I am ready to tap in Cheshire! New gravity lines with all check valves this season. this should help prolong the season. the 10 day looks promising!
Good luck this season!
steve
Tapping this weekend in Cheshire!
I am ready to tap in Cheshire! New gravity lines with all check valves this season. this should help prolong the season. the 10 day looks promising!
Good luck this season!
steve
41.457 x -72.907 148 elevation
2x4 wood fired evaporator with the "Hercules Blower"
hybrid pan and backflip preheater by Smoky Lake
103 taps. 44 on gravity
All sugar Maples
7" filter press
10 x 12 sugar shack
two very helpful kids
a wife that thinks I'm nuts
https://youtu.be/7MiY8qzBKk8
https://www.wunderground.com/persona...d?ID=KCTCHESH7
I'm planning on it as well - good luck this season Steve and the rest of CT maple!
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2012 - first year
8 taps w/ buckets
Block arch
2 stainless steel chafing pans
Coffee can prewarmers
2013 - 24 taps
2x3 Mason evaporator
Propane turkey fryer for finishing
Coffee urn for bottling
going all in starting today!
Best of luck from Bristol!
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SWEET 56 SUGAR SHACK
9am Saturday morning. Looks like a bunch of CT folks are either tapped or will be asap!
41.457 x -72.907 148 elevation
2x4 wood fired evaporator with the "Hercules Blower"
hybrid pan and backflip preheater by Smoky Lake
103 taps. 44 on gravity
All sugar Maples
7" filter press
10 x 12 sugar shack
two very helpful kids
a wife that thinks I'm nuts
https://youtu.be/7MiY8qzBKk8
https://www.wunderground.com/persona...d?ID=KCTCHESH7
have some sap in the line this morning. sugar content is exactly 2%.
41.457 x -72.907 148 elevation
2x4 wood fired evaporator with the "Hercules Blower"
hybrid pan and backflip preheater by Smoky Lake
103 taps. 44 on gravity
All sugar Maples
7" filter press
10 x 12 sugar shack
two very helpful kids
a wife that thinks I'm nuts
https://youtu.be/7MiY8qzBKk8
https://www.wunderground.com/persona...d?ID=KCTCHESH7
i threw a tap in a few days ago to keep an eye on the run, nothing this morning though. need another week to get my lines up and still waiting on my evaporator too. due in any day now.
2016 - 36 Taps - File Cabinet Arch + Food Pans
2017 - 2.5'x10' drop flues - 3/16 Natural Vacuum - 122 Taps
2018 - 16x20 Sugar Shack - 3/16 Natural Vacuum - 235 Taps
collected 30 gallons today and I'm only half tapped...tomorrow I get the pan clean and work on the sugar shack. if it runs tomorrow like it did today, i could be sweetening the pan sooner than I thought! How many of us are "almost" prepared in January and find themselves scrambling for the smallest but important items to get running??
41.457 x -72.907 148 elevation
2x4 wood fired evaporator with the "Hercules Blower"
hybrid pan and backflip preheater by Smoky Lake
103 taps. 44 on gravity
All sugar Maples
7" filter press
10 x 12 sugar shack
two very helpful kids
a wife that thinks I'm nuts
https://youtu.be/7MiY8qzBKk8
https://www.wunderground.com/persona...d?ID=KCTCHESH7
sundaY I collected 130 gallons on 60 taps.buckets were overflowing. i also have 5 gallon pails set as well. i put in another 40 today.
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SWEET 56 SUGAR SHACK
you have some healthy trees there my friend!Originally Posted by Pauly V
went from 20 degrees to 39 degrees in the last 3 hours...looks like I'm sweetening the pans today!
41.457 x -72.907 148 elevation
2x4 wood fired evaporator with the "Hercules Blower"
hybrid pan and backflip preheater by Smoky Lake
103 taps. 44 on gravity
All sugar Maples
7" filter press
10 x 12 sugar shack
two very helpful kids
a wife that thinks I'm nuts
https://youtu.be/7MiY8qzBKk8
https://www.wunderground.com/persona...d?ID=KCTCHESH7
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