Sap is running 500gph on 3500 taps, jumped up to 6.5% sugar overnight- unbelievable!
Sap is running 500gph on 3500 taps, jumped up to 6.5% sugar overnight- unbelievable!
18x30 sugarshack
5100 taps high vac
3x10 inferno with steampan
7'' wes fab filter press
10'' cdl air filter press
D&G 3 post reverse osmosis w/recirculation
Looks like we got April fooled.... lol.
Good boil yesterday with another 25 gal. of AR. Sugar content dropped a bit below 2 for this last run, but several days without a freeze will do that. I thought the grade would drop with the warmer weather but still on the light side of AR. Got the tanks cleaned and am ready for some BIGSAP this week.
About 750 taps on High Vac.
2.5 x 8 Intens-O-Fire
Airtech 3 hp LR Pump
Springtech Elite 500 RO
14 x 24 Timber Frame SugarHouse
16 x 22 Sap Shed w/ 1500 gal. + 700 gal. tanks
www.littlehogbackfarm.com
Had a great night to recharge everything here. Got down to 17 at my location. Sap is flowing hard today!
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Mead Maple "It's for the kids..."
Paul Cerminara
2019 - First season ever
-Goal: 3 gallons
-Season Total: 7.5 gallons - pulled taps after running out of firewood and time
2020
Built 2'x8' Oil Fired with Thor drop flue pans
-Goal: 20 gallons
-Season Total: 55 gallons
Sap has been running 550 GPH all afternoon. Testing 1.9%.
Dpud
Most of my 2 gallon buckets were overflowing. Only the cold spots with ice build up had a gallon and change. What a run today
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Mead Maple "It's for the kids..."
Paul Cerminara
2019 - First season ever
-Goal: 3 gallons
-Season Total: 7.5 gallons - pulled taps after running out of firewood and time
2020
Built 2'x8' Oil Fired with Thor drop flue pans
-Goal: 20 gallons
-Season Total: 55 gallons
.33 gpt today testing 2%, frost is out in open places and starting to dry out, probably will start field work next week.
Finally opening up! one of the hardest runs I've seen here with over 2gal/tap in the last 16hrs. bouncing off freezing right now but still coming in steady. test down to 1.7
4700 hundred taps
7.5 hp Airtech Liquid
2- 1.5 hp CDL electric releasers
Big run for us yesterday. Collected about 65 gallons since last Friday. Surprised it is still at 3% sugar.
2014-2017 - 3 taps - open fire boil
2018 - 33 taps on 3/16 20" Hg, 3 buckets, barrel evaporator, RO Bucket
2019 - 41 taps on 3/16" 20" Hg, 4 buckets, barrel evaporator, RO-Bucket Kit (3x400 gpd)
2 gallons a tap in the last 20 hours. Sap is testing at 1.7%. Right now sap is running at 225 GPH. Only went down to 34 on the hill. Should run ok all day and then big freeze up.
Spud
Big run here too. Might hit 3gpt in 24 hours but already over 2.5 since things thawed yesterday. Sc at 1.7 and no freeze overnight. Going to start boiling soon after running the ro all night...
About 750 taps on High Vac.
2.5 x 8 Intens-O-Fire
Airtech 3 hp LR Pump
Springtech Elite 500 RO
14 x 24 Timber Frame SugarHouse
16 x 22 Sap Shed w/ 1500 gal. + 700 gal. tanks
www.littlehogbackfarm.com
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