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  1. #1
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    Default It's over

    Pulled all taps yesterday in Orange County southeast NY finishing up what was left in the evap. starting clean up . May have been our best year in the eight years sugaring but still have to tally up the numbers. All the best to our friends in the North Country for the rest of the season.
    george.

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    Glad to hear you had a great year. I'm anxious to hear your final numbers! Now that you are done with it, send some of that sap north.
    ~ 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



  3. #3
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    Victor NY
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    Default Agreed

    Slow flow so it is time to pull the plug, last boil tonight and then clean up time.
    Chris
    18 X 20 sugar shack
    1300 taps all on vac.
    2 by 8 Lapierre all stanless evaporator
    Steam Hood
    Lapierre 250 Turbo R.O.
    Polaris Ranger
    30 years experience

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    It may be over but I'm not done yet. Had a tooth pulled yesterday and it cost me a whole day. Feels pretty good this morning so I'll be back at it.

  5. #5
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    Did my last boil today. Taps are drying up and wood is running low. Could possibly boil again on Tues., but that would mean sap sitting in tank for 6 days, not going to chance it.
    2014 - 6 Taps (and some borrowed sap) - Barrel evaporator - 1 1/2 Gallons syrup
    2015 - 30 taps - block arch -7.5 gallons syrup
    2016 - 20 taps- fire bricked arch - 5 gallons syrup
    2017 - 20 Taps- still boiling outside - 5 gallons of syrup
    2018 - 30 Taps - Mason 2x4 XL inside Garage - 10 gal. syrup
    2019 - 2 Taps - Propane stove and pot - 1 pint syrup
    2020 - 4 Taps - Propane Stove and pot - 3 Pints syrup
    2021 - 6 Taps - Stove/Smokey Lake Star Cat evaporator - 8 Pints syrup

  6. #6
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    Me too, I'm done as of today. No containers, no more wood, and no flow without a freeze last night.
    Scrap pile built 2.5 by 8, induced draft, preheater, separate finishing pan
    brick sap house

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    We're not done up North. The sap we brought in today was beautiful and finally got above 3%.

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    Done! Last boil was the 28th. I was pulling syrup more frequently off the pan, and ended up with more each day for the last 4 boils. I suspect the sap was the sweetest it has been all year. Very dark syrup at the end here. Pulled my buckets yesterday and will bottle this week. The numbers for the year will be probably one of the best yet except for the low sugar content most of the season.

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