Vacuum has been pulling sap, and the 3/16 is still trickling, but everything else didn't do much today. We'll hold on and see what happens, but Saturday freeze seems less likely, and after that it doesn't look good at all. One last boil tomorrow.
Vacuum has been pulling sap, and the 3/16 is still trickling, but everything else didn't do much today. We'll hold on and see what happens, but Saturday freeze seems less likely, and after that it doesn't look good at all. One last boil tomorrow.
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I'm getting a run today. Cooking as it comes, wouldn't want to let this stuff sit.
This is a picture of what ran last night at one set of 85 taps on 3/16th tubing. A tad over 200 gallons. My 5/16th didn't even come close. [ATTACH=CONFIG]16356
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900 plus taps , 435 vacuum, 565 gravity
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How much elevation from tank to first tap do you have?
I'll have to walk it with my GPS. I'm thinking some of them are over 100' of drop
" A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way."
Mark Twain
900 plus taps , 435 vacuum, 565 gravity
2.5 x 10 Thor on Tsunami arch
H2O Concentrater 300
Squeezing Bees
and
Draining Trees
Since 1980
http://www.sparkyshoneyandmaple.com/about.html
Had a descent run last nite. Sap is still clear with 2.7 sugar. Syrup tasted great. Still have couple feet of snow in the woods, hopefully it will hold things at bay until if and when it freezes again.
2008---35 buckets--3 gal syrup
2015---150 on 3/16 gravity&50 Buckets
2016---350+/- on 3/16
2017---700+ on 3/16
2018---700+ on 3/16 added 500gal milk tank
7 gallons of syrup today, was getting dark robust but now has gone back to light and delicate, go figure.
Nice run going here this morning.
That's great! I probably would have run the vacuum today without the freeze, but definitely got a boost. Looks like I'm going to run out of 5-gallon jugs. Then wood. And energy.Originally Posted by Dale Sparrow
Nice run going here this morning.
Still running here. Looks like ano5her freeze thurs or fridqy if the buds and holes hold tight.
2008---35 buckets--3 gal syrup
2015---150 on 3/16 gravity&50 Buckets
2016---350+/- on 3/16
2017---700+ on 3/16
2018---700+ on 3/16 added 500gal milk tank
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