I started tapping some of my smaller southern bushes today. Let most of the sap run on the ground top clean out the lines. Still working on up grading the rest of the bushes, not adding any just making sure things are up and right for good flow. It will take us about 2 1/2 weeks to finish all the tapping. will probably boil alittle this week. A couple of sugar makers talked me into trying the new stubby spout with the disposalable tips. Said I should up the sap 15 to 30 % more. When we were changing the health spiles to thses new ones 80 to 90% were pluged tight with bacteria. We will see how this does with the sap production.
I am a 3rd generation maple producer, with 80,000 taps & 28 sugar bushes.
2 evaportors, 6x16 & 5x16 Water/Loo Small Turbos
2 ROs, 1 2400 gph & 1 1800 gph
2 10" filter press full banks
Sap Tanks rangeing from 600 to 6000 g
(Hired Boys says "All numbers subject to change" Ha Ha)