Ha! Does that evap/pan setup look familiar Ken? They have worked out great for us! Thanks again!
Have you tapped yet? I should have tapped yesterday and now I have to go out of town for a few days. Might miss the first run...
Ha! Does that evap/pan setup look familiar Ken? They have worked out great for us! Thanks again!
Have you tapped yet? I should have tapped yesterday and now I have to go out of town for a few days. Might miss the first run...
43° 31' 8" N
2012: 2 taps 1 quart of something resembling syrup and 1 cup of sugar
2013: 12 taps 3 gallons of syrup
2014: 20 taps 4 gallons of syrup
2015: 25 taps 10 gallons of syrup
2016: 60 taps 12 gallons of syrup
2017: 75 taps
I've only made sugar once on accident. My first year. It was the coolest thing ever. I poured what I thought would be syrup into a mason jar and as soon as it hit the glass it turned into sugar. Science.
43° 31' 8" N
2012: 2 taps 1 quart of something resembling syrup and 1 cup of sugar
2013: 12 taps 3 gallons of syrup
2014: 20 taps 4 gallons of syrup
2015: 25 taps 10 gallons of syrup
2016: 60 taps 12 gallons of syrup
2017: 75 taps
I bought a used stainless 3 x 7 raised flue pan this year waiting for smokey lake to finish 3x3 front pan then I will tap. This weekend though and next ten days look good I will tap soon
First year 2012 34 taps 4 steam pans on blocks
2013 130 taps on homemade sap bag holders trying new fuel oil tank and 2 x 4 divided pan made 42 gallons of liquid gold
2014 Bought English tin drop flue 3 by 10 pans each 5 ft long Made arch for them. 83 taps on gravity 138 taps on sap bags
2015 268 taps on gravity short season oonly made 52 gallons
2016 328 tap on shurflo sold sap to help pay for stainless pans
Latitude:N 41° 54' 56.4415"
Longitude:W 84° 17' 6.4561"
2018
sold barrel cooker
bought 2 mason 2x4
adding Vacuum
Adding RO, running Lines 5/16 and 3/16, jumping to close to 200 taps, making sticky..
2017, attempting to add float box and bunch more
taps and run a few lines.
2016 rookie season. 70 taps, Kubota tractor, 55 gallon
Barrel and funnel for collection.
wood fired oil drum cooker.
2x3 evaporator pan w/18" Sq pre-warming pan.
3 sided carport sugar shack.
Thanks woodey24. That rope idea was not mine. I probably read about it on this forum. I have very few original ideas!
43° 31' 8" N
2012: 2 taps 1 quart of something resembling syrup and 1 cup of sugar
2013: 12 taps 3 gallons of syrup
2014: 20 taps 4 gallons of syrup
2015: 25 taps 10 gallons of syrup
2016: 60 taps 12 gallons of syrup
2017: 75 taps
Finally tapped most of my trees today. Sap was flowing pretty good here north of Grand Rapids. Here's a vid I took of the process:
43° 31' 8" N
2012: 2 taps 1 quart of something resembling syrup and 1 cup of sugar
2013: 12 taps 3 gallons of syrup
2014: 20 taps 4 gallons of syrup
2015: 25 taps 10 gallons of syrup
2016: 60 taps 12 gallons of syrup
2017: 75 taps
We were finally able to get out and boil today. Is anyone else worried about their sap spoiling due to the temps? Any ideas how to keep it cool for the next week?
43° 31' 8" N
2012: 2 taps 1 quart of something resembling syrup and 1 cup of sugar
2013: 12 taps 3 gallons of syrup
2014: 20 taps 4 gallons of syrup
2015: 25 taps 10 gallons of syrup
2016: 60 taps 12 gallons of syrup
2017: 75 taps
Our final installment. How we finish and bottle our syrup.
43° 31' 8" N
2012: 2 taps 1 quart of something resembling syrup and 1 cup of sugar
2013: 12 taps 3 gallons of syrup
2014: 20 taps 4 gallons of syrup
2015: 25 taps 10 gallons of syrup
2016: 60 taps 12 gallons of syrup
2017: 75 taps
Nice video's. Go GREEN!
Dave Kauffman
16th. year
Clarksville, Michigan