did not collect as much as hoped yesterday (7 gallons), even though it warmed. I am afraid my taps are drying up, it has only been 4 weeks though for me.
cross fingers for today, it warmed earlier and higher than expected.
did not collect as much as hoped yesterday (7 gallons), even though it warmed. I am afraid my taps are drying up, it has only been 4 weeks though for me.
cross fingers for today, it warmed earlier and higher than expected.
2014 Year 1, 1 large front yard shade tree with 3 taps - 3 quarts of the best syrup I ever had.
2015 - Convince In-laws and Neighbors, bought F-150 and bricks. 20 taps, 4 gallons in pretty bottles.
2016 -- More friends and neighbors, should add another 20 +, built temporary shelter as sugar shack. F150 traded for Ram 2500. Big Blue new barrels for 116 gal storage. 8 gallons Syrup.
2017 - Mortared Brick Arch with serving pans, no make that an 18 x 48 CDL divided flat pan, 48 taps.
I think it's just too cold - Up here anyway, most nights since the storm are down to 11 or 12 degrees - A few hours close to 40 just isn't enough to thaw before they freeze again. Hard to believe 2 weeks from today is Apr. 1
My taps ran a little yesterday and ran a little better today. Tomorrow I'll collect and see what we get. I agree that it's been pretty cold at night and it does seem to take the trees a couple of days to wake up from that.
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The snow is insulating the ground as well so that'll slow them down a bit too. Mine ran a bit yesterday and today, but nothing to write home about. should have about 250-275 to collect tomorrow I hopeOriginally Posted by Mike Van
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
Also, make sure you guys check your tanks before you start dumping sap into them. I had to dump 40 gallons after i started pumping into my transfer tank, thankfully i got up into the truck to check flow and noticed the funky smell immediately. had to kill the pump and bring the tank home and sanitize it. I would have been pissed if i put 200 gallons into the tank and then discovered it.
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
Put 150 gallons through the RO and pan tonight. Don't look now but I think this cold weather turn this syrup light again. I was making coffee for the past two weeks but tonight was a different brew. Can't wait to see what the next few days bring.
Whatever comes this will be the last week for me. Need four more gallons to make my goal and I'm done.
1980 - 6 taps, stone fire pit, drain pan evaporator, 1 pint of syrup
2016 - 55 taps on 3/16 and gravity, new sugar shack, 2x3 Mason XL, 16 gallons of syrup
2017 - 170 taps on 3/16, 2x4 Mason XL, NextGen RO. 50 gallons of syrup
2018 - 250+ taps on gravity and buckets, 2x5 Smokey Lake arch and Beaverland pan.
2019 - 250+ taps on gravity. A few buckets. 35 gallons of syrup.
2020 - 300+ taps on gravity. 50 gallons of syrup.
2021 - 280 taps on gravity and 40 buckets. 35 gallons of syrup.
I picked up a whole 10 gals today - Sap, not syrup - Not bad though, hadn't had any since Mar 9. I still think they're froze, more to come yet this season.
Just collected 15, plus 13 yesterday, and they are still dripping - actually did not even pick up the remote lot, so probably another 4 gallons there. Sam picked up quite a bit too.
Now I am optimistic to get another gallon of syrup, if weather continues.
"If we had some ham, we could have some ham and eggs, if we had some eggs"
2014 Year 1, 1 large front yard shade tree with 3 taps - 3 quarts of the best syrup I ever had.
2015 - Convince In-laws and Neighbors, bought F-150 and bricks. 20 taps, 4 gallons in pretty bottles.
2016 -- More friends and neighbors, should add another 20 +, built temporary shelter as sugar shack. F150 traded for Ram 2500. Big Blue new barrels for 116 gal storage. 8 gallons Syrup.
2017 - Mortared Brick Arch with serving pans, no make that an 18 x 48 CDL divided flat pan, 48 taps.
I think you're right. I'm hoping to collect 500 gallons by the end of the week and have the last boil Friday night and Saturday. I'm planning on this to be the last weekend. Guess we'll have to throw a party on Saturday!!
1980 - 6 taps, stone fire pit, drain pan evaporator, 1 pint of syrup
2016 - 55 taps on 3/16 and gravity, new sugar shack, 2x3 Mason XL, 16 gallons of syrup
2017 - 170 taps on 3/16, 2x4 Mason XL, NextGen RO. 50 gallons of syrup
2018 - 250+ taps on gravity and buckets, 2x5 Smokey Lake arch and Beaverland pan.
2019 - 250+ taps on gravity. A few buckets. 35 gallons of syrup.
2020 - 300+ taps on gravity. 50 gallons of syrup.
2021 - 280 taps on gravity and 40 buckets. 35 gallons of syrup.
Sap finally started running today since the deep freeze.
I haven't boiled in about 2 weeks.
I collected about 40 gallons of sap from 80 taps on vacuum. It's still running tonight. Hope this is a big run.
Sap is crystal clear. But sugar is only about 1-2% brix.
Mark
Mason 2x4 w/raised flue pan, 240 gal. sap tank, 80 Reds on 5/16 tubing and Lunchbox releaser/pump, 20 sugars on buckets
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