Checking what VT sugar makers are doing

[Flat Lander Sugaring]

I am sp glad the ticks have awoken from their winter nap

[spud]

Sap is running 1600 GPH at 2:00pm. Keep it coming.

Spud

[MJPJ Sugars]

Collected 28 gallons from my 25 buckets at 5:00PM today, and taps still at a steady drip... Best collection day so far


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[DoubleBrookMaple]

I got my Gast repaired and installed by 2:00 this afternoon. What a job! I had to clean up the vane rotor and the eccentric housing for it with emery paper to remove some damage. I lost an inch of vacuum I think as a result, but at least it has been running all day OK. Repaired the ground wire for my sap trap cutoff switch so it will prevent another catastrophe.
I have 300 gallons in the tank from my 320 taps! Still at 1.5%

[Sugarmaker's dad]

Averaged 1,200 gallons per hour from 10:30 am to 10:30 pm. Peak flow was just under 2,000 gph. What a gusher!
Sap still coming in at 600 gph at 11:30. About 5,000 gal. in the tanks to run through the RO during the night so we can start boiling early tomorrow.

[DrTimPerkins]

Excellent flow from yesterday mid-morning until sometime after 2am. Slowed down a bit, and had a light freeze here, but running again now and picking up steam again. All the tanks were full this morning. RO is going, evaporator will be soon. Going to be a great week to be making syrup.

[GeneralStark]

We did end up with a marginal freeze Thursday into Friday and the sap flow picked up a good bit. Probably pulled in about 400 or so before it froze Friday night. Then it really got going yesterday morning. Lines thawed pretty quickly once the sun came over the mountain, and for a while the dry line was running like a garden hose. Had 700 in the tanks by 11 am so I started the RO and processed until about 3 by which point tanks were empty. I was also processing incoming sap so not sure how much came in during that time, but I suspect it was about 2-300 gal. I boiled and made about 22 gal. of AR. Great flavor!

It ran over night and since 3 pm yesterday, about 500 gal. came in. Sugar has dropped a bit to about 1.8. We did not get a freeze last night and sap flow has dropped off. I suspect I will have another 700 to process by early afternoon or so. I'll boil late afternoon to make space in tanks as I have to go to my other job tomorrow.

A good freeze is likely for tonight so it looks like the next couple days could be good. I'm up to about 122 gal. for the season so far. 200 is my bottom line and it looks like that will be possible. I would like to make at least 300 and am hoping that it does not get too warm this week. Lots of signs of spring around....

[spud]

I got 14,500 gallons yesterday and then 5000 today so far. Sap still running in at 6:00 pm but slowing down. Should get a good freeze tonight and back at it tomorrow. The 10 day forecast says sap everyday. In order to have big numbers for the season I need a big March and it looks like that is going to happen. Sap tested at 2.0% today. My back is feeling better today. The kids checked for leaks today and everything is tight at 27 inches. Back to school tomorrow so I'm on my own. Good luck everyone.

Spud

[Flat Lander Sugaring]

made 15 gal friday and 20 saturday and today. gravity lines running 2.4 hi vac 1.6. collected 600 gal each day. up towards 100 gal.

[n8hutch]

I couldn't be more Jealous of the Sap Runs you guys are getting up and over in Vermont, but I know you guys all do your homework & follow best practices. So Kudos to you guys and if you get tired of hogging the sap, send a little this way