Still hanging in. Sap is clear but not flowing well today. Finished syrup has no off flavor and we continue to fill barrels although the next one may be the end . Sugar is way down around 1%
Still hanging in. Sap is clear but not flowing well today. Finished syrup has no off flavor and we continue to fill barrels although the next one may be the end . Sugar is way down around 1%
CDL 2x8
Around 4000 taps
Polaris ATVs, Ski Doo snowmobiles to get around
Atlas Copco pumps
Lapierre two post RO
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Same story here except we are at 2 percent on the sap. Some trees flowing and some dry. If we get the freeze tonight we might get a flow Saturday. It looks like it might not be warm enough here to flow tomorrow.
2x3 Patrick Phaneuf Divided Pan
Homemade arch
RB20 RO Bucket
121 taps total
Sugar Shack in future
Wife into it as much as me
Also do homebrew
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Ours went buddy not sure why either. I shut off the few reds we have but still produced off flavor. Oh well it’s the end anyway. Made a lot of very good tasting stuff. Good luck guys.
We shut off the pumps today. Syrup went buddy and flow has slowed to a trickle. Made about 85% of normal crop if there is such a thing anymore as ‘normal’
CDL 2x8
Around 4000 taps
Polaris ATVs, Ski Doo snowmobiles to get around
Atlas Copco pumps
Lapierre two post RO
http://s272.photobucket.com/albums/j...Sugar%20shack/
Our stats:
First boil 2/8
Last boil 3/31
Taps 1600
Sap 44,000
Sap/tap 27.5
Syrup/tap 0.4
Syrup 640
Ave. Sugar % 1.25
Cords Burned 25
All new 3/16 gravity replaced old 5/16 gravity.
200 hours at the evaporator
Next year 600 gph RO and a big stainless tank
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