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    Default Best Day Ever

    495 gals on 230 taps. Hope we get another good run later this week. Could be a banner year if we do, just got to get past the next couple days. Hang in there everyone and good luck!

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    Wow that is pretty good. We collected 350 off 310 taps at 8:30 this morning but did not go back out tonight to pickup again, it will be there in the morning
    1986-2002 2x6 Leader evaporator 150 taps drop tubes
    Life happens
    2015 130 taps drop tubes and sap sacs
    2016 225 taps drop tubes and sap sacs
    2017 300+? MicRO single membrane
    2019 325 taps 81 gallons made, most ever for us
    2020 2x6 Smoky Lake evaporator 400 taps with 160 on a guzzler pump
    2021..... a lot more line and vacuum

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    We collected about 120 gallons on 75 taps here north of Grand Rapids. Great day!
    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

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    Still too cold up here. Didn't start flowing until around 2 PM.
    CE
    44° 41′ 3″ N

    2019 -- 44 Red Maples - My home and sugarbush are for sale.
    2018 -- 48 Red Maples, 7 gallons
    2017 -- 84 Red Maples, 1 Sugar Maple, and 1 Silver Maple , 13 gallons
    2016 -- 55 Red Maples, 8 gallons
    2015 -- 15 Red Maples, 6 Birches - 3+ gallons maple syrup
    An awning over my deck is my sugar shack.
    An electrified kitchen sink and an electrified steam table pan are my evaporators.

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    Caught up on the sap that we had, was turning cloudy. Boiled 35 gallons off in five hours and collected 40 fresh.
    I confess I am getting tired. We are sitting at 417 total I only shoot for 500 total.
    43.6728° N Sanford MI.

    2015 100 3/16 taps/buckets. 540 gallons of sap = 12 gallons finished. grill side burner (propane)
    2016 100 3/16 taps/buckets 315 gallons of sap = 11 gallons finished Turkey Fryer/ grill side burner (propane)
    2017 100 3/16 taps /buckets 797 gallons of sap = 8 3/4 gallons finished. Home made brick arch (wood)

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    You did really well Ivy, I'm really wishing we had more taps on tubing with vacuum, almost all of my buckets were overflowing and I spilled a fair amount trying to pour them into the collection tank. We ended up with around 375 gallons on our 250 taps. Lets hope this keeps up!!
    2016: 4 Buckets, 1 Gallon of syrup
    2017: 70 on 3/16 Gravity, 180 on buckets, New Sugar Shack and Sunrise Metal 2x8 Maxiflame
    2022: Boiling for 1200 taps, new Volcano 2000 coming next summer

    Great Lakes Maple

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    Joel,
    When are you boiling again? You did really well with your taps also. I hope we get one more good run at the end of the week, because I think it is winding down. I want to bring someone over to show them your nice outfit.
    Thanks!

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    Cedar Eater,
    I a little anxious to see what you do with your new shurflo. Please keep us up to date on it.
    Thanks

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    Ivy,
    We will be boiling again on Wednesday evening, you are always welcome!
    2016: 4 Buckets, 1 Gallon of syrup
    2017: 70 on 3/16 Gravity, 180 on buckets, New Sugar Shack and Sunrise Metal 2x8 Maxiflame
    2022: Boiling for 1200 taps, new Volcano 2000 coming next summer

    Great Lakes Maple

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    725 gallon on my 31 bags and 330 taps 55 gallon drums were over flowing. Receiving my new smokey lake finish pan today hope I can boil 100 gal. an hour or more on my 3x10 with auto draw.
    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

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