I am gonna buy quart sugarhill jugs and quart mason jars..that is all I am going to sell this year. I will offer either to any customers that come in and see what the prefer. with only making 20-25 gallons, and keeping 5 of those for myself and family, that should be good. I really expect to sell the syrup to neighbors and folks up and down my road (long dead end). I ahve had a few stop by because they heard that i will be making syrup this year. Everyone seems excited about it as I will be the only one doing it or ever has on my road. Should be interesting!
FIRST GENERATION SUGARMAKER
First boil 2/22/2012! Went Pefect!
3,500' of laterals
1,000' of mainline
2012 - 105 taps on gravity, 12 sap sacks.
2013 - 175 taps on gravity, 25 on sacks = 200 taps for 2013! Second year.
2014 - 250 taps on gravity, 25 on sacks
Tapped on February 16, 2014
2015 - adding vac sap puller no more gravity for me!
275 gallon holding tank for 2014
20'x30' Sugarhouse