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    Default how much did everyone make

    Like the title says how much syrup did you make and how was the color? I made 10.5 gallons off of 140 taps darker than normal but still a wonderful taste
    Custom built downsized Small Bros. arch and leader pan
    Carrying on the wifes family tradition with the help of my brother and my cousin
    two miles of almost impassable woods road to get to the sugar bush and shack (heaven)

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    We ended the year with 30 gallons of dark(robust)whatever color-flavor nonsense of the moment on 430 taps. So icy,snow and freezing cold and damage in the woods. Just no way to take care of it all. Paid our "saviors" they know who they are with sap. Not nearly enough for what they did. just the way things go. Ron loves this so much that it's worth all the grief. Especially since he was so sick and I didn't know if he'ld make it out of the hospital. So we're ok. Cleaned up and still waiting for a buyer.
    Last edited by highlandcattle; 04-19-2015 at 08:34 AM.

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    We ended with roughly 40 gallons from 80 taps - all of our trees are within 100 yards of a major body of water! We think this is why our yields are so high, although we have never measured sap percentage - our daily sap gathering was between 50-150 gallons.
    10 gals. in 2011 with 32 taps - all buckets and 2 turkey roasters
    2012,2013 & 2014: Patrick Phaneuf 2 x 4 flat pan (again about 10 gallons)
    2015: Smoky Lake Maple 2X6 with homemade arch & 70 taps (Woo-Hoo)!!!
    Wife is actually excited!!!

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    We made 105 gal. on about 600 taps. Mostly medium aber some dark.Sugar content throughout the season was 2%

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    5.199 pounds per tap or just a little under 1/2 gallon per tap.

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    I made 21 gallons and sold enough sap to make 3 more (unable to keep up at one point). I had all medium with one batch of dark and one of very dark at the end. I got 0.3 gallons per tap. I lucked out with good sugar content.
    Smoky Lake 2x6 fuel-oil fired, raised flue, hoods, SSR, concentric exhaust
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    55 gallons on 290 taps. Little darker than usual.
    3x8 drop flue
    300 taps on 3/16

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    I made 80 gallons on 350 Taps. 60 gallons was golden, 20 gal was amber rich
    Nate Hutchins
    Nate & Kate's Maple
    2022 1000 taps?
    3x10 Intensofire
    20x36 sugarhouse
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    A wife and 2 kids.

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    13.5 gals, mostly dark and very dark. Lost 230 gal sap to spoilage. I just couldn't get to it fast enough when we had warm weather several days in a row. Flavor was very good on all batches.

    This is the most I've every made. I was looking to increase production this year, and certainly did so. We shall see about next year.
    Gary / Zena Crossroads / 42˚ 00' 24" N / Hobby in Early '70s, Addiction since 2014

    175+ taps on 3/16 (60 of which are on two Lunchbox Vac/Releasers)
    12x34 timber framed sap house w/attached 10x34 shed roof for storage
    2 x 6 Smoky Lake hybrid pan on Corsair arch with AUF/steam hood/preheater/concentric exhaust
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    Made 80.5 gallons on 335 taps.

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