starting to bud in Andover
Some of my trees are starting to show signs of budding, so I think I am going to pull my taps this week. Did my 3rd boil of the year in the frigid temps yesterday. All told, I got close to 7 gallons from 6 trees/10 taps. New Mason 2x3 served me well and I will consider upping my tree/tap count for next year, if I can plan my work schedule accordingly.
Red or sugar maples? Seems early for sugar. Also - 7 gallons from 10 taps is awesome! Nice work!
Gabe
2016: Homemade arch from old wood stove; 2 steam tray pans; 6 taps; 1.1 gal
2017: Same setup. 15 taps; 4.5 gal
2018: Same setup. Limited time. 12 taps and short season; 2.2 gal
2019: Very limited time. 7 taps and a short season; 1.8 gals
2020: New Mason 2x3 XL halfway through season; 9 taps 2 gals
2021: Same 2x3, 18 taps, 4.5 gals
2022: 23 taps, 5.9 gals
2023: 23 taps. Added AUF, 13.2 gals
2024: 17 taps, 5.3 gals
All on buckets
its up to you but honestly if you wanted to get the most out of them, leave them in, i keep going till the sap smells funky or tastes buddy, because even cloudy sap can still make great syrup... great job on the totals
2x6 leader WSE with AUF, hood,preheater
waterguy RO
leader 16 gal custom water jacketed canner
10 in short stack wes fab filter press
540 taps on tubing with vac & always adding
2- benders running 25" hg from GAST vac pumps
few stainless bulk tanks
1978 chevy 1 ton 4x4 dually
IH T340 dozer with 6-way blade
Wow that's crazy. And here we are -20 wind chills and highs of 10 degrees.
Tap'em if ya got'em.
yeah we had a high of 14 here today and the wind is nasty . i haven`t yet seen any almost or full budded maples in my area yet.... even the solf maples are holding on well , theres more sap to come for all of us , its just the waiting game to get it
2x6 leader WSE with AUF, hood,preheater
waterguy RO
leader 16 gal custom water jacketed canner
10 in short stack wes fab filter press
540 taps on tubing with vac & always adding
2- benders running 25" hg from GAST vac pumps
few stainless bulk tanks
1978 chevy 1 ton 4x4 dually
IH T340 dozer with 6-way blade
I just hope we can get at least one good run with a few days/nights of over/under. I haven't seen one like that yet, and the season is halfway over! It just keeps going straight from frozen to too warm, with one day in the middle. Basically means one decent day of sap in a full week or more. Mother Nature sure has a sense of humor!Originally Posted by WESTMAPLES
Gabe
2016: Homemade arch from old wood stove; 2 steam tray pans; 6 taps; 1.1 gal
2017: Same setup. 15 taps; 4.5 gal
2018: Same setup. Limited time. 12 taps and short season; 2.2 gal
2019: Very limited time. 7 taps and a short season; 1.8 gals
2020: New Mason 2x3 XL halfway through season; 9 taps 2 gals
2021: Same 2x3, 18 taps, 4.5 gals
2022: 23 taps, 5.9 gals
2023: 23 taps. Added AUF, 13.2 gals
2024: 17 taps, 5.3 gals
All on buckets
Hard to believe he was considering pulling taps over two weeks ago....my sap has been running like mad. Sadly, I am almost out of wood so I will have to let this last bit run onto the ground as both barrels at the end of my 3/16 are full and I have to scramble for wood to boil it with.
2024 - New Maine resident, 12X12 sugar shack under construction
2019 - New 12X12 boiling pavilion
2018 - New Mason 2X3 Hobby XL and homemade RO
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