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Post by badbrad on Mar 31, 2018 20:29:51 GMT -6
Past few days it ran good. 250 gallons today with a 2.4 test. Put me over 1200 for the season. Long ways to go by us. Lol. Great day cooking.
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Post by Tooln on Mar 31, 2018 22:16:09 GMT -6
Past few days it ran good. 250 gallons today with a 2.4 test. Put me over 1200 for the season. Long ways to go by us. Lol. Great day cooking. Cooking or drinking?
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Post by sd51555 on Mar 31, 2018 22:29:56 GMT -6
Beer 5 This is precisely why I want to get into this some day.
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Post by Tooln on Apr 1, 2018 2:40:49 GMT -6
Beer 5 Brad how many gallons of sap will that unit run an hour?
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Post by nhmountains on Apr 1, 2018 4:46:32 GMT -6
^^^^. If that's a 2x4' pan it will boil down about 8 gallons a sap per hour or take 4-5 hours per gallon of syrup.
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Post by badbrad on Apr 2, 2018 6:49:15 GMT -6
^^^^. If that's a 2x4' pan it will boil down about 8 gallons a sap per hour or take 4-5 hours per gallon of syrup. Sounds about right.
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Post by badbrad on Apr 2, 2018 6:50:10 GMT -6
Long ways to go by us. Lol. Great day cooking. Cooking or drinking? Cooking went till about 2:30am to keep the sap from freezing in the wagon outside. Good but long day. We ate and drank like kings.
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Post by badbrad on Apr 2, 2018 6:51:39 GMT -6
4 deg this morning. Still waiting for the sap to run decent. And it is April 2nd.
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Post by Tooln on Apr 2, 2018 12:59:29 GMT -6
Cooking went till about 2:30am to keep the sap from freezing in the wagon outside. Good but long day. We ate and drank like kings. That's what it's all about.
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Post by Tooln on Apr 2, 2018 13:01:51 GMT -6
4 deg this morning. Still waiting for the sap to run decent. And it is April 2nd. I had 12 this AM. 40 right now so it should be a running. Been shitty year for sure with the weather swings. Can remember if you tap any or just the neighbor & how many are tapped?
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Post by Tooln on Apr 11, 2018 17:54:23 GMT -6
166 gallons today with a 2.6 test. One tree right up front I tested for the hell of it. Wish they all tested this high. 1380 gallons ytd.
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Post by benmnwi on Apr 11, 2018 19:02:28 GMT -6
166 gallons today with a 2.6 test. One tree right up front I tested for the hell of it. Wish they all tested this high. 1380 gallons ytd. You should save the sap from that tree and boil it down. Using that high octane sap will have a great output.
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Post by Tooln on Apr 11, 2018 19:07:15 GMT -6
166 gallons today with a 2.6 test. One tree right up front I tested for the hell of it. Wish they all tested this high. 1380 gallons ytd. You should save the sap from that tree and boil it down. Using that high octane sap will have a great output. I've got nothing to cook it down with. I've talked to guys who have done it on a stove in the house and it left s sticky mess all over everything.
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Post by benmnwi on Apr 11, 2018 19:23:55 GMT -6
Two cinder blocks, two fence posts and a pan or two and you can have syrup for your pancakes in a day. Gives you a reason to sit by a fire and drink beer too.
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Post by benmnwi on Apr 11, 2018 19:24:34 GMT -6
I agree cooking inside would be a bad idea though
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