallons
2015 -- 15 Red Maples, 6 Birches - 3+ gallons maple syrup
An awning over my deck is my sugar shack.
An electrified kitchen sink and an electrified steam table pan are my evaporators.
My trees are still in tight bud, but with no freeze forecast this week, that may change. However, we still have frost deep down, but the surface is muddy. I think the deep frost needs to thaw before the buds are likely to open (but then again, trees leaf out in the far north where they have perma-frost).
Dave Klish, I recently ordered a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.
boiled in 3700gals.yesterday. still making good flavored a dark. Almost out of wood.Almost out of barrels.Fridge is almost empty.Wife keeps bugging me to get my taxes done. ALMOST wishing season was over
Paul & Serena
Sugaring for over 50 years.
4000+ taps on vacuum
4 Airtech Vacuum Pumps
4 X 12 Force 5 with D&G Pans
Lapierre 1200 GPH RO
www.paulssugarhouse.com
Went over 1000 gallons last night with my 2.5x10. Burned just over 3 cords of wood. I guess that's pretty good. Still making dark with good flavor.(starting to get a little aftertaste) Had temps this morning at 26 deg. Predicted low was 36. Now they're saying 2 more below freezing nights. I hope they're getting that up north.
Last edited by madmapler; 04-13-2015 at 06:47 AM.
Sean
2013-1st year...94 taps, 12x24 sugarhouse, home built evap. Gast 2065 pump with bender
releaser.
2014-30x36 sugarhouse, 2.5x10 "Jutras" evaporator, 1200+ taps on vacuum, sap brothers RO. 2 sihi 2 stage pumps, 440 gal.
2015- 1000gph memtek RO, 3250 Taps, 1200 gallons
2016- Modified grimm 4'x12' evaporator with auf and aof with air preheater. Home built airtight arch front. 4250 taps?
2017- 2400gph. Lapierre RO, 10" filter press, 5000 taps
My thanks to Pacman for a pleasant couple of hours (in a cold wet rain) touring his sugar bush. Always great to see other operations and share plans, hopes and aspirations.
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