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    Default Sap Gathering Basics - a quick guide for beginners

    Please check out our informative video on sap gathering basics:

    https://youtu.be/8o7_BHLXuwk

    You can also view additional videos and interesting posts about maple syrup on our blog:

    www.sugartree.run
    D. Roseum
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    ~100 taps on 3/16 custom temp controlled vacuum; shurflo vacuum #2; custom nat gas evap with auto-drawoff and tank level gas shut-off controller; homemade RO #1; homemade RO #2; SL SS filter press
    2021: 27.1 gallons
    2022: 35 gallons

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    I visited your site and thought that flushing out the spile hole with warm water to be a pretty good idea. Usually I just back the drill bit out slowly so it brings most of the shavings with it, but next season will try the squirt bottle/warm water method :-)
    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

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