Still getting over a gallon a tap per day. As of yesterday, syrup was AR and still had decent flavor. Will be over 6 pounds a tap with today's boil. Hope to go through the weekend.
Still getting over a gallon a tap per day. As of yesterday, syrup was AR and still had decent flavor. Will be over 6 pounds a tap with today's boil. Hope to go through the weekend.
When I went to collect yesterday the sap smelled sour, I dumped it. Forecast says it might freeze again this weekend. I'll run the pump an hour or 2 Friday and dump the sap, then wash the tank and see if we get the freeze. If we do and the buds have not yet opened, I'll collect the 2-3 day flow that will bring, then I'll likely call it quits. Still not a great year, at this point I'm at 140 gal packed and I have about 15-18 gal in the finisher plus the concentrate in the pans. That usually makes another 12-15 gal or so. If I get no more sap I might hit 170-175, we'll see. Lots of sap but poor sugar %.
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.
Neil, how's your sugar been? We've been pathetically low.
shrunken producer, from 8,000 taps to 4,000 to 5800 to 9500 to 11,000 vac
5x16 woodchip fired evaporator with 5x10 max flue and 5x6 revolution front pan
CDL 20+ RO
Double 10"filterpress
sp-11, bb2, airtech L63, L160, L230 vac pumps
CDL low profile electric releaser
MES 8000 electric releaser
CDL 4000 tap mechanical releaser
I haven't figured for the year yet, but looks like it will be on par with most years. Around 1.3 average for the season will be close. We've been around 1 percent for the past week.Originally Posted by lew
I am still going but this Sunday maybe the end
FIRST GENERATION SUGARMAKER
First boil 2/22/2012! Went Pefect!
3,500' of laterals
1,000' of mainline
2012 - 105 taps on gravity, 12 sap sacks.
2013 - 175 taps on gravity, 25 on sacks = 200 taps for 2013! Second year.
2014 - 250 taps on gravity, 25 on sacks
Tapped on February 16, 2014
2015 - adding vac sap puller no more gravity for me!
275 gallon holding tank for 2014
20'x30' Sugarhouse
Carmel flavor tonight but no peepers (the kiss of death) yet.
3,100 taps
60 cfm flood
HC2
5 by 14 oil
Brian
Peepers are singing up a storm the last 3 nights in our pond. They must've had a good ole time last year because we've never heard this many out there before.
Heard them here for the first time this season yesterday, but I was done last Friday anyway. Still finishing up though.
Gary / Zena Crossroads / 42˚ 00' 24" N / Hobby in Early '70s, Addiction since 2014
175+ taps on 3/16 (60 of which are on two Lunchbox Vac/Releasers)
12x34 timber framed sap house w/attached 10x34 shed roof for storage
2 x 6 Smoky Lake hybrid pan on Corsair arch with AUF/steam hood/preheater/concentric exhaust
7.0 KW Sun Power PV System, Smokey Lake Filter Press/Steam Bottler, Modified NGMP RO - 2 4x40 posts 200 gph
Peepers out for 5 days. Last boil on Friday, but my neighbor picked up sap on my buckets 4/3. Last day for sure, some yellow, cloudy, off smelling. Only 15 good gallons. Many taps dry. Pulled all taps. Adding up season totals and statistics.
At 1200' have not heard the peepers. First 100 Gallons went down the drain this morning. The sap is now running clear, maybe a freeze tonight.
2.5X10 HE
600 RO
Vac
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