I pulled all the taps today. I feel fortunate I got what I did for the year. Ended having a decent run the last couple days. With the looks of next week, and other things going on it seemed a fitting day to end er'.
I pulled all the taps today. I feel fortunate I got what I did for the year. Ended having a decent run the last couple days. With the looks of next week, and other things going on it seemed a fitting day to end er'.
We pulled in over 400 gal of 2% today. Still nice and clear. We tap all sugars so no buds popping yet. Getting close to the end.
Longest season we ever had.
150 on 3/16 gravity 2018 and 120 sap sacks
14 x 20 sugar shack
2014 New custom 2x6 arch "The Firestorm" w/ preheater, AUF & AOF
Smokey Lake pans and water jacket bottler
2024 new 2x8 set of drop flue pans and hood from Smoky Lake. Lengthen our arch.
Just a hobby but seems like more work every
year
3 generations working together
Wife that guards our syrup
43.74° N
Collected another 475 today. So much for missing the season. That makes 2205 gallons in 8 days. Have the next 2 days off so hopefully I can get it done.
Bob, I'm glad you saved the season. For a while it didn't look too promising. We had another 400 gal day also. How long can we keep going?
150 on 3/16 gravity 2018 and 120 sap sacks
14 x 20 sugar shack
2014 New custom 2x6 arch "The Firestorm" w/ preheater, AUF & AOF
Smokey Lake pans and water jacket bottler
2024 new 2x8 set of drop flue pans and hood from Smoky Lake. Lengthen our arch.
Just a hobby but seems like more work every
year
3 generations working together
Wife that guards our syrup
43.74° N
We actually pulled ours on Tuesday. Had a good season. We needed to get other things done; Chicken coop build, Bee Vac Build, Cut Fire wood, etc, etc. If you want my flue pan "sweet" bring over a few pails and it's yers Sugarpop!
Badgerland 2x6 drop flue to fire in 2015
Sugar Shack functional 2013.
Home Comfort wood cook for pancake sampling.
Hoping to grow the operation in 2017-18
Very heavy run today. I will be cooking tomorrow and Tuesday and then I will pull the taps. I might even pull them tomorrow. I am at 6.25 gallons which is great since I have half the taps I used to put out. I'd bet there is another gallon or so out in the buckets. However, some of the tap holes stopped producing. I'd bet that they are starting to seal up.
16 in by 36 inch stainless flat pan on wood burning stove, with 10 six inch 1/2 inch-diameter copper drop tubes.
File cabinet arch with steam table pan new in 2017.
4, 12, 18, 24, 35, 50, 50, 48, 51, 51, 52, 52, 27, 32
Syrup making since 2004
Just got home from my three shift, 12 hour work weekend. I'm back washing the RO and staring at 1400 gallons of 2.5% in the tanks. Getting up early to start the RO, fix the sap trailer tire. And hopefully fire up at 9am tomorrow to chew through all this before back to work for a confrence tomorrow night. Year was definitely made in the last 10 days. Might freeze tomorrow night for another great run.
custom made 2x7 intensofire
With SL pans
250 deer run
300 3/16 (new 2016)
500 sacks around the neighborhood
I am almost out of wood so I'll see what I have left after I get through the sap I have. Definitely need new pans snd an RO is on the list.
FYI so far we are getting 17.4 gpt on 3/16 tubing and 9.5 on bags. What a difference. If it freezes tonight we may get another run. Who knows.
150 on 3/16 gravity 2018 and 120 sap sacks
14 x 20 sugar shack
2014 New custom 2x6 arch "The Firestorm" w/ preheater, AUF & AOF
Smokey Lake pans and water jacket bottler
2024 new 2x8 set of drop flue pans and hood from Smoky Lake. Lengthen our arch.
Just a hobby but seems like more work every
year
3 generations working together
Wife that guards our syrup
43.74° N
Picked up 230 gallons of sap tonight since Sat afternoon noticed a little tint of cloudiness to it but finally back up to 2% sugar anyone one else getting a tint yet? I'm just east of green bay
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