Just got back from checking one bush,still frozen solid,was walking on ice in the swamp next to the bush. According to accuweather supposed to warm up around 10:00 tonight,might be sap in the morning
Just got back from checking one bush,still frozen solid,was walking on ice in the swamp next to the bush. According to accuweather supposed to warm up around 10:00 tonight,might be sap in the morning
7th generation maple producer in sugarhouse built in 1892
2x World Champion Maple Syrup Producer
1250 taps on cv adapters
Leader Vortex 3x14 with Max Flue and Revolution Syrup Pan,Enhanced Steam Away
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Well, we finished our first little batch yesterday afternoon.....got all of 1.2 liters LOL
As mentioned in previous posts though, our goal was 1 liter just so we could finally say we did it, next year we'll be sizing up for sure.
All in all, considering it was our first year we were happy with how the whole process went.
The only part of our process we found more tedious then expected was filtering, next year this will be different as well!
I'm sure our little production amount has some of you snickering (ourselves included LOL) but we're pleased with our 5 little bottles of gold!
Buckets are still on the trees so we'll see what the next run brings.
Happy sugarin' everyone!
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Last edited by Fort Wisers; 03-27-2017 at 05:57 AM.
2022 - 21 taps: 470 litres of sap / 15.75 litres of syrup (stopped season short)
2021 - took the season off
2020 - 20 taps: 524 litres of sap / 18.75 litres of syrup
2019 - 14 taps: 416 litres of sap / 15.25 litres of syrup
2018 - 9 taps (309 litres) + a generous neighbour (114 litres): 423 litres of sap / 14.5 litres of syrup
2017 - 4 taps: 55 litres of sap / 1.5 litres of syrup (just enough to get us hooked)
www.fort-wisers.ca
Great job! No snickering here.. we started 3 years ago and our first batch was very similar in size! It's the process that keeps me intrigued. Sounds like you nailed it!Originally Posted by Fort Wisers
2 acres of sugar maples. Woodburning arch with small evaporator and propane burners with steamer pans Year 5.
2015 - 35 taps on 30 trees. 1556 L sap and 44L syrup!
2016 - 42 taps on 40 trees. 2274 L sap and 64L syrup!
2017 - 37 taps on 36 trees. 1573 L sap and 47L syrup!
2018 - 33 taps on 32 trees. 2314 L sap and 53L syrup!
2019 - 30 taps on 29 trees. 1640L sap and 51 L syrup!
2020 - 31 taps on 30 trees. 760 L + stopped counting sap and 25 L syrup!
So frustrated!
On my 3rd filtering job with one small batch.. I'm almost ready to throw the batch out!
I just don't understand ... it's so frustrating.. the last filtering on this batch took over 12 hours!!
2 acres of sugar maples. Woodburning arch with small evaporator and propane burners with steamer pans Year 5.
2015 - 35 taps on 30 trees. 1556 L sap and 44L syrup!
2016 - 42 taps on 40 trees. 2274 L sap and 64L syrup!
2017 - 37 taps on 36 trees. 1573 L sap and 47L syrup!
2018 - 33 taps on 32 trees. 2314 L sap and 53L syrup!
2019 - 30 taps on 29 trees. 1640L sap and 51 L syrup!
2020 - 31 taps on 30 trees. 760 L + stopped counting sap and 25 L syrup!
First year giving this a go. Tapped 7 trees 3/17 and by the time we were able to boil this weekend we had about 95L of sap.....
Built a cinder block evaporator and used a single 14"x19" stainless pan.
Saturday we boiled 35L of sap in about 4 hours making just under 1L of syrup
Sunday we boiled about 60L of sap in 6 hours making just under 2 L of syrup.
Having a lot of fun with family and friends coming over and making a day of it.
Weather looks good for this week so we cant wait to do it all over again next weekend.
Nice work! Nice evap rates for a backyard rig, one thing we plan to improve upon next year is our rates....
2022 - 21 taps: 470 litres of sap / 15.75 litres of syrup (stopped season short)
2021 - took the season off
2020 - 20 taps: 524 litres of sap / 18.75 litres of syrup
2019 - 14 taps: 416 litres of sap / 15.25 litres of syrup
2018 - 9 taps (309 litres) + a generous neighbour (114 litres): 423 litres of sap / 14.5 litres of syrup
2017 - 4 taps: 55 litres of sap / 1.5 litres of syrup (just enough to get us hooked)
www.fort-wisers.ca
Ya the rig surpassed my expectation.
I always had another pot pre warming on the front that would get to a slow boil before I would add it to the pan. I was also firing pretty hard, 4 or 5 wrist sized sticks every 15 to 20 mins.
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This forecast is about what we want to see - now the trees just need to cooperate! We have waaaaay too much wood left in the shed right now and too many empty drums!
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4,600 Taps on vacuum
9,400 gallons storage
3 tower CDL RO
3.5'x14' Lapierre Force 5
Twitter & Instagram: @ennismaple
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My last batch of just plain ol nearup, what will soon become batch #4, took forever to filter through too. Don't try to rush it like poking at the filter, stirring etc that will only force nitre through. Just change filters frequently!
Been tapping since 2008.
2018 - 17 taps/7 trees...819l sap, approx 28l syrup
2019 - 18 taps/8 trees...585l sap, 28l syrup...21:1 ratio
2020 - 18 taps/8 trees...890.04l sap...gave away about 170l, 30l snafu'd....23l total for me from approx 690l
2021 - 18 taps/8 trees...395l sap, 12 l syrup
2022 - 18 taps/8 trees....7 sugars 1 red due to #2 having surgery so had the season off....582l sap, 18.5l syrup
2023 - 18 taps/8 trees...all sugars again. 807l sap, so far approx 14l syrup
One thing I can say as a first year person about filtering is get yourself some fabric cone filters that are for syrup and a bunch of the prefilter cones that go inside. Never wring then out. I actually use the pre filters new for final filter then I rinse real good with hot hot water and u use three or four together to filter my sap when I take it of the arch. Really makes the final filtering much faster. I have had what I think is lot of sugar sand (what do I know) this year and in the beginning was having trouble filtering also.
225 taps 180 on vac 45 on natural gravity lines.
2x6 drop flue with auto draw.
Home built 3 x400gpd ro
2017 kubota M7060hdcc12
2019 can am defender
2017- first year 80 taps 22x36 home made arch and pan.
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