Great day to boil! Lines and buckets are frozen, you’ll find me cracking a few beers, watching the boil.
Great day to boil! Lines and buckets are frozen, you’ll find me cracking a few beers, watching the boil.
1990-2013 - 35+, 7/16, on milk jugs+3gal galv buckets, 55gal drum firebox, 125 year old 10 gallon porcelain pot, outdoor boiling fun.
2014 - 40+ Built a 10x12 sugar shack, new 2x3 Mason.
2015-2023 - 75+ 5/16 Buckets, 3/16 tube, DIY RoBucket, on the mason in the shack, me, the dogs, sometimes the ole'lady, and defiantly a few beers.
I boiled last evening, emptied the pan which is now soaking in vinegar.
I plan to tap a few more on buckets today with my daughter.
Then I'll sit down and enjoy a cold beer myself!
Beautiful day out there today.
2025 - 160 taps, Shruflo 4048. Sap Sucker 4-D. Mason 2x4 Raised Flue. 5x400 RO - 30 gallons
2024 - 160 taps, Shurflo 4048. Sap Sucker 4-D. Mason 2x4 Raised Flue. 5x400 RO - 19 gallons
2023 - 121 taps. Shurflo 4008. Sap Sucker 4-D. Mason 2x4 XL, 4x150 RO. 20 gallons
2022 - 103 taps. Shurflo 4008. Sap Sucker 4-D. Mason 2x4 XL, 4x150 RO. 23 gallons
2021 - 77 taps on Shurflo 4008. Sap Sucker 4-D. Mason 2x4 2020
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Trout Brook Valley
Weston, CT
Stayed up late Thursday to finish boiling before the freeze. Jarred up a little over 2 gallons of syrup. Makes 7.5 gallons finished and packed so far this season.
It hit 8 here this morning, I'm going to wait till tomorrow to scrub the pan and enjoy a beer inside where it's warm. A nice little pause to get everything prepped up for the next run.
2017 25 taps on buckets got me hooked 1 gallon of sweet
2018 51 taps on 3/16 tubing/ DIY oil tank evaporator 8.5gallons finished
2019 60 taps 7 gallons finished ended season short
2020 New 2x4 divided pan ready to get away from the headache that is steam table pans
2021 off year due to pandemic and projects
2022 back at it
Had 650 gallons to boil yesterday. A chilly start at 8 degrees. Had a heat lamp in the arch and some heat tape wrapped around the milk tank outlet. Was up and going pretty quickly. Wife made dinner reservations for 7:00 so I did what I could and flooded the pan at 5:30. Have a pretty full pan and about 80 gallons of concentrate to finish up today.
Looks like some good flow days coming this week.
1980 - 6 taps, stone fire pit, drain pan evaporator, 1 pint of syrup
2016 - 55 taps on 3/16 and gravity, new sugar shack, 2x3 Mason XL, 16 gallons of syrup
2017 - 170 taps on 3/16, 2x4 Mason XL, NextGen RO. 50 gallons of syrup
2018 - 250+ taps on gravity and buckets, 2x5 Smokey Lake arch and Beaverland pan.
2019 - 250+ taps on gravity. A few buckets. 35 gallons of syrup.
2020 - 300+ taps on gravity. 50 gallons of syrup.
2021 - 280 taps on gravity and 40 buckets. 35 gallons of syrup.
Sap flow so far
Are taps have had varying results so far.
some trees producing a lot and some almost none.
Our 3/16 lines that have good drop are running the best. Next year we plan on running more 3/16 and less bags.
Also thinking about using backflow taps. Anyone have experience with these? I think this may help us by allowing a longer run and not worrying so much about tapping to early.
We have about 300+ taps, most of them in a new area we just started to thin out. We are not getting much from them but hopping thinning other trees out of the bush will help that..
I have not quite figured how to add information to my profile but when I have time I will.
We live in Willington, CT
Boiling today while we bottle
Where did you go?Originally Posted by Woodsrover
hey I live in Tolland!!! Howdy neighbor!
2020 - 1st year - 14 taps 1 Gallon Jugs + 4x 5-Gallon Buckets + Propane Grill + lots of headaches
2021 - 2nd year - 19 Taps (and some free sap from a friend in the same town!) 145 or so OZ
2022 - 3rd year - 46 taps (3 at home, 2 at neighbors, 38 at friends, and 3 at work) added ROBucket RB10, and Silver Creek 18x34x6 Divided Maple Syrup Pan w/warming Pan+Valve+Thermometer 6 Gallons 6 OZ!
2023 And we grow some more... Starting with OldPostMaple.com!
Anyone have taps flowing today? I thought because of the temp my taps would start flowing again after the past two extremely cold days. Hasn’t happened tho.
2017: 7 taps, turkey fryer
2018: 10 taps, turkey fryer
2019: 15 taps, turkey fryer
2020: 20 taps, Mason 2x3
The taste at the end makes it all worth while
My lines are moving today temp has been around 40 since 10am. Not much sun though to really get things moving.
Monday and Tuesday should make for better days
2017 25 taps on buckets got me hooked 1 gallon of sweet
2018 51 taps on 3/16 tubing/ DIY oil tank evaporator 8.5gallons finished
2019 60 taps 7 gallons finished ended season short
2020 New 2x4 divided pan ready to get away from the headache that is steam table pans
2021 off year due to pandemic and projects
2022 back at it
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