105 gallons yesterday, cooked 132. Front pan should have syrup as soon as we draw next time we fire up!
105 gallons yesterday, cooked 132. Front pan should have syrup as soon as we draw next time we fire up!
Collected over 500 gallons off 300 taps yesterday. Had some issues with squirrels chewing on the bags, but the trees were pouring like crazy yesterday had to empty some bags twice!
I tapped on Feb. 14th. Earliest ever. Actually missed 3 days of the initial run as I was out of town. Of course the brix was low early, but were steaming along now
2.5 x 6.5 custom built wood fired arch.
2018- 300 on 3/16, 100 in pails on the flat.
35 years experience still haven't mastered the fire
Polaris Ranger collection vehicle
Super excited to try out the new AUF system 2018
Another 80 gallons yesterday and got 4 draws off evaporator. About 2 gallons of syrup
So far have made 7.5 gallons of syrup from 300 gallons of sap was happy to see the ratio improve from 48:1 at the start to a total average of 40:1. Trees are starting to send out some feelers not sure if I will get past the next 2 days of warm temp.
Home made RO thanks to MapleTrader
2 LP fish fryers
2013 5 gallons syrup
2014 14 gallons syrup
Yep buds are getting pretty big here. I know the 10 degree low the other day stopped them, but it looks to be above freezing for a few days. Today is my last day.
Hopefully this batch tastes ok. The first batch I did got 2 quarts, but it doesn't taste very good. It is sweet, but not very flavorful. I did scorch it on one small corner of the pan at the end and hope that is what did it.
Ditto what Karen said, Spectactular!Originally Posted by Run Forest Run!
Not only a big flow today, but also big buds. Afraid this actually may be it. But I would be fine with it. Looking to get what was hoped for and maybe a little more. Country trees running 3%, with the city trees at 2%.
SDdave
It's not the size of the tree...it's what inside that counts!
We have had an incredible couple days here. Tanks are full, RO going full time and cooking to keep up. We've finished about 35 gallons so far. Pumped out about another 1000 gallons just yesterday alone. Buds are swelling but nothing popped yet. The last two days of warmer temps have been cloudy and windy which has helped. Knock on wood, but forecast this week looks like we may stay busy!
Gotta love the country trees!
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