Had more in the buckets than I expected tonight. Collected 65 gallons and boiled it, had a couple draw offs too. Getting closer to bottling some finished syrup!
Had more in the buckets than I expected tonight. Collected 65 gallons and boiled it, had a couple draw offs too. Getting closer to bottling some finished syrup!
Why can't the issue with posting pictures be fixed?
Was surprised to find my tubing trees running hard when I got home from a work trip yesterday afternoon, not so much today with the wind and overcast weather. It's not a good day for boiling, either, but we've got a full tote of sap waiting to go one it warms up a bit!
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2015: 8 bucket taps (7 red, 1 sugar) on DIY barrel evaporator
2016: 13 taps (bucket and tube) on block arch and hotel pans
2017: SAME
2018: 25 taps on 2x3 flat pan and resurrected barrel arch
2019: 25 taps...same setup plus DIY 3x150gpd RO filter
2020: 50 taps, all buckets..."new" oil tank arch setup
2021: 100 taps (50/50 buckets/3-16 tubing) on 2x4 divided pan
2022: 150 taps (50/100 b/t) on 2x4 pan with sap warmer pan
2023: SAME
2024: 150 taps, added single-post 4x40 RO system
Nice! I thought today was going to be warmer but looks like high of low 30's only. Couple days next week look stellar, but a little nervous about the extended forecast. Seems quite warm with a lot of nights above freezingOriginally Posted by ADK_XJ
Another decent day for my taps on tubing, around noon I made it out to the woods (had to take my daughters to an outdoor Girl Scout cookie booth in the morning, brrrr) and it was running well. By the time I got out with the tractor and the pump it was overflowing the tote, I really need to switch in my new 425 gallon tank for the old IBC but when there's sap coming in it's hard!
The RO is running in the garage now and then I'll start boiling again tomorrow since I've got the week off from work...love when a plan comes together.
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2015: 8 bucket taps (7 red, 1 sugar) on DIY barrel evaporator
2016: 13 taps (bucket and tube) on block arch and hotel pans
2017: SAME
2018: 25 taps on 2x3 flat pan and resurrected barrel arch
2019: 25 taps...same setup plus DIY 3x150gpd RO filter
2020: 50 taps, all buckets..."new" oil tank arch setup
2021: 100 taps (50/50 buckets/3-16 tubing) on 2x4 divided pan
2022: 150 taps (50/100 b/t) on 2x4 pan with sap warmer pan
2023: SAME
2024: 150 taps, added single-post 4x40 RO system
Great news! Glad to hear tubing is at least producing, buckets are having a dismal season so far and it's not looking promising after a couple good days this week.
Pretty great day for me too. All my buckets had something, and my high producers were near full. I'm hoping it either continues though the night, or gets just cold enough to run hard again tomorrow.
With that said, it's looking to be a disappointing year. I'm a bit less than 50% of last years sap right now...which was a slow year for me. Hoping it cools down a bit after the warm spell.
2016-2022 - About 8 taps, 1-2 gallons a year
2023 - 15 taps + New Property
2024 - 23 taps
2025 - 31 taps
Collected 115 gallons yesterday around 2:30 in the afternoon and buckets were dripping good. I think we got a freeze last night so today could be crazy but it's going to be quite warm and I dont see a freeze after tonight until next week possibly
Shew, it is RUNNING. We had 26F overnight and 62F at noon deep in the woods in the lowest spot where our tank is. I've taken 400 gallons off the collection tank already Sunday to today, this was the first day with full buckets and I imagine the tote will fill up again by midday tomorrow. It's supposed to be 28F overnight but cooler in the day, imagine it will run some more but not like this.
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2015: 8 bucket taps (7 red, 1 sugar) on DIY barrel evaporator
2016: 13 taps (bucket and tube) on block arch and hotel pans
2017: SAME
2018: 25 taps on 2x3 flat pan and resurrected barrel arch
2019: 25 taps...same setup plus DIY 3x150gpd RO filter
2020: 50 taps, all buckets..."new" oil tank arch setup
2021: 100 taps (50/50 buckets/3-16 tubing) on 2x4 divided pan
2022: 150 taps (50/100 b/t) on 2x4 pan with sap warmer pan
2023: SAME
2024: 150 taps, added single-post 4x40 RO system
It did not freeze at my place Monday night like I was hoping (elevation hurt me this time as it was 28F in the valley but 38F up on the mountain) but regardless the sap poured like crazy. There is still enough frost and ice on the ground that the 65+ degree temps had the sap flowing like a faucet. I collected 125 gallons from my 47 gravity tubing taps and boiled it all down last night. I haven't bottled it but it looks like it will be around 3.25 gallons and its some really tasty syrup. It was back down to 26F this morning so things should reset and keep the season going. I was getting worried for a little while that this year was going to be a bust as the runs have been small. I am running leader CV spouts so hopefully this warm weather this weekend again wont mess things up too bad.
I am currently dreaming of getting a float box on my rig. I currently have a smoky lake feed pan that going right into my back pan and they sell a float box and hose that i can keep using the feed pan as my head tank but utilize the float box. Maybe next year...
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