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[gmack]

i'm going to be making a bubbler for my arch this year in hopes it'll help produce some lighter syrup and knock down on my cleaning time! i've heard good things about them, and they're fairly inexpensive to make... so it seams.

Did you get the bubbler made ? any pics I am interested .

Thank you

[tcross]

Did you get the bubbler made ? any pics I am interested .

Thank you

I have not. i plan on starting after the holidays are over with. i've been working on cleaning up all the storm damage from the summer/fall. i didn't realize just how much damage was done. I'd be more than happy to share my pic/info with you once i get going!

[TerraPerma]

I've only been running 9 taps out of my suburban backyard (2 silvers and a Norway) the previous four years; but this year I'm adding 30 more taps on silver maples care of my aunt's neighbor. I wish I knew someone close with a stand of sugar maples, but I gotta take what I can get! I bought a half-ton Chevy so I don't have to haul sap and wood in our grocery getter Subaru; a 7" Wes Fab filter press (I haaate messing with fabric filtering on gravity); ordered the parts for a DIY RO unit, following hodorskib's instructions; and a chest freezer to hold concentrated sap. I'm a weekend boiler and my half pint only does 7gph at full tilt, so maximizing the economy of storing and processing sap is extremely attractive. I had to throw away about 30% of my sap haul last year due to spoilage, but should be ready this year!