Here in RI, I've only cooked 4 times this season but today's syrup was the lightest I've gotten all season. Usually it's the first cook but not this year.20170323_232944.jpgno
Nicest so far
Here in RI, I've only cooked 4 times this season but today's syrup was the lightest I've gotten all season. Usually it's the first cook but not this year.20170323_232944.jpgno
that is beautiful nice work
Looks very good I have had a great year started in mid January and still going great it is 70 degrees can't last much longer I boiled 39 gallon yesterday and just finished inside
2015 tapped my tree
2016 added two neighbors trees
2017 I tapped my whole street
Cement block arch
2018 got me a barrel and put in 2 steam pans still tapping street
Jacob, you are killing it this year! Good job!
~ Karen ~
2012 - 10 taps, 1 turkey fryer - 169.5L sap 4.2 L syrup
2013 - 23 taps, 2 turkey fryers - 748.5 L sap 17.56 L syrup
2014 - 22 taps, 509 L sap 12.5 L syrup
2015 - 28 taps, 1093.75 L sap 25.1 L syrup
2016 - 25 taps, 1223.5 L sap 28.25 L syrup
2017 - 21 taps, 518.5 L sap 12.7 L syrup
2018 - 28 taps, 2 turkey fryers & Denali 3 burner propane stove - 798L sap 16.9 L syrup
2019 - 28 taps, 1409.5L sap 40.12L syrup
Sugar, Norway, Manitoba, Silver and Freeman Maples
Karen
We had family over yesterday while I was boiling outside and as I finished I said I am so excited that it would be in the 60s the next couple days and on a good day I can get 5 gallons from my tree I emptied the 5 gallon bucket yesterday and this morning it was full just made my day. I have one other tree on my street that is as good or even better than mine that is all I need I will tap early next year to if same as this year
Originally Posted by Run Forest Run!
2015 tapped my tree
2016 added two neighbors trees
2017 I tapped my whole street
Cement block arch
2018 got me a barrel and put in 2 steam pans still tapping street
That's good news. I've finally got a boil going today. Still some more to go collect. Most of the trees are running today. I've got some decent ice blocks in the bags still.
This is only my second boil this season. First was a month ago.
OK, back to work I go. Break is over.
2011 15 taps.
2012 40 taps.
2013 100 taps, all sap sacks. Custom built 2x6 wood fired evaporator and sugar shack.
2014 125 taps.
2015 145 taps
2020 175 taps
2021 70 on 3/16 gravity lines 70 on sap saks
2022 100 on 3/16 gravity lines. 40 on saks
good to hear. im about to take a walk in the woods and see what i have. hoping for more of course.
I also ran much lighter yesterday. My previous batch was very dark and it looks like the syrup in my finisherer awaiting filtering and packing into a barrel and retail containers is going to be amber. I've had it go back one grade lighter in other years when I had enough sap to give me a long boil, but this time both boils were about the same, one was 530 gal on sap and the next was 510 gal and I'm fairly certain it has gone back to Amber from very dark.
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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