Daniel - March will be here soon.
Daniel - March will be here soon.
2004 - 2012 2x3 flat pan 25 to 60 taps
2012 2x3 new divided pan w/draw off 55 taps
2018 - didn't boil surgery - bought new evaporator
2019 new SML 2x4 raised flue high output evap. 65 taps
made 17 gal. syrup
2020 - only put out 53 taps - made 16.25 ga.l syrup
2021 - Didn't work out
2022 - 25 taps on bags / 8 taps on 3/16's line - late start
2025 sugaring season
Planning on tapping this weekend. Was gonna do some tubing but now second guessing myself. Do any of you tube with 3/16th? Do you like it? Max number of taps per line? When you use tubing, what about a tap that starts producing dark or yellow sap? Doesn't it contaminate the whole barrel of sap? How many taps per 55 gallon drum? I know, it depends on how its running and how often you dump it but what would be your recommendation? I want to use large top 55 gallon plastic barrels so it is easy to deal with ice. Any other thoughts? Feel free to join in. MAY YOUR BUCKETS RUN FULL Thanks Dugit
We were thinking about tapping this weekend in The Thumb, but my uncle took a trip over to the property and there is so much snow, we can't even get into the field. At least over a foot of snow. We have maybe three possible days of above freezing temps next week, but the temps are taking a nosedive soon afterwards. Maybe March 2nd.
2021 - First year: 4 taps; Tapped too late; 4.5 gallons of sap
2022 - 11 taps; 20 gallons of sap
2023 - 23 taps. 3 gallons of syrup; founded TruNorth Maple Co.
2024 - 26 (+10) taps; 4.5 gallons of syrup; added RO filter
2025 - 40 taps; Added lines;
I have been using 3/16 tubing for the last 3 years on a few of my road trees. I have never seen the dark or yellow sap from this tubing. It was an experiment to see if there was enough slope to produce vacuum. There are 8 currently on this setup. On a really good run day they would come close to overflowing the 55-gallon barrel. This year I am adding more to this line and hooking it up to a pump.
2004 - 2012 2x3 flat pan 25 to 60 taps
2012 2x3 new divided pan w/draw off 55 taps
2018 - didn't boil surgery - bought new evaporator
2019 new SML 2x4 raised flue high output evap. 65 taps
made 17 gal. syrup
2020 - only put out 53 taps - made 16.25 ga.l syrup
2021 - Didn't work out
2022 - 25 taps on bags / 8 taps on 3/16's line - late start
3/16th
'Haven't noticed color changes in my 45 gal Brute barrels (with faucets on the bottom to help empty). I have four lines, max 8 taps per line, but most have 5 taps. Each empty into a barrel. My elevation drop from top to bottom is prob only 12-15 feet (it's all in my backyard), but ten taps can nearly fill a 45er about 2/3 full on a good day.
I was gonna add vacuum this year, but I got a new shed (she's a beauty) and a new half-pint. . . Incremental progress!
Tapping this weekend in the Berkshires!
2023 Blocks, 2 steam pans, 5 taps, 1 gallon
2024 Blocks, 3 steam pans, 30 taps, 3.5 gallons
2025: new shack, new Halfpint, 40 taps
2025 sugaring season
I'm refering to the taps that late in the season the sap turns yellow or even a brownish color. When dumping buckets we just dump them on the ground. But thats only a couple of gallons. If its hooked to tubing you could be contaminating 30 or 40 gallon or more untill you figure out which tap is causing it and get it unhooked.
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