Indiana weather the next week
Highs of 38 tomorrow and Wed. with lows in the 20's tonight - hoping my southern exposure gets some afternoon sun and flows a little.
Up to 46 Thursday - should be a good day.
Lows above freezing through the weekend with highs in the low 60's doesn't bode well, but the first three days of next week look good.
With these 60 degree days we've had when do you all think we will be done?
2014 - 8 taps, turkey fryer, 130 gallons sap, just under 2.5 gallons syrup.
2015 - 50 taps and counting.
2016 - 60 taps on 3/16 and a Bill Mason evaporator on order.
2017 - 115 taps on 3/16, homemade r/o.
2018 - 150 taps on 3/16, r/o a big help, but lots of leaks killing yield.
2019 - sticking with 150 taps or maybe less, focusing on good vacuum and less waste to increase yield. Doubling up my r/o, and made a vacuum filter that looks promising.
I'm in Haubstadt. I think im going to go the rest of this and next week thats probably about it. If I don't hear peepers by then I may keep going but I'd say another 2 weeks is probably pushing it
I just checked,my taps are still dry.. Probably tomorrow before the deep freeze thaws out.
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I hate to think that will be the end with everything currently frozen, but it has been awfully warm. Good news is next week is looking like highs in the low 40's and lows in the 20's..that could make for a good final run.
2014 - 8 taps, turkey fryer, 130 gallons sap, just under 2.5 gallons syrup.
2015 - 50 taps and counting.
2016 - 60 taps on 3/16 and a Bill Mason evaporator on order.
2017 - 115 taps on 3/16, homemade r/o.
2018 - 150 taps on 3/16, r/o a big help, but lots of leaks killing yield.
2019 - sticking with 150 taps or maybe less, focusing on good vacuum and less waste to increase yield. Doubling up my r/o, and made a vacuum filter that looks promising.
If you get a chance please let us know how the next few days go - trying to figure out when I'll need to head to my property and how much I'll have to boil - I'm only 15 minutes or so from Martinsville, so I'm guessing our conditions will be similar. Thanks for the update!Originally Posted by ericjeeper
2014 - 8 taps, turkey fryer, 130 gallons sap, just under 2.5 gallons syrup.
2015 - 50 taps and counting.
2016 - 60 taps on 3/16 and a Bill Mason evaporator on order.
2017 - 115 taps on 3/16, homemade r/o.
2018 - 150 taps on 3/16, r/o a big help, but lots of leaks killing yield.
2019 - sticking with 150 taps or maybe less, focusing on good vacuum and less waste to increase yield. Doubling up my r/o, and made a vacuum filter that looks promising.
I am about 9 mi northeast from you . My vacum taps started flowing 3:00 pm today. Gravity nothing.
Dwight
We tapped around 150 Monday & Wednesday, all on bags. Yesterday by 10 the new ones we tapped were flowing. Hoping today they run like crazy.
Doug
Maple Creations
Coatesville, IN
350 taps on 5/16 tubing & 4 Lunchbox pumps
MemProTec Concentrator 300 RO
Wood-fired 30"x8' D&G Model 500 raised-flue w/Steam hood & blower
Smoky Lake finisher, D&G filter press,
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Hope today was a good day and you are boiling! I will be boiling Saturday and Sunday, and now next week's forecast is looking really good!
2014 - 8 taps, turkey fryer, 130 gallons sap, just under 2.5 gallons syrup.
2015 - 50 taps and counting.
2016 - 60 taps on 3/16 and a Bill Mason evaporator on order.
2017 - 115 taps on 3/16, homemade r/o.
2018 - 150 taps on 3/16, r/o a big help, but lots of leaks killing yield.
2019 - sticking with 150 taps or maybe less, focusing on good vacuum and less waste to increase yield. Doubling up my r/o, and made a vacuum filter that looks promising.
We will be boiling tomorrow. Kind of glad the bags are full, otherwise they'd be blowing into the next county
Doug
Maple Creations
Coatesville, IN
350 taps on 5/16 tubing & 4 Lunchbox pumps
MemProTec Concentrator 300 RO
Wood-fired 30"x8' D&G Model 500 raised-flue w/Steam hood & blower
Smoky Lake finisher, D&G filter press,
http://www.facebook.com/maplecreations
Glad to hear they are full! I thought about taking the day off to boil today, but I am set up outside. That wind is too much today, I'm scared I'd burn down my woods.
2014 - 8 taps, turkey fryer, 130 gallons sap, just under 2.5 gallons syrup.
2015 - 50 taps and counting.
2016 - 60 taps on 3/16 and a Bill Mason evaporator on order.
2017 - 115 taps on 3/16, homemade r/o.
2018 - 150 taps on 3/16, r/o a big help, but lots of leaks killing yield.
2019 - sticking with 150 taps or maybe less, focusing on good vacuum and less waste to increase yield. Doubling up my r/o, and made a vacuum filter that looks promising.
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