Maple syrup 2021

[Flint Mitch]

Who's running sap around here. I started to boil on my very thrown together half assed setup yesterday. It's slow, but makes me a couple gallon or so a year. I tapped 50% more trees this year, but only because I'm sharing my sap with a buddy that produces huge amounts of honey and decided to dive in head first into the syrup this year! He gifted me a nice baffled stainless storage tank for my efforts.

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[Johnmn]

I currently have 95 taps out, I'm not sure if I will do more or not. It has just started running here and it's been pretty slow so far but it should start to pick up!

I run mainly pvc holders and bags

 

[FederalQ]

My woods gets tapped by a local commercial producer, all buckets, no tubing or pipeline. I’ll help out gathering, lots of work but fun! If the entire woods is tapped it’s close to 1,500 taps. Nothing tapped yet but guessing it will be soon. The sweet taste of spring!

 

[kingOFgEEEks]

I'm taking this year off, but living vicariously through my neighbors. Glad to watch this time around, too much to do in our rentals this year.

 

[cuinrearview]

Bottled our first boil yesterday. If the weather guessers are right it will be a short run this year.

 

[John235]

This is my first season doing it. I made 24 ounces Saturday. Hopefully more this weekend. I tapped 10 trees.

 

[John235]

 

[John235]

I cut a samurai load of dead pine. So I don’t have to waste my hardwood in the evaporator

 

[stihl livin]

@Ryan Browne

 

[Need2Saw]

First batch in central MI last night. Hope the sap starts flowing better.

 

[Woodpecker]

Here's a pic from my second boil
Couple pics of my diy redneck evaporator. I've got real close to $400 into it.



And my helpers



I have 57 taps this year so far. May add a dozen taps on my black walnut trees. Today's boil will put me real close to 3 gallons of syrup so far.

 

[full chizel]

One looked a little happier to help than the other

 

[Johnmn]

Here's a pic from my second boilView attachment 285724
Couple pics of my diy redneck evaporator. I've got real close to $400 into it.
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And my helpers
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I have 57 taps this year so far. May add a dozen taps on my black walnut trees. Today's boil will put me real close to 3 gallons of syrup so far.

Looks similar to my first operation.

 

[Woodpecker]

Looks similar to my first operation.

I'm pretty happy with it. There's a hipster outfit out of Vermont that sells pretty much the same thing for 3 times as much monies. I'm getting a pretty consistent 7gph out of it. Although I may peddle it and upgrade for next season. I'd like to maybe add more taps.

 

[Ryan Browne]

Who's running sap around here. I started to boil on my very thrown together half assed setup yesterday. It's slow, but makes me a couple gallon or so a year. I tapped 50% more trees this year, but only because I'm sharing my sap with a buddy that produces huge amounts of honey and decided to dive in head first into the syrup this year! He gifted me a nice baffled stainless storage tank for my efforts.

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Thanks for starting this thread. I was just thinking of doing the same. Nice early start to our season in Wisconsin. Hopefully we get six weeks of sap! Though my wife would prefer being done by April first. I just got back from Northern Tool and Cabelas. My little two stroke transfer pump wouldn't start, so I had to make run out for a new one. I've been wanting to switch to a Honda anyway, that two stroke was god-awfully loud. Scored some new mud boots at Cabelas, picked up some Indian food takeout, and made it home before my tank started running over. I'll call that a win! Just finished pumping a couple hundred gallons of sap up to the shack. Planning on firing up the cooker tomorrow afternoon.

 

[Woodpecker]

One looked a little happier to help than the other

I've come to realize its SOP for a 12 year old.

 

[Ryan Browne]

I'd like to maybe add more taps.

Famous last words...


Hey, not to sound like the safety police, but if someone walked into your turbocharger, it would break off, right? Not tip over your cooker?

 

[Woodpecker]

Hey, not to sound like the safety police, but if someone walked into your turbocharger, it would break off, right? Not tip over your cooker?

Yeah that's what the rubber coupler and pvc at the end are for.

 

[stihl livin]

Thanks for starting this thread. I was just thinking of doing the same. Nice early start to our season in Wisconsin. Hopefully we get six weeks of sap! Though my wife would prefer being done by April first. I just got back from Northern Tool and Cabelas. My little two stroke transfer pump wouldn't start, so I had to make run out for a new one. I've been wanting to switch to a Honda anyway, that two stroke was god-awfully loud. Scored some new mud boots at Cabelas, picked up some Indian food takeout, and made it home before my tank started running over. I'll call that a win! Just finished pumping a couple hundred gallons of sap up to the shack. Planning on firing up the cooker tomorrow afternoon. View attachment 285771

I still need to come see this operation and get more syrup from you.

 

[Flint Mitch]

First batch in central MI last night. Hope the sap starts flowing better.

Where abouts are you? I'm in Owosso/ Corunna

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