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  1. #81
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    Well up to a total of 7.9 gallons of syrup this year, its the most we have every done. Weather was cold last night and only picked up 15 gallons of sap yesterday. We have a cold snap coming this weekend and I expect it to slow. Then warm up again should get the sap flowing.

  2. #82
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    I have 100 taps out there and have collected a total of 7 gallons of sap this year. I'm holding out putting my additional 150 taps until I'm certain I can get some type of flow. I have since emptied the bags into my buckets and am evaporating the sap on the wood stove that keeps our house warm. Yeah, it'll take a few days but will hopefully put some humidity in the house at the same time.
    My fear is we're just going to skip Spring and jump into Summer.
    Last edited by billschi; 03-30-2018 at 10:27 AM.
    2016- 32 taps, 3 1/2 gallons
    2017- 150 taps, 13 gallons after building an evaporator
    2018- goal is 240+ taps. 20+ gallons.
    2018 Reality- 235 taps, 5 gallons of syrup. Average 50 birch taps and 3 gallons of syrup.
    2019- 180 maple taps, 20 gallons of finished syrup.
    ~ 160 birch taps, 13 finished gallons of syrup.

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  3. #83
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    I’m just west of Barnum and got about 20 gallons of sap on about 60 trees there so far. The trees were just waking up before this cold snap. I’ve been able get about 80 gallons of sap on 10 trees in my yard in Ham Lake so that’s keeping me entertained for now. Hopefully we’ll get a few good runs in a week or so....
    Larry
    2013 4 taps then 8 taps then 19 taps - Steam tray pans on propane stove
    2014 2x3 WF Mason Evaporator 75 taps all on sap saks
    2015 2x3 WF Mason Evaporator 10x12 Sugar Shack 110 taps
    2016 I need to figure out how to get a a small RO

  4. #84
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    Olivia MN
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    Had best sap run yesterday collected 90 gallons this should get my syrup total up to 12 gallons. Looks like I will have plenty of time to process with this cold weather.
    Home made RO thanks to MapleTrader
    2 LP fish fryers
    2013 5 gallons syrup
    2014 14 gallons syrup

  5. #85
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    Mar 2015
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    Dassel, Minnesota
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    Kind of looks like the sap is going to stop for a while and let me get caught up. I am hoping that I get another good run once this cold snap ends. Looks like it could be almost the second week of April before things start to really warm back up. I would like to be done with everything before turkey seasons comes around, but looks like I could be cutting it close this year.
    1st year 12 Taps on buckets and a Block Arch
    2nd year 24 Taps on a Barrel Arch with flat pan
    3rd year 100 Taps on a Converted Oil Tank into an Evaporator and a flat pan
    4th year 200 Taps on same Evaporator. Welded myself a new Divided Pan for continuous flow.
    5th year 200 Taps, Built a new Evaporator with AUF and continuous flow pan. Upgraded storage tanks and hauling tanks.

  6. #86
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    Eden Prairie, MN
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    A nice crisp day! With everything freezing up we boiled every drop on hand and emptied the pipes and pumps. 400 gallons down to 13 with lot's of friends around. It will be interesting to see how the next week turns out.
    John
    2x8 Smokylake drop flue with AOF/ AUF
    180 taps on sacks
    75 on 3/16 tubing with shurflo
    Eden Prairie, Minnesota

  7. #87
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    We cooked another 49 gallons yesterday and bottled 19 pints and 24 half pint. Collected about 30 more gallons before it froze solid in the morning and saving it for Monday night girl scout tour. Then it looks like a week before we will get sap again. 2nd week of April looks like our big runs will hit I hope!

  8. #88
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    RileySugarbush it is amazing how much more sap you have already cooked just 40 minutes south!
    2 X 6 Smoky Lake with auto draw and reverse flow
    16 X 16 Smoky Lake Filter/Finisher
    2017 82 on gravity and 31 on drops to buckets

  9. #89
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    Lano, you will probably be cooking when we are sitting here with buddy sap! It’s been an interesting year. Our soil just thawed out a couple of days ago and the sap started coming fast!
    John
    2x8 Smokylake drop flue with AOF/ AUF
    180 taps on sacks
    75 on 3/16 tubing with shurflo
    Eden Prairie, Minnesota

  10. #90
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    If you are ever up near Buffalo stop by! I always like meeting the local syrup producers.
    2 X 6 Smoky Lake with auto draw and reverse flow
    16 X 16 Smoky Lake Filter/Finisher
    2017 82 on gravity and 31 on drops to buckets

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