How did the workshop go in Campbellford a couple weeks ago Big Eddy?
How did the workshop go in Campbellford a couple weeks ago Big Eddy?
Maple Rock Farm
www.Maplerockfarm.ca
400 taps on Vacuum
18”x60” Lapierre propane evaporator with Smokey Lake auto draw off
Homemade 3 post RO with MES membranes
Ford TS110 tractor sap hauler
I wasn't actually there - we went up to Ottawa for the weekend to visit the grandkid.Originally Posted by Clinkis
But last Saturday I attended the Quinte Chapter of OMSPAs official first tapping ceremony at Bata Maples in Frankford, and spoke with the organizers. Everyone said it was well received.
Hastings Stewardship Council also had a "History of Maple Sugaring" talk last Thursday in Ivanhoe. Apologies for not getting the announcement for that on here. It too was well received.
Big_Eddy
Eastern Ontario (Quinte)
20+ years on a 2x3 block arch,
Homemade 20"x64" drop flue since 2011
Build a Block Arch
Build a Flat Pan
Build a Flue Pan
Sweetening the Pans
Build a Bending Brake
Using a Hydrotherm
How much Sap to Sweeten?
Put out 10 'testers' just for fun with it predicted to get so warm yesterday. Stuck around the low-lying swampy area. Some promising signs. May pound in some in those kinda spots on Saturday and hope for an early Sunday-Monday run. Located just North of Prescott, Ont.
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2018 - 65 taps - 494G Sap - 11.6G Finished Syrup (flat pan w. converted oil tank stove).
2019 - 100 taps - 514G Sap - 19.2G Finished Syrup (flat pan w. converted oil tank stove).
2020 - 137 taps - 735G Sap - 20G Finished Syrup (Continuous flow pan).
2021 - 126 taps - 288G Sap - 8.45G Finished Syrup (Continuous flow pan).
2022 - 120 taps - 811G Sap - 21 G Finished Syrup (Continuous flow pan).
2023 -
Had my 20 taps in 830 yesterday morning, sap dripping away by 1000, spring is springing....great start to the season....
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Tapped somewhere between 150 and 175 this morning. Plenty of half full buckets by 5pm. Cleaned out most of the stored stuff from the sugar shack. Will have to collect tomorrow. Should have enough to boil mid week. 2020 season has begun!
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Big_Eddy
Eastern Ontario (Quinte)
20+ years on a 2x3 block arch,
Homemade 20"x64" drop flue since 2011
Build a Block Arch
Build a Flat Pan
Build a Flue Pan
Sweetening the Pans
Build a Bending Brake
Using a Hydrotherm
How much Sap to Sweeten?
Hey everyone! Hope everyone had a great off season....
The post above are making me think we need to get some taps popped in.
We dug out the equipment and got it into place over the weekend but that was it, still have to hook everything up and start the cleaning process.
The warm weather had us itching to get tapping but we held off as the weather forecast is showing a decent cold snap coming soon.
Anyone in the North Grenville area put in any test taps yet?
Hope everyone has a great season......
2022 - 21 taps: 470 litres of sap / 15.75 litres of syrup (stopped season short)
2021 - took the season off
2020 - 20 taps: 524 litres of sap / 18.75 litres of syrup
2019 - 14 taps: 416 litres of sap / 15.25 litres of syrup
2018 - 9 taps (309 litres) + a generous neighbour (114 litres): 423 litres of sap / 14.5 litres of syrup
2017 - 4 taps: 55 litres of sap / 1.5 litres of syrup (just enough to get us hooked)
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Hi Fort Wisers.
We put in about 100 taps in South Grenville yesterday - just north of Prescott. Might have been early - but was trying to get enough for a boil before it turns colder at the end of the week. I went out at dawn this AM. Last night froze in the gullies - but stayed well-above zero on the ridges. Kinda strange. Anyways, some 2 gallon buckets 1/2 full. Some 1/8 full. Some zilch. Going to put in about 25 more today on the south facing ridges and collect tonight. Trying to pick up enough to get an early boil in this weekend. Good luck to you!
Mike
2018 - 65 taps - 494G Sap - 11.6G Finished Syrup (flat pan w. converted oil tank stove).
2019 - 100 taps - 514G Sap - 19.2G Finished Syrup (flat pan w. converted oil tank stove).
2020 - 137 taps - 735G Sap - 20G Finished Syrup (Continuous flow pan).
2021 - 126 taps - 288G Sap - 8.45G Finished Syrup (Continuous flow pan).
2022 - 120 taps - 811G Sap - 21 G Finished Syrup (Continuous flow pan).
2023 -
Installed my 50 spiles by 12:16 yesterday. Collected 56.89L of sap around 18:00 yesterday. Took a peek this morning around 08:30 at a few buckets and there's likely at least that much again right now and they're slowly dripping. It's nice to see things slowly springing to life for at least a day or two. Happy sugarin'!!!
50 trees, 1 spile per tree
homemade outdoor fire box crudely made from concrete slabs
5 steamer trays as pans
We got fully tapped on the weekend and got the releasers out into the woods plus all the tanks washed. There was still a strong alcohol smell from what was running in late day yesterday, plus with how cold it's getting later this week we'll let today's sap clean the lines and run onto the ground.
Have to say... I almost enjoyed tapping without snowshoes and no crust in the snowpack!
4,600 Taps on vacuum
9,400 gallons storage
3 tower CDL RO
3.5'x14' Lapierre Force 5
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Eastern Ontario 2020
Collected about 130 gallons at 6pm tonight. Not a bad first day.
Should have finished setting up the bulk storage tank and pump on the weekend. Figured I had another day or two. Cant collect tomorrow until I transfer the sap out of the gathering tank.
Guess I know what I am doing after dinner.
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Big_Eddy
Eastern Ontario (Quinte)
20+ years on a 2x3 block arch,
Homemade 20"x64" drop flue since 2011
Build a Block Arch
Build a Flat Pan
Build a Flue Pan
Sweetening the Pans
Build a Bending Brake
Using a Hydrotherm
How much Sap to Sweeten?
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