Finally got some "dark - robust" today that I had boiled yesterday. I had posted amber, but after filtering and bottling today I found it to be dark. It would have graded as dark amber. Very good flavor! I will make some folks very happy.
Finally got some "dark - robust" today that I had boiled yesterday. I had posted amber, but after filtering and bottling today I found it to be dark. It would have graded as dark amber. Very good flavor! I will make some folks very happy.
Last edited by DoubleBrookMaple; 04-14-2014 at 06:58 PM.
Eric of the Greens... I Fly Solo...
2013-15 Block arch to having it all...
2016...320 on vacuum. 155 gravity, 90 buckets.
All homemade equipment except Smokey Lake pans.
2x6 arch, Electric releaser w/ Gast 1023 24" vacuum
2x4x40 RO w/ dual 265gph Procons
My PWS with webcam... https://www.wunderground.com/persona...READS2#history
Almost all the guys around here are all done but not me. I made 3 barrels yesterday and 2 more today. It is C for crap but i want it. Sap is running pretty good but i dumped 3000 gallons on the ground due to it looked like cottage cheese. My pumps are on but my valves are open. It hit 82 here today.Come on cold air.
4x14 Hurricane Force 5
Lapierre 1500 GPH R.O
7800 Taps on vac.
24x26 Sugarhouse
I did not run my sap puller today. I plan on starting it back up tomorrow. I should be able to store/process as I am able to over the next couple of days. I had not heard about not shutting vac/puller off and then not getting it to start back up. We will see.
Mike
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.
I got about 4000 gallons today but the quality is not real good. We may have to dump tomorrows sap and wait on freeze up again.
Spud
That answers my question. I will dump all my sap tomorrow before the freeze up.Originally Posted by spud
It reached 67 yesterday, and 69.9 here today.
Eric of the Greens... I Fly Solo...
2013-15 Block arch to having it all...
2016...320 on vacuum. 155 gravity, 90 buckets.
All homemade equipment except Smokey Lake pans.
2x6 arch, Electric releaser w/ Gast 1023 24" vacuum
2x4x40 RO w/ dual 265gph Procons
My PWS with webcam... https://www.wunderground.com/persona...READS2#history
Made 280 gal so far today and still need to boil again in 20 min. Should make another 100. I am hopeful for a good year yet. .4gpt or better is not out of reach for me.
Thad
Hey two guys just south of you are boiling tonight and one made a barrel of syrup
Made 2 gal tonight and friends son was in crocks stocking wood for me . Picking up all the sweet out of a 4x14 tomorrow big guys can't run with out big sap. I should be around like 107.
Business Name
Flat Lander Sugaring (who would think a guy from Az be making syrup)
125 on Sap Suckers
Close to 475 High Vac
400 gravity adding more
leader 2x6
home made preheater
hoods
1 7D749 for AOF
New FLS Tsunami Arch
4 membrane TR Industries RO 2HP 3 phase 601GPH 250 PSI
PID Display for Arch Temp.
Chumlee of the trader
So the sap ran very well yesterday, unfortunately it is testing around 1.2 -1.3%. It was pretty cloudy with a little aroma but we were able to make 90 more gallons today. Still a medium amber although darker with a stronger flavor. Most of the buds still looked pretty tight today so if we can make it to tomorrow night we should be good for awhile longer. Had to make a run down to Barre to get some more barrels as we were almost out. Our total to date is 1563 gallons which is only 411 less than what we made last year so if things go well this week we should be able to pass it.
Two Brothers Maple LLC
6300 taps on vaccum
D&G 5x14 with Lapierre pans
1800 gallon H2O RO
10 inch filter press
http://twobrothersmaple.com/
I know you 2 are still going. I meant from me all the way past middlebury from what i am told. The sap is going to hammer this week.
4x14 Hurricane Force 5
Lapierre 1500 GPH R.O
7800 Taps on vac.
24x26 Sugarhouse
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