All Sugar Maples
2017 7 taps on propane & 5 gal pot
2018 12 taps on propane & 5 gal pot
2019 17 taps on propane & 5 gal pot, Gen 1 barrel evaporator
2020 26 taps 2-22-20 - Gen 2 barrel evaporator, DIY 100GPD RO
2021 cut back some-12 taps Gen 2 barrel evap-too many other projects.
Yup it's running hard - sugar is down from last year. Picked up 450 gallon sap on 219 taps.
Now boiling 24 hour UFN....
The warm nights shut it down. It may pick up again after the cold nights forecast for this weekend - but I am not holding my breath....
All Sugar Maples
2017 7 taps on propane & 5 gal pot
2018 12 taps on propane & 5 gal pot
2019 17 taps on propane & 5 gal pot, Gen 1 barrel evaporator
2020 26 taps 2-22-20 - Gen 2 barrel evaporator, DIY 100GPD RO
2021 cut back some-12 taps Gen 2 barrel evap-too many other projects.
Stick a fork in it.
It's done.
Sap is down to 1.2 brix. Might as well boil pond water...
With the freezing overnight and the 40’s and 50’s since Sunday I’ve a couple of the best one day runs this season. Not sure of the sugar content as I have too much competition for my time right now and it was all I could manage to get it all boiled.
Will finish it tonight or tomorrow depending on how much ran late yesterday and overnight since I collected at 5pm.
Should end up with 4-6 pints from this last run though.
All Sugar Maples
2017 7 taps on propane & 5 gal pot
2018 12 taps on propane & 5 gal pot
2019 17 taps on propane & 5 gal pot, Gen 1 barrel evaporator
2020 26 taps 2-22-20 - Gen 2 barrel evaporator, DIY 100GPD RO
2021 cut back some-12 taps Gen 2 barrel evap-too many other projects.
Yes, this week was very unexpected.
Some guys around me pulled taps last week, but in the last 3 days I have made 25% of this season's crop! It aint over til it's over.
All Sugar Maples
2017 7 taps on propane & 5 gal pot
2018 12 taps on propane & 5 gal pot
2019 17 taps on propane & 5 gal pot, Gen 1 barrel evaporator
2020 26 taps 2-22-20 - Gen 2 barrel evaporator, DIY 100GPD RO
2021 cut back some-12 taps Gen 2 barrel evap-too many other projects.