Originally Posted by
Mitchell tapper.
Got a decent 39 gallon 3 day run since last Saturday night. Pulled the taps Tue morning and boiled that evening. Made 2 1/2 guarts. Total sap for the year...about 610 gal. Made 8 1/2 gallons of syrup. Best year so far and I attribute it to the tubing and pump. No more buckets for me.
The 3/16 tubing made a huge difference for me as well - wondering about trying my trees without 30' of fall with 3/16 and a pump. Do you mind sharing with me what pump you use? Do you run it just when sap is flowing? Never used one before...thanks!
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.