tapped in Monson on Monday (2/1). Adding taps thought out the week. Almost 90 gallons so far (we are low scale).
Tapped in Munson
tapped in Monson on Monday (2/1). Adding taps thought out the week. Almost 90 gallons so far (we are low scale).
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Boiling away.
Looking good! Is that a Mason evaporator?
Jim
2014 = 13 taps and used friends homemade evaporator
2015 = Mason 2x4 XL with blower, 60 taps/buckets
2016 = 125 taps on 3/16" gravity
Homemade 80+ GPH RO
Marcland Auto Drawoff
Good eye! Yea it's a 2x3 XL. Should really put that in my sig.
Where in monson are you tapping?
off Rt 32 at my in-laws place. we have just over 50 taps in the sugar maples we found on the property.
How's your season going? Still collecting sap?
2016 - 2 x 4 Randy Worthen built arch and pans 11 taps; 2.625 gallons of syrup!
2017 - 29 taps; 11.625 gallons of syrup!
2018 - 30 taps; 98 pints bottled! New sugar house being built, new equipment coming!
2019 - 125 taps; 50 gallons made! New 2x6 Smoky Lake Corsair arch, drop flue pan, auto draw. Smoky Lake filter press and Steam Bottler
2020 - 173 taps; only 35 gallons made.
2021 - 242 taps; New record! 50.5 gallons made!
2022 - 321 taps; New record! 80 gallons made!
Collected and boiled for the last time yesterday. Lots of cleaning up to do but it will be nice to eat supper in the house, watch a little TV, and get to bed at a reasonable time. Jim
2014 = 13 taps and used friends homemade evaporator
2015 = Mason 2x4 XL with blower, 60 taps/buckets
2016 = 125 taps on 3/16" gravity
Homemade 80+ GPH RO
Marcland Auto Drawoff
got 50 gallons yesterday so still stuff to boil and sap is still flowing...my guess is we will wrap up and at the end of the week.
About 9 gallons made. Taps pulled. Shack closed. Considering last year we only made 3 gallons on our home made monstrosity, I'm calling it a great season. Now to wait for the new labels to arrive, and get going on building the website.
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