Tapping Central Ohio
Just put in 135 taps on Friday. Had my best run in a long time on Friday and Saturday. Collected about 250 gallons of sap on Saturday and Sunday. Did my first boil on Monday. RO worked great. I added a blower to my 1/2 pint this year and it really increased the boil rate and kept it consistent between wood charging. It was very helpful at the end of the day as I was able to boil vigorously with just coals. Was able to cool the evaporator while I rinsed out the RO. I have about 170 gallons of sap from yesterday and today. Will boil again tomorrow. It looks like Friday and Saturday are going to be excellent and then too warm for about a week. In any case off to the best year ever for me.
Leader 1/2 pint - Kawasaki Mule - Smoky Lake Filter Bottler
24 GPH RO, 2 1/2 x 40 NF3 (NF270), 140 GPH (Brass with no relief valve ) ProCon pump
2013 - 44 taps - 16 gallons syrup, 2014 - 109 taps - 26 gallons syrup
2015 - 71 taps - 13.5 gallons syrup, 2016 - 125 taps - 24.25 gallons syrup
2017 - 129 taps - 17.5 gallons syrup, 2018 - 128 taps- 18 gallons syrup
2019 -130 taps - 18.5 gallons syrup, 2020 ~125 taps-19.75 gallons syrup