I wasn’t sure if I would have any spare time to bring out and place the pail frames once I got started and the snow had melted a little, so I went out and dug the 24 frames in. Most holes I dug were fairly deep. It was a good thing to do as well, because we received over 20 cms of snow on the weekend.
Today reached +2 and some sap was flowing. The sun was out in the morning when it was colder and it clouded over as it warmed up. Tomorrow will be sunnier and warmer, then Wednesday it should really flow.
Tomorrow I get my evaporator ready and test and flush the RO for the first time.
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2022 - 5 pan block arch - 109 taps, 73 on 3/16 lines, 36 on drops into 5 gallon pails.
930 gallons boiled, 109 L (28.8 gals) of delicious syrup made.
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2023 - 170 taps, mostly on lines, 1153 gallons boiled, 130 L (34.34 gals) of delicious syrup made, on a 2x4 divided pan and base stack, 8” pipe, on a block arch that boiled at a rate of 13 gallons per hour.
2024 - made 48 L, December to March, primarily over two fire bowls.
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