I see this market getting saturated quickly as everyone is seemingly getting into it. There is no way that I would pay the kind of asking price I have seen for this syrup, and consequently, most other folks won't either.
I see this market getting saturated quickly as everyone is seemingly getting into it. There is no way that I would pay the kind of asking price I have seen for this syrup, and consequently, most other folks won't either.
Mark
Where we made syrup long before the trendies made it popular, now its just another commodity.
John Deere 4000, 830, and 420 crawler
1400 taps, 600 gph CDL RO, 4x12 wood-fired Leader, forced air and preheater. 400 gallon Sap-O-Matic vacuum gathering tank, PTO powered. 2500 gallon X truck tank, 17 bulk tanks.
No cage tanks allowed on this farm!
Fortunately it is not sugar makers that this product is being marketed to.
30x8 Leader revolution, wood fired blower, steamaway/hood. 903 taps all but 54 on pipeline and 3 vacuum systems. Hauling sap this year with a 99 F350 7.3 diesel dump and of course back up is the Honda 450 and trailer.
Maplecamp,the barrels are charred and had burbon in them.shipping to NH is about 25-30 dollars per barrel
When I say I get nearly ,$225 a gallon.that is when I put the syrup in 200ml flask...
Bourbon aged/flavored is kind of the new food craze. It is similar to the bacon craze that hit the food market a few years ago. You could get bacon-flavored everything then.
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
I've got 3 barrels aging now, 2 @ 5 gal and 1 @ 10 Gal. I started by spraying permeate over the entire barrel and the ends several times over a 2 day period. Then I filled them with 190-195 F syrup. I have continued to spray them with a mist of permeate, the first 4-5 days twice a day, after that once a day, to keep the barrels swelled and tight. On one day it went about 29-30 hours and one of the barrels had a slight ooze of syrup that leaked out so it got a little at that seam but nothing dripped off into the tray I have under it. Ssince then I've tried to go no more than 24-25 hrs and no more leaks. I have ordered a misting kit and plan to hook up an automatic misting system. I'll see if it needs to run 1 minute every 12 hrs or maybe 2 or 3 minutes. Then it is going on a timer. The misters are similar to what Las Vegas casinos use at the entrance to cool you as you enter when it is real hot outside. I got them thru an irrigation company. Once installed I won't need to check on the barrels daily, might check once every few days, maybe 2x a week maybe 1.
Last edited by maple flats; 05-04-2017 at 06:41 PM.
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.
Your report made me remember and chuckle about a friend and his brother making (we call it "swish") in a whiskey barrel in the cellar of their parent's small town hardware store..Originally Posted by maple flats
Big leak... every shopper left with a buzz for the next week or two.
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