A good thread while waiting for more sap. Share your favorite drinks while evaporating. I like to drink what we call a Sapskey.
-ice
-shot or so of favorite whiskey/bourbon
-sap
-maybe a splash of the sweet stuff from the pan
Enjoy the future boils!
Favorite drink while evaorating
A good thread while waiting for more sap. Share your favorite drinks while evaporating. I like to drink what we call a Sapskey.
-ice
-shot or so of favorite whiskey/bourbon
-sap
-maybe a splash of the sweet stuff from the pan
Enjoy the future boils!
Coffee! This is my livelyhood. I don't drink and drive and I don't try to drink and make syrup.
A "boiling soda" which is whatever your favorite brand of beer might be.
Russ
"Red Roof Maples" Where the term "boiling soda" was first introduced to the maple world!
1930 Ford Model AA Doodlebug tractor
A couple of Honda 4 wheelers
Four chainsaws and no chickens!
i tend to stick to light beer when friends and family are over. most the time it's my wife and I... she's a twisted tea fan... I prefer a good IPA. however my old man brought over some crown last week... that goes great with a splash of almost syrup!
Awfully thankful for an understanding wife!
“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.”
- Vincent “Vince” Lombardi
Good luck to all!
Usually a case of monster energy lol keeps me going
5x16 woodfired blower preheater
8k taps 60cfm indiana vac 18cfm airtech
Cdl 600 RO
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Usually my go-to glass of red wine.
Been tapping since 2008.
2018 - 17 taps/7 trees...819l sap, approx 28l syrup
2019 - 18 taps/8 trees...585l sap, 28l syrup...21:1 ratio
2020 - 18 taps/8 trees...890.04l sap...gave away about 170l, 30l snafu'd....23l total for me from approx 690l
2021 - 18 taps/8 trees...395l sap, 12 l syrup
2022 - 18 taps/8 trees....7 sugars 1 red due to #2 having surgery so had the season off....582l sap, 18.5l syrup
2023 - 18 taps/8 trees...all sugars again. 807l sap, so far approx 14l syrup
Fantasy Factory (India Pale Ale) or New Glarus Fat Squirrel (nut brown ale).
42.82N
2015 - Small operation. 25 buckets. One excited 5 year old and one 35 year old that feels 5 again.
2016 - One year older. New Homemade 2x4 Arch, Smoky Lake Pan and looking at 52 maples, 17 box elders and 2 walnut trees.
2017 - Shurflo 4008 hooked to 42 stingy silver maples and a few Norways. A couple buckets on sugars and Norways. 10 box elders.
2018 - ...a few more taps.
2019 - ...more taps on 3/16 gravity. This spiral is heading downward in a hurry.
2020 - 4x400 RO - RB20 (uh-oh!)
Coffee is the only thing I could possibly drink when I'm working. It's too busy and I need to stay alert.
Sean
2013-1st year...94 taps, 12x24 sugarhouse, home built evap. Gast 2065 pump with bender
releaser.
2014-30x36 sugarhouse, 2.5x10 "Jutras" evaporator, 1200+ taps on vacuum, sap brothers RO. 2 sihi 2 stage pumps, 440 gal.
2015- 1000gph memtek RO, 3250 Taps, 1200 gallons
2016- Modified grimm 4'x12' evaporator with auf and aof with air preheater. Home built airtight arch front. 4250 taps?
2017- 2400gph. Lapierre RO, 10" filter press, 5000 taps
You have to go with Jim Beam Maple
Family taped for many years
started again 2009 after 25 year break with 40 taps
2011 60 taps
2016 90 taps
While I'm not a tea totaler by any means and I sometimes order a beer when out to dinner, all I drink when boiling is ice water
Dave Klish, I recently ordered a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.
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