We had an average haul on the weekend boiled another 70g of sap or so. Made just over 6L Syrup.Originally Posted by murferd
We had an average haul on the weekend boiled another 70g of sap or so. Made just over 6L Syrup.
Geoff
Big Daddy's Sugar Shack
2014 - 4 Taps
2015 - 8 Taps
2016 - 12 taps, propane boiler 6L
2017 - 100 Taps, 24L
2018 - 100 Taps, 100L
1.5x6 CDL Econo Evaporator
Our woods have turned on! The storage tanks are full, boiling 12 hours a day. Sap quality hasn't been as good, no frost at night for a few days. Hopefully will get
some frost Thursday night & have some good sap to finish the season next weekend.
Murray
Somewhere around 800 - 900 taps on Atlas Copco vacuum
1 Sap Ladder & 1 can
2 1/2 x 10 Waterloo/Small, with Piggyback & hood,
Air over & under fire
CDL autodrawoff, Homemade drawoff/filter tank with pump,
Lapierre Sirofilter, modified steam pan bottler
Excellent News, I hope I am not done and can go collect Saturday and boil some more.
Geoff
Big Daddy's Sugar Shack
2014 - 4 Taps
2015 - 8 Taps
2016 - 12 taps, propane boiler 6L
2017 - 100 Taps, 24L
2018 - 100 Taps, 100L
1.5x6 CDL Econo Evaporator
We are done. Last bit of sap collected, taps pulled, buckets rinsed and sanitized, and last batch of very dark syrup on the stove.
I have definitely found my least favorite part of the season... cleaning 87 buckets.
Geoff
Big Daddy's Sugar Shack
2014 - 4 Taps
2015 - 8 Taps
2016 - 12 taps, propane boiler 6L
2017 - 100 Taps, 24L
2018 - 100 Taps, 100L
1.5x6 CDL Econo Evaporator
Is anyone still collecting sap
I'm still collecting here in Halcomb. My 60 buckets haven't run in a few days and my 75 taps on a shurflo are only getting 20-25 gallons a day. I'm really happy I put that tubing up or it would have been a terrible year. With the forecast for this week I'm hoping to see a good run but you never know.
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110 taps,buckets
Homemade 2 x 3
1983 ski-doo citation
2007 Big Bear
3 young pail dumpers
http://s732.photobucket.com/albums/ww322/Nemo5_photos/
First attempt at maple cream tonight with the home made cream machine.
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110 taps,buckets
Homemade 2 x 3
1983 ski-doo citation
2007 Big Bear
3 young pail dumpers
http://s732.photobucket.com/albums/ww322/Nemo5_photos/
I used 1 gallon of syrup and made 9 and 1/2 250 gram tubs.
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110 taps,buckets
Homemade 2 x 3
1983 ski-doo citation
2007 Big Bear
3 young pail dumpers
http://s732.photobucket.com/albums/ww322/Nemo5_photos/
Nice colour! My first year I had lighter syrup and it gave a great colour like yours. The last couple have been darker giving a more Tim Horton's Ice Capp colour.
2014 - 6 buckets, 4 coffee cans and a propane burner - almost 40L of sap and 1.6L of syrup
2015 - 103 taps on gravity. Homemade oil tank arch and a Smoky Lake 2' X 5' hybrid. - 2.66 gallons of syrup
2016 - 101 taps, 550 gallons of sap, ~10 gallons of syrup all dark.
2017 - 138 taps, 225 gallons of sap, 5.55 gallons of dark syrup, still procrastinating on the vac.
2018 - ~150 taps, I lost track of the sap it was incredible!, over 20 gal of syrup, all dark.
I finished my first and only batch of syrup this evening. Grand total is 225gal of sap giving 5.55 gal (21L) of syrup. It was a poor year but this will keep me going till next spring. It will settle for about a week and then bottling time!
2014 - 6 buckets, 4 coffee cans and a propane burner - almost 40L of sap and 1.6L of syrup
2015 - 103 taps on gravity. Homemade oil tank arch and a Smoky Lake 2' X 5' hybrid. - 2.66 gallons of syrup
2016 - 101 taps, 550 gallons of sap, ~10 gallons of syrup all dark.
2017 - 138 taps, 225 gallons of sap, 5.55 gallons of dark syrup, still procrastinating on the vac.
2018 - ~150 taps, I lost track of the sap it was incredible!, over 20 gal of syrup, all dark.
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