John I have not tested it yet. Looks like I will have enough to run my new RO for the first time and boil tonight.
EDIT: 1.9-2% High for my woods. Slowed down a little though.
John I have not tested it yet. Looks like I will have enough to run my new RO for the first time and boil tonight.
EDIT: 1.9-2% High for my woods. Slowed down a little though.
Last edited by heus; 02-27-2021 at 10:35 AM.
1000 taps on vac down to 100+ buckets 99% sugars
2x5 SL Hi-Output Raised Flue Corsair evaporator
SL Short bank press with CDL diaphragm pump
Leader Micro 1 RO for 2024
Constantly changing
2010:36 gal 2011:126 gal 2012:81 gal 2013:248 gal 2014: 329.5 gal 2015:305 gal 2016:316 gal 2017:258 gal 2018:147 gal 2019:91 gal 2020:30 gal 2021:30 gal 2023:50 gal Total since 2010: 2047.5 gal
Tapping the same trees my great, great and great grandfathers tapped.
SAP AT 2.4 on the first run, not the lightest we have made on a first run,but the taste is very creamy. I think I will keep some of this for me and my friends. Hope everyone has had a good start. Don’t like that 50+ forSun. Next week looks good for a cold run.
Maple Syrup producer of 40+years
320 taps on vacuum all hard maple
3x12 Lapierre evaporator
South Madison
Sap was at 2.1 over here. Up a little bit from the earlier in the week.
12X16 Sugarhouse and 16x24 attached woodshed
1000 taps
120 3/16 tubing
And still some buckets
Becker U5.70 Rotary vane
Leader 2X8 Reverse oil fired, Revolution Pans & Steam a way
Lapierre Turbo 2000 600 GPH RO
Leader Clear frame filter press
John Deere Gator 6X4
Indy 500 and a very large sled.
Kubota M8200
Did a good rinse and got the CDL hobby RO all dialed in yesterday then finished tapping the back woods, sap was running pretty good. Today was spent cleaning tanks, installing the new H20 auto-draw, running a new feed line from head tank to flue pan and giving the sugar house a good cleaning and hose-down.
Would have got more done but the drain plug I have for the big sap tank was jammed into the drain so far that I broke it off the 4' stainless pipe it's on. Ended up having to turn the tank over, remove the 2 valves and knock it out from below. 1 1/2 hours later all was put back together.
Easy fix though as it's just a stainless bolt welded onto the end of the pipe. Lesson learned....if it gets stuck again, turn the tank over - do not keep pulling on it!
Got the vac up to 25 and should get higher as I'm sure there are taps not seated in their cups in the two other woods. Hope to skip out early tomorrow and finish tapping. Looks like we may get a boil in mid-week over here.
John Allin
14x18 Hemlock Timber Frame Sugar House 2009
Leader 2x6 w/Patriot Raised Flue Pan 2009
Leader Steam Hood 2014 - Clear Filter Press 2015
Leader Revolution Pan and SS Pre-Heater 2016
CDL Hobby RO & Air Tech L25 Hi Vac Pump 2019
06' Gator HPX to collect wood & sap
14' Ski-Doo Tundra for winter work in the woods
Great Family 3 grown kids+spouses and 7 grand kids who like the woods
7th Gen Born in Canada - Raised in Chardon Ohio - Maple Capital of the World..<grin>.
Almost no sap today from my gravity tubing trees, that gave me almost 2 gallons per tap Friday afternoon through Saturday afternoon. I thought for sure they would run today. Drilled 75 new taps today, on a 4008 Shurflo, and as expected sap ran pretty good (although only 14" of vac. I need to chase some leaks I guess). First boil was last night after running through my new NGMP RO.
1000 taps on vac down to 100+ buckets 99% sugars
2x5 SL Hi-Output Raised Flue Corsair evaporator
SL Short bank press with CDL diaphragm pump
Leader Micro 1 RO for 2024
Constantly changing
2010:36 gal 2011:126 gal 2012:81 gal 2013:248 gal 2014: 329.5 gal 2015:305 gal 2016:316 gal 2017:258 gal 2018:147 gal 2019:91 gal 2020:30 gal 2021:30 gal 2023:50 gal Total since 2010: 2047.5 gal
Tapping the same trees my great, great and great grandfathers tapped.
My first batch this year also tasted creamy.Originally Posted by woodburner
Mike
450 taps on vacuum - 2018 - 150 gal
530 taps on vacuum - 2019 - 190 gal
520 taps on vacuum - 2020 - 196 gal
515 taps on vacuum - 2021 - 150 gal
24 x 32 Pole Barn Sugar House 2018
Smoky Lake 2x8 Silverlake Raised Flue w/ concentric exhaust 2018
Memprotec 350H RO
Smoky Lake Water Jacket Bottler 2018
Smoky Lake Filter Press 2018
Smoky Lake Water Jacket Draw Off Tank 2018
Also a "creamy" flavor over here in atwater area...
Small batch made Sunday but some really unique flavor syrup!
Up and running here, first sap on Friday/Saturday was 1.8% and still holding that today.
Matthew Cross
Madison, Ohio
400 taps on vacuum with surge sp-22
200 buckets
30 x 10 leader max
w/ enhanced steam away and Pre-heater
Had a good first week here, about 1300 gallons of sap at 2.1-2.2% from close to 300 taps. First run was only 1.4% which was a little strange. The syrup on the edge of light/amber. I love to see all of the water being pulled out by the RO I built, thanks to this forum!
2013 2.5x4 Flat pan, 92 buckets, 22 gravity - rookie season
2x6 Lapierre raised flue with AUF and AOF, Siro filter,
homemade hood and preheater, homemade 4x40 RO
2021 ~300 taps, buckets and 3/16 tubing gravity
Tapping same trees as father and grandfather, sugar shack from 1875
Folks,
Across the line we rest and work on cleaning up the aftermath. Was a good couple of days. Visited three sugarhouses yesterday. Did make some PA syrup too.
You guys are doing great!
Regards,
Chris
Casbohm Maple and Honey
625 roadside taps + Neighbors bring some sap too!
3x10 King, WRU, AOF and AUF
12" SIRO Filter Press.
2015 Ford F250 PSD sap hauler
One Golden named Maggie, Norwegian Forest Cat named Lucy
Too many Cub Cadets
Ford Jubilee and several Allis WD's, and IH tractors
1932 Ford AAB ton and a half, dump truck
www.mapleandhoney.com
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