He just mentioned in a thread a while back that they go out and put their taps on the lines after the cold weather arrives and it doesn't affect sap production. I, as well as a few others have noticed that letting your drop hang in the open air after the season instead of capping it, results in less mold in the line. I try to get all my taps installed by the end of January. I just let them hang too.Originally Posted by Gallinipper
Sean
2013-1st year...94 taps, 12x24 sugarhouse, home built evap. Gast 2065 pump with bender
releaser.
2014-30x36 sugarhouse, 2.5x10 "Jutras" evaporator, 1200+ taps on vacuum, sap brothers RO. 2 sihi 2 stage pumps, 440 gal.
2015- 1000gph memtek RO, 3250 Taps, 1200 gallons
2016- Modified grimm 4'x12' evaporator with auf and aof with air preheater. Home built airtight arch front. 4250 taps?
2017- 2400gph. Lapierre RO, 10" filter press, 5000 taps
It was in the November 2016 Journal. Look under the Sugaring Journal's and you will find it (down toward the middle of the Forum's home page in the section Tapping Update 2016).
Gary
16' X 24' Sugarhouse
2' X 6' Leader Inferno Arch with Revolution Raised-Flue Pans, Smoky Lake preheater and hood
Deer Run Maple gas-powered 250 RO
WesFab 7" filter press
Kubota 1100 RTV with tracks and 125 gallon tank for transporting sap
800 taps on gravity and vacuum
Very supportive wife who is the best coworker
http://mapletrader.com/community/sho...ing-Sugarhouse
What does everyone think about using a food grade disinfectant (ie vodka). Would this work for the taps?
It'll work on ME. Please add cranberry juice for a good cleaning.
hic
2024 - New Maine resident, 12X12 sugar shack under construction
2019 - New 12X12 boiling pavilion
2018 - New Mason 2X3 Hobby XL and homemade RO
Seriously, on the subject of ethanol, has anyone ever tried keeping bacterial proliferation down in RO concentrate with the aforementioned vodka? Seems like if you could save 100 gallons of 8% sugar it might be worth it.
That would be illegal. Nothing can be added to sap or syrup and have it remain “pure maple syrup.”
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
We use Zap-Bac spouts and replace the whole drop every 3-4 years.
2016 - 2 x 4 Randy Worthen built arch and pans 11 taps; 2.625 gallons of syrup!
2017 - 29 taps; 11.625 gallons of syrup!
2018 - 30 taps; 98 pints bottled! New sugar house being built, new equipment coming!
2019 - 125 taps; 50 gallons made! New 2x6 Smoky Lake Corsair arch, drop flue pan, auto draw. Smoky Lake filter press and Steam Bottler
2020 - 173 taps; only 35 gallons made.
2021 - 242 taps; New record! 50.5 gallons made!
2022 - 321 taps; New record! 80 gallons made!
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