Pouring in yesterday!
I went up to the sugarhouse and it was pouring in yesterday. We were planning on boiling later in the week, but with it coming in like that, it was time, so I fired up the first boil of 2020. Fun! We usually write down pour for a lot of sap, but I had to make a new category, garden hose!
Still sweetening the pan, but at this rate we'll turn out some syrup by this weekend!
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We only had about 80 gallons in the tanks yesterday at 3 PM. Would like around 200 to fire up. Will see how much it ran last night when I get home today and will boil tomorrow afternoon and/or Friday morning. Hoping it freezes tonight so we get some more tomorrow, looks like it might for us.
Last edited by mainebackswoodssyrup; 03-04-2020 at 11:12 AM.
Had 225 in the totes now and still trickling. Looks like a half day of work tomorrow and our first boil. Can’t wait! Should have more if it freezes tonight.
305 taps on 2 Shurflo's, 31 taps on 3/16" and 229 taps on gravity. 565 in all
Mountain Maple S3 controller for 145 of the vacuum taps
2x6 Darveau Mystique Oil Fired Evaporator w/ Smoky Lake Simplicity Auto Draw
Wesfab 7” filter press
I went up to the sugarhouse to check and there was nothing yesterday. I went out back to pee and found a tree across the mainline. After an hour of sawing, tightening and seeing if there was slope with a kilometer and we were back in business. All that sap that was sagging the line poured out and we were dripping a bit again. Boiling today!
I'm interested to see what it does today, didn't drop below 32 until 5:30 this morning, I still think its going to run though.Originally Posted by Revi
Only got to 32 for a short time this morning in Lewiston. Even with the Shurflo running its a slow drip. Hoping for a good freeze tonight so we can get back in business.
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Never froze for me last night got down to 34 but was running at 15 gallons an hour at noon. I haven't made it up to check vacuum gauges yet but I think the new 3/16 is pulling pretty good. Sweetened the pan a little with first boil ran 880 gallons and Drew off about 12 gallons of finished syrup.
2 1/2 x 10 with steam away leader drop flue inferno arch.
550 in gravity
30-31 here last night. But only for a few hours, not enough for a freeze. Same as what we had yesterday in the tanks today. First boil of the season underway.
305 taps on 2 Shurflo's, 31 taps on 3/16" and 229 taps on gravity. 565 in all
Mountain Maple S3 controller for 145 of the vacuum taps
2x6 Darveau Mystique Oil Fired Evaporator w/ Smoky Lake Simplicity Auto Draw
Wesfab 7” filter press
IMG_20200308_145745312.jpgthe 3/16 s has definitely increased sap production by alot
2 1/2 x 10 with steam away leader drop flue inferno arch.
550 in gravity
IMG_20200308_145757204.jpg an other one was flowing at 60 gallons an hour on 460 taps at noon the new lines will definitely pay for them selves !!
Last edited by twitch; 03-08-2020 at 06:12 PM.
2 1/2 x 10 with steam away leader drop flue inferno arch.
550 in gravity
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