Folks,
Last day of sugaring for 2021. Looks like a warming spell, and no signs of a freeze for a week or more. We will start the shut down process as we gather for the last time today. Yep glad to see it come glad to see it go. By end of today will have burned through 4 rows of wood. Each row making about 40 gallons of syrup. The read oak slabs worked good but too many big chunks that should have been split. Will be near 150 gallons + for the year. Happy with that. Made just a few gallons of Golden. Lots of Amber Rich.
Some shots of the Lapierre 12inch filter press canister. It works good for us. Several things I like about it.
Easy of handling, goes right in the sink for clean up.
Never had any blow out from pressure
Reusable filter
Quick hose disconnects
Tear down and set up is quick and easy.
Minimal waste of syrup, I rinse most of the syrup back into the evaporator after filtering.
May change the pump to air at some point rather than the gear pump.
Got to make the day a good one, and finish on a high note.
Will be bringing my 400 gallon Dari-Kool tank home from Keith's soon and plan to set it up as my dump tank behind the sugarhouse. Then can speed up the off loading of my truck if needed. Currently dumping a 325 gallon into a 250. some days that can be a issue!
My Dad's Milk tank may get retired! Its been in service doing something almost every year (milk or sap) since 1958!
Regards,
Chris
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