Checking what VT sugar makers are doing

[GeneralStark]

Ran all night and still running though it has slowed down considerably from yesterday. Probably pulled in approx. 500 gal since 5pm yesterday so just over 1/2gpt. I'll let it accumulate and then boil tomorrow. It will be interesting to wee what this weekend's weather brings...

[sjdoyon]

Had over 10,000 gallons so far today, still running good. Supposed to get 5 to 7 inches of snow tonight.

[spud]

I got 6000 gallons from yesterday and tonight so far. Still running but temp is down to 36 degrees. Spent hours yesterday pulling 100 more defected CV2 spouts. I think I should have all the defected CV2 spouts replaced by May 1st. Sugar yesterday was 2.5% I am right around where I was last year for gallons per tap.

Spud

[Flat Lander Sugaring]

made another 20+ gal. finally will have new ro online today. still have 600 gal to process. think total is just over 100 gal right now

[wiam]

Made 47 gallons yesterday. Total is 108 so far.

[Apple Hill Sugarworks]

The sap has stopped running. 660 gals from Fri. am until Sat. am. Not a great run but we will take it. After I boil today I should be at about 60 gals. of syrup.

[Flat Lander Sugaring]

hi vac still running!!

ok all who care say a prayer for me going to start new ro with new HP pump, vfd, 3 phase and vfd all new hope i dont burn down the sugar house, all folks in NY look east for large black plume of smoke in about 15 minutes

[GeneralStark]

I hope it went well Flat Lander! Another good day here. Ran about 900 gal. thru the RO that was collected from 5pm Thursday thru some time overnight. It did freeze here last night and awoke to 1" of fresh snow and brisk north winds. Ended up with about 200 gal. at 10.5% and boiled for just over two hours and made 26 gallons of Golden Delicate. I kind of expected to go back to Amber Rich due to the warm temps yesterday, but it stayed light. Up to about 110 gal. for the season so far.

The sap has been running pretty well this afternoon and it looks like tomorrow could be decent as well. It seems like the thaw loosened things up and we should really be into the season now. Hopefully this will be a busy week...

[Sugarmaker's dad]

Filled 2 more barrels today from the 3,000 gallons that came in between 5:00 pm yesterday until this morning when the temperature dropped from 35 to 26 degrees between 6:30 and 8:30. As of today we have bade 15 barrels. Last year we had 16 on the same date, so hopefully we will equal or exceed last year's production.
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[Flat Lander Sugaring]

I hope it went well Flat Lander! Another good day here. Ran about 900 gal. thru the RO that was collected from 5pm Thursday thru some time overnight. It did freeze here last night and awoke to 1" of fresh snow and brisk north winds. Ended up with about 200 gal. at 10.5% and boiled for just over two hours and made 26 gallons of Golden Delicate. I kind of expected to go back to Amber Rich due to the warm temps yesterday, but it stayed light. Up to about 110 gal. for the season so far.

The sap has been running pretty well this afternoon and it looks like tomorrow could be decent as well. It seems like the thaw loosened things up and we should really be into the season now. Hopefully this will be a busy week...

well went good for a while, but something happened to new hp pump, but when it was working I was doing 240GPH at 30 Hertz. 60 Hertz didnt work to well, it blew the top right off good thing I had another one. made another 15 gal.