Thanks for watching, and I agree I should talk more, but never liked hearing myself on video, but I guess I should get over that...
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Thanks for watching, and I agree I should talk more, but never liked hearing myself on video, but I guess I should get over that...
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2012 Year 1 - 6 taps
2013 Year 2 - 85 taps
2014 Year 3 - 150 taps - 22 gallons
2015 Year 4 200 taps - 15 Gallons
2016 Year 5 200 taps - 23 gallons
2017 Year 6 200 Buckets, 100 on 3/16 gravity)
2018 Year 7 200 Buckets , 175 on 3/16 with shurflo 4008
Patrick Phaneuf 2x6 raised flue
Polaris 6x6, 1990 Alpine Ski-doo
Sugar shack - 12X24 with 8x14 wood shed
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2012 Year 1 - 6 taps
2013 Year 2 - 85 taps
2014 Year 3 - 150 taps - 22 gallons
2015 Year 4 200 taps - 15 Gallons
2016 Year 5 200 taps - 23 gallons
2017 Year 6 200 Buckets, 100 on 3/16 gravity)
2018 Year 7 200 Buckets , 175 on 3/16 with shurflo 4008
Patrick Phaneuf 2x6 raised flue
Polaris 6x6, 1990 Alpine Ski-doo
Sugar shack - 12X24 with 8x14 wood shed
2015 - 8 buckets, 332L sap, 8.5L syrup - Barrel evaporator, 2 steam pans
2016 - 8 buckets, 432L sap
2017 - 10 bags, 470L sap, 9L syrup
2018 - 20 bags, 1050L sap, 17.6L syrup
2019 - 20 bags, 970L sap, 22.2L syrup
2020 - 17 bags, 813L sap, 17L syrup
Our version of the RO this week
2x100 gallon collection tanks and only 70 gallons made it into the bulk tank. Very sweet to taste. Syrup came off a lot faster today.
Big_Eddy
Eastern Ontario (Quinte)
20+ years on a 2x3 block arch,
Homemade 20"x64" drop flue since 2011
Build a Block Arch
Build a Flat Pan
Build a Flue Pan
Sweetening the Pans
Build a Bending Brake
Using a Hydrotherm
How much Sap to Sweeten?
What is with the white crud falling from the sky lol? All it’s good for it’s keeping my collected sap cold but I only have 27 L because everything is frozen solid lol.
So I finish off a batch late this afternoon just because I could.
The picture is my attempt at filtering and trying to keep it warm, I cut a tomato basket in half and flipped it over and used clothes pegs to hold the cloth filter on. I put 2 prefilters in wrapped the thing in foil the best I could, got it all wrapped and the filtering almost stopped, so off the foil came and I removed 1 prefilters, got it all wrapped up... again and it almost stopped.... again , so off it all came... again, removed the 2nd prefilters and wrapped it all up... again and said screw it, I’m going to watch tv.
I scored more wood today, driving just outside Port Hope and passed by Viceroy homes and they had 2 bins out front of scrap wood, tossed my son in the bin and he dug our all the good size pieces and I threw them in the truck.
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Last edited by BrutemanAl; 03-13-2018 at 07:10 PM.
2018 28 tree's, 32 taps... 1206 L collected, 19.6 L Finished
2017 14 trees, 16 taps... for now 465.5 L collected, 10.5 L Finished
2016 26 trees, 38 taps... for now 675 L sap so far, 10.5 L finished product
2015 7 Trees, 7 Buckets
2014 13 Trees,9 Buckets,5 Water Cooler Bottles,1 Turkey Fryer,ended up with 12 L syrup,light to very dark color
2013 9 Trees ,13 taps and buckets,1 Turkey Deep Fryer,Close to 15 L of syrup , light to dark color
Haha love the setup Al! That white crud is helping recharge things here unfortunately...did I really say that? If I didn't have to work tomorrow I'd be out there boiling, but with over 60l in storage I had to push the button and resort to boiling in the house (window wide open, fan goin, dehumidifier too) so I'm not swamped on the weeknd esp as Saturday have to go get more pallets from a place outside of Ottawa. Must be better prepared for next season, cause this one is going on forever. Over 400l already, think around 415l, and no end it sight. Argh!
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
Hey Al. Nice work today, but I've got two concerns.....
1) "tossed my son in the bin" Once he dug out the good size pieces that you threw in the truck did you remember to retrieve your son?
2) I hope that your two little dudes are in bed, because when they come whippin' through your kitchen 'on two wheels and a door handle" as the saying goes, one little nudge on either of those chair legs and you've redecorated your kitchen with syrup. Dear God, please push those chairs up closer to a wall.
All kidding aside, you certainly seem to be having an absolute blast this season with your sons. That's so wonderful.
~ 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
We arrived home last night, from camp, about 8:30pm.......
Neighbours were kind enough to empty our buckets while we were north for the weekend, looks like they got about 45 litres!
Had to blow out the driveway last night and figured it was only fair that I cleared the neighbours driveway as well to say thanks.
After clearing out the driveways we took a quick look at a couple buckets, all seemed full again so we should be in good shape to start boiling again.
Cold weather in the forecast this weekend.......will be interesting to see how the trees respond when the sun comes back!
2022 - 21 taps: 470 litres of sap / 15.75 litres of syrup (stopped season short)
2021 - took the season off
2020 - 20 taps: 524 litres of sap / 18.75 litres of syrup
2019 - 14 taps: 416 litres of sap / 15.25 litres of syrup
2018 - 9 taps (309 litres) + a generous neighbour (114 litres): 423 litres of sap / 14.5 litres of syrup
2017 - 4 taps: 55 litres of sap / 1.5 litres of syrup (just enough to get us hooked)
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Lol, it’s all good Karen, I remembered my son, no way in h@ll he would let me leave without him.
When the kids get up in the morning they go down the hall and pee and then they go directly back to their room until mom and dad get up, they spilt my syrup once before, let’s just say it will not happen again lol.
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2018 28 tree's, 32 taps... 1206 L collected, 19.6 L Finished
2017 14 trees, 16 taps... for now 465.5 L collected, 10.5 L Finished
2016 26 trees, 38 taps... for now 675 L sap so far, 10.5 L finished product
2015 7 Trees, 7 Buckets
2014 13 Trees,9 Buckets,5 Water Cooler Bottles,1 Turkey Fryer,ended up with 12 L syrup,light to very dark color
2013 9 Trees ,13 taps and buckets,1 Turkey Deep Fryer,Close to 15 L of syrup , light to dark color
160 taps this season.
55 litres syrup
~500 gallons or 2270 litres of sap boiled
3520 cubic metres of steam generated. That's enough to fill your town's water tower!!
I can't give a sap to syrup ratio, as the first 100 gallons or so goes into sweetening the evaporator and doesn't come out until I drain it.
Big_Eddy
Eastern Ontario (Quinte)
20+ years on a 2x3 block arch,
Homemade 20"x64" drop flue since 2011
Build a Block Arch
Build a Flat Pan
Build a Flue Pan
Sweetening the Pans
Build a Bending Brake
Using a Hydrotherm
How much Sap to Sweeten?