Originally Posted by
Aaron Stack
Boiled Saturday and Sunday both looong days. I’m getting 10+ gph out of my evaporator this season and definitely approached 15 hours between the two days. Only a gallon and a quarter so in the 1-1.25% range sugar. Numbers are rough (note to self keep better track next year!).
I’ll give a try testing today and see what I get!
Let me restate my boiling! I boiled every night except Thursday and Friday. 197 for the week, but started Saturday with 95 in the tank after collecting 40 in the am and got another 28 Sunday. The 1.25 gallons was Saturday and Sunday results and got another 1.75 from the weeks boils. So overall a productive week! I have 5.5 gallons so far so on track for the seasons estimate.
Just picked up another 27 so I’ll be boiling that - no budding yet!
2025 - Back to 50 taps.
2024 - Ended with 33 taps and another pancake breakfast
2023 - 25 taps. 9 Gallons and lots of sugar sand. 35 people over for breakfast
2022 - 8 x 14 sugarhouse and a steam bottler. 50 buckets! 9 Gallons syrup and 4 pounds of sugar
2021 - 20 x 30 Mason arch, 34 taps and 8 gallons. Dad hooked too.
2020 - 2 taps, 1/2 pint on a turkey fryer
Reply With Quote