RO Calculator?
I have permission to tap two neighboring properties to my borrowed trees with a few hundred tap potential each and trying to map out the next move or three.
Here’s a math problem I can’t figure out for now.
My stove is rated for “up to” 50 taps, and handles 33 just fine, running out a couple times a season. If I build an RO, what’s that like in a tap number I can try for? I want to get the hang of RO before spending real money, and want to grow gradually. I’ve had 50 without RO and that was tough to stay on top of. Broad question I know, but something like would 100 taps RO'd to say 5% be like running 75 taps?
2025 - 47 taps, new head tank, and pump set up to feed to evaporator
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