I'm buying a woods that is pretty dense with maple trees too small to tap yet. 600 taps in total not including the small trees. I've thought about the idea in the past and I believe if you can figure the cap you got a way to produce it. Hope it's not the patented way or set up your own patent. Could make some money! I close on my woods in 2 weeks, need to set up routes and figure out if I'm doing lines or buckets. Sounds like a good time to do some fall tapping for experiment.
2016 7 taps= 1-2 gallons of syrup
2017 135 taps making 17 gallons syrup
2018 75 taps =50 gallons syrup
2019 70 taps making 20 gallons. Single 4x40 RO
2020 bought 40 acres installed 250 tubing taps, 100 bags. 70 gal
2021 500 taps with guzzler. 80 gal syrup + sold sap
2022 600 taps 27 gal sap per tap on guzzler!!! 110 gal + sold sap