Originally Posted by
4Walls
430 taps. Close to 100 gallons total sap. Enough to sweet the pans. Slow start for sure. Really want to test out the new and improved vacuum filter.
I have only collected 90 gallons so far and boiled the second 45 of it today. It has not dropped below freezing for several days, but next week is looking promising.
2022 - 5 pan block arch - 109 taps, 73 on 3/16 lines, 36 on drops into 5 gallon pails.
930 gallons boiled, 109 L (28.8 gals) of delicious syrup made.
DYI Vacuum Filter
2023 - 170 taps, mostly on lines, 1153 gallons boiled, 130 L (34.34 gals) of delicious syrup made, on a 2x4 divided pan and base stack, 8” pipe, on a block arch that boiled at a rate of 13 gallons per hour.
2024 - made 48 L, December to March, primarily over two fire bowls.
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