Sap is running 90 GPH. It rained all night here. We should have a good freeze tonight and then full sun tomorrow. Looks like 4-5 good days of sap run next week with nice freeze ups at night.
Spud
Sap is running 90 GPH. It rained all night here. We should have a good freeze tonight and then full sun tomorrow. Looks like 4-5 good days of sap run next week with nice freeze ups at night.
Spud
About another 5,000 gal of sap came in overnight (since 4pm yesterday). Not sure of total or sugar content yet as it is still being collected. In any case, between that and the 700 gal of 37 Brix concentrate chilling in the bulk tank, we should make about 400 gal of syrup today. We start boiling in about an hour.
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
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Sap started running at 10:00am. Coming in at 175 GPH and testing 1.5%. Should run all night and tomorrow until freeze up.
Spud
We have about 400 taps on vacuum. We started February 26 this year and have made 91 gallons of syrup. The vacuum has been the very consistent at close to 27", over when colder and sometimes down to 26" on warmer days. We have not and "big" runs but they are decent. Last year we finished now with 95 gallons and the year before we finished next week with 104 gallons. The quantity of syrup says we are ok (for running about the same setup for 3 years), but it doesn't feel right not having at least a couple "big" runs...hoping there is still time.
Tapping since 1985 (four generations back to early to mid 1900s). 200-250 taps on buckets and then tubing in the mid 90s. 2013- 275 taps w/sap puller 25 gal. 2014-295 taps w/sap puller 55 ga. (re-tapped to vacuum theory) 2015-330 taps full vac. 65 gal, 2016-400 taps 105 gal, 2017-400 taps 95 gal. 2018-additional 800' mainline and maybe 400 new taps for a total near 800 taps. 2x6 Leader WSE (last year on it) supported by a 250 gph RO.
Happy Easter!!
Looks like the sap has stopped here in Georgia — less than .5 gallons per tap since around 7:00 last night.
Hoping I don’t offend the sap gods, but it’ll be nice to be caught-up, cleaned-up, RO rinsed, syrup jarred, and a nice, easy, quiet evening with the family... perhaps even a movie??! (Dare I think it.... LOL)
Enjoy when you can!
I boiled about 2000 gal. on friday that came in tuesday - friday and made over 30 gal. AR. Right on the line with GD.
Went to a cabin in the hills for the weekend and came back today to 1500 gal. in the tank since friday afternoon. Sap is running pretty well today. Looks like another good week for sap. Going to boil tomorrow. 10 gal away from last year's production...
About 750 taps on High Vac.
2.5 x 8 Intens-O-Fire
Airtech 3 hp LR Pump
Springtech Elite 500 RO
14 x 24 Timber Frame SugarHouse
16 x 22 Sap Shed w/ 1500 gal. + 700 gal. tanks
www.littlehogbackfarm.com
Rather unimpressive reporting gallons at my scale, so here is more GPT observations. Saturday ran .75, it didn’t freeze overnight and today ran .33. Expecting to drop to 25 degrees tonight, and much of the coming week looks nice.
2018 27 taps, 3/16, sheltered 2x3
2017 6 buckets, kitchen wood stove
2013 50 taps 5/16, outdoor 2x3, homemade ro
Decades ago 80 taps, cinderblock arch
sap ran o.k yesterday. I got 300 gallons Saturday of 2.5%, so that was real nice! Each night it doesn't freeze I find that I have some uncontrollable nitre problems while boiling. much worse then years pass. hopefully that clears up some, but doubtful at this point.
Awfully thankful for an understanding wife!
“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.”
- Vincent “Vince” Lombardi
Good luck to all!
Sap ran a little over the last two days. I got .75 GPT in two days. The back side of the woods is running better then the East side. The wind the last couple of days has affected the runs. Went down to 21 last night so today it might run a bit better. Yesterday sap was testing at 1.5%. I'm not sure if I will hit last years numbers.
Spud
So weird how things are different from different parts of the state. Saturday was a good run for me. I got about 1.75gpt in 24 hours. Then left for the day for easter obligations yesterday and didn't get hardly anything. Hopefully with the good freeze up last night it'll be another good day.
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