2/12/17
Nice end to a long weekend collected during the week n some from today to boil 200gal and made 4.5 gal,not bottled yet,I found to draw off syrup and let it sit settle down most what needs filtering,next day pour off clear reheat filter bottle then reheat the bottom of pot n filter this way all that's on the bottom doesn't clog the filter,the top almost doesn't need to be filtered but I do.i heat to 180 n bottle it,pic tomorrow of the color change from first batch.
2021 95 taps all on 3/16' natural gravity 2018 home built 4x40 RO 2017 1000 sap 15gal syrup 4 runs of 3/16 natural vac 1 of 5/16 2016 775gal of sap made 12gal syrup 2015 18.5 gal about 55 taps. Have the best wife! cub cadet volunteer 4x4 sap hauler
Glad you had a good day. Started tapping and repairing a mainline that came down during the week yesterday. It ran a little but not much. Finished tapping today amist the snow and freezeing rain. Everything stayed frozen. Got the syrup pan welded. It only cost $25 and a quart of syrup. It's good to have friends. Hopefully in a couple of days I'll have enough sap to make some of that sweet stuff.
Dave C.
2011 - 130 Taps
2017 - 300 Taps (all gravity)
2x8 Leader Revolution Evaporator
12x18 Sugarhouse
2021 - 350 taps
Leader Micro2 RO
Leader Clear Filter press
2023 - 390 Taps
Nice. I had a Good run Wednesday. But only 100 gallons since . It stayed close to freezing since then. I'm hoping for a little warmth to get running again. Do you ever check sugar content ? I was at about 2% consistently and made about 3.5 gallons out of 240 gallons of sap. I try to get it done on evaporator or very close to it.
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2020-Leader Micro2 RO added, 210 taps
2019-165 taps ,24 gallons syrup made.
2017-crazy weather. 18 gallons
2010-1st year,30 taps on buckets ,concrete block and 4 stainless pans
That all sounds good everyone,my 3/16 was running yesterday but collected what was in there since Wednesday from the 4 buckets I have.
2021 95 taps all on 3/16' natural gravity 2018 home built 4x40 RO 2017 1000 sap 15gal syrup 4 runs of 3/16 natural vac 1 of 5/16 2016 775gal of sap made 12gal syrup 2015 18.5 gal about 55 taps. Have the best wife! cub cadet volunteer 4x4 sap hauler
My first 2 years of doing this my sap was tested all the time. I was bringing it to Luscroft farms to be boiled. It tested at 1.8 to 2.0. Need to do a lot more thinning of the surrounding trees. Last year a friend loaned us a sap tester. My trees tested the same but the trees around the sugar shack tested at 2.7. Have about 20 yard trees there.
Dave C.
2011 - 130 Taps
2017 - 300 Taps (all gravity)
2x8 Leader Revolution Evaporator
12x18 Sugarhouse
2021 - 350 taps
Leader Micro2 RO
Leader Clear Filter press
2023 - 390 Taps
I need the RO and I'm going to do it for sure.
2021 95 taps all on 3/16' natural gravity 2018 home built 4x40 RO 2017 1000 sap 15gal syrup 4 runs of 3/16 natural vac 1 of 5/16 2016 775gal of sap made 12gal syrup 2015 18.5 gal about 55 taps. Have the best wife! cub cadet volunteer 4x4 sap hauler
sounds like some good results from all.
My weekend was slow everything was basically frozen, including some sap from last week. Cooked it down this evening, sap was a little cloudy and syrup was pretty dark because it had set a few days, but allowed me to clean out the tank so I am ready if we get some action tomorrow.
It is nice to be all caught up!
Cheers
John
All red maples:
2013/4 - A few taps and propane burner
2015 - 54 taps on bags and buckets, 2x3 Mason evaporator - 3.5 gallons syrup finished and bottled
2016 - 72 taps on home-built vacuum/mainline system, home built RO (2 - 2.5 x 21 membranes) - 9+ gallons syrup finished and bottled
2017 - 91 taps upgrade to RO (single 4 x 40 membrane) - 13 gallons syrup
2018 - 91 taps - 12 gallons syrup
2022 - Back after 3 years off, 106 taps on vacuum - 29+ gallons syrup
Caught up is a nice feeling!! I will collect today n see what out there but I left 50gal in frozen tote from Sunday am,I would of never finished if I added it to the 200, need that RO. Lol
2021 95 taps all on 3/16' natural gravity 2018 home built 4x40 RO 2017 1000 sap 15gal syrup 4 runs of 3/16 natural vac 1 of 5/16 2016 775gal of sap made 12gal syrup 2015 18.5 gal about 55 taps. Have the best wife! cub cadet volunteer 4x4 sap hauler
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