Pictures of my maple syrup operation

[motownbrowne]

Wasnt a good season here in ohio either. Warm weather showed up too soon and lasted too long.

What is the approx increase with the vacuum system? 1.5x more sap/day? 2x?

Dad had 16 taps out this year (starting small). Started the year with only 6 taps and drug his feet getting another 10 ordered. The 10 additional taps showed up and only ran those for ~4-5 days before the weather broke. All gravity. Jugs emptied every morning, and some of the best trees were producing a full gallon by 3 in the afternoon.

The increase should be between 2-4 times the amount of sap over the season, depending on how much vacuum one can achieve and a few other variables. 4X would be exceptional, but not unheard of.

People tapping without vacuum generally average one quart of syrup per tap. Those on high vacuum consider a half gallon per tap to be an average crop.