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  1. #251
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    Those are nice looking labels and the syrup looks mighty tasty
    2004 - 2012 2x3 flat pan 25 to 60 taps
    2012 2x3 new divided pan w/draw off 55 taps
    2018 - didn't boil surgery - bought new evaporator
    2019 new SML 2x4 raised flue high output evap. 65 taps
    made 17 gal. syrup
    2020 - only put out 53 taps - made 16.25 ga.l syrup
    2021 - Didn't work out
    2022 - 25 taps on bags / 8 taps on 3/16's line - late start

  2. #252
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    Ballston Lake, NY
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    Here's a photo of the different styles we offer for sale. No quarts pictured because they are all spoken for and every place is sold out of empty jugs, so we had to do more pints than normal!

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  3. #253
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    In fulton county my bud swelled on last fri and sundays rain made them get bigger,done for season,son and myself can't stand the smell of boiling buddy sap,200 gallons less than last year,i called it the season from hell,if it could freeze ,it did,breakdowns were terrible this season ,along with moister in a 700 ft vacumn line 4 times,and the gathering trk,first the starter went in the middle of gathering,the a week later the altanater decided to quit working,ugh what a season

  4. #254
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    Very worst season ive ever had. Too **** cold till late Feb then a week of above normal warmth with no freeze. Then several days of freeze without a thaw then a week of high 60s and rain. Snow gone, frost gone and had about a week mud season. Yard trees are starting to bud and the sap is cloudy so i pulled the plug on them earlier this week. The trees in the woods are still in good shape no buds and the vacuum is running 24 7 and just a trickle of sap with out a freeze for 3 days. Its 24 right now and just looked at the forecast and not supposed to get above freezing today WTF. Last year i only made 40 gallons and this year will be lucky to finish with 25 unless we get another run. Well ill give it a couple more days and cleanup and spend the year licking my wounds as with retubing the woods and a new double diaphram pump for the filter press i wont even break even this year.
    2021 230 Taps on vacuum
    Smokylake 2X6 pan set with auto drawoff
    Homebuilt 2 4x40 membrane RO
    Homebuilt filter press
    Rebuilt arch with under and over the fire air we have named V 2.0
    Smokylake steam bottler
    Hoods and preheater
    500 gallon vertical polytank to store sap for RO
    Adding a laser eye to my bottler for autofill/stop

  5. #255
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    Berne N.Y.
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    Best sap flow off the season today...
    2.5X10 HE
    600 RO
    Vac

  6. #256
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    Berne N.Y.
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    Shutting it down this morning after a 3.75GPT run since Easter Sunday thaw.
    2.5X10 HE
    600 RO
    Vac

  7. #257
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    My altitude (800ft) has given me a few more cold nights and my buds are still tight. Sap was flowing and I busted out a batch yesterday afternoon. The sugar ratio has definitely dropped and although I have more sap I think I am truly done. Made 3.5 quarts yesterday from 50 gallons of sap. Syrup is dark.

    Pete
    2017- 17 taps, 3 gallons, stove-top insanity
    2018- 36 taps, 10 gallons, Oil tank evaporator
    2019- 24 taps, 7 gallons
    2020- 27 taps, 5.75 gallons
    2021- 42 taps, 8 gallons
    2022- 48 taps, 8.5 gallons
    2023- 50 taps, 15 gallons
    2024- 46 taps........ Maybe I should add a few more?

    Oil Tank Evaporator build

  8. #258
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    We are about 1300 feet and there were still small snowbanks in the shade at 2000 feet on Saturday. With the snowpack we had this winter the season definitely did not go as I had planned.
    2.5X10 HE
    600 RO
    Vac

  9. #259
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    Ballston New York
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    In ballston the reds budded a few weeks ago. The sugars still haven't Budded and are still producing but the sap spoils so fast it's no use.
    2023 650+ taps 4-4x40 Frankenstein ro
    2022 - 500 taps 77 on shurflo the rest on Gast 3040 vacuum pump 1" main, DIY 2 post 4x40 RO, NEW to us 30"x8' oil-fired with preheat/hood
    2021 - 205 taps (150 on shurflo, rest on 3/16 gravity) RO Bucket 4 membrane

    L48 Kubota tractor
    1954 Ferguson T0-30

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  10. #260
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    As cold as it has been, the next week looks ideal for a sap run temperature wise...if it were later in February I'd feel ready to go but I'm guessing I won't tap until President's Day as it is.

    We are running some short (25 tap~) 3/16s lines on natural gravity to try it out in anticipation of a big expansion over the next few years. Will hopefully go up to 200 taps this year, which is big for us now!
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    2015: 8 bucket taps (7 red, 1 sugar) on DIY barrel evaporator
    2016: 13 taps (bucket and tube) on block arch and hotel pans
    2017: SAME
    2018: 25 taps on 2x3 flat pan and resurrected barrel arch
    2019: 25 taps...same setup plus DIY 3x150gpd RO filter
    2020: 50 taps, all buckets..."new" oil tank arch setup
    2021: 100 taps (50/50 buckets/3-16 tubing) on 2x4 divided pan
    2022: 150 taps (50/100 b/t) on 2x4 pan with sap warmer pan
    2023: SAME
    2024: 150 taps, added single-post 4x40 RO system

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