It's getting closer to where I could inundate this thread with maple syrup stuff It's the only hobby I have that at least pays for itself. By my numbers, I'm entirely in the black now after a few years of equipment acquisition and build (made my own evaporator and RO system). Hopefully this year is better than the crummy season last year.
Got my storage tanks for sap and reverse osmosis and remote sugar bush collection and transport barrels all cleaned up and ready to go yesterday. Did some inventory work and ordered bottle caps to ensure I had enough. Had to tape/seal the manifold on my tubing vaccuum pump so that's all set as well. Not much longer and I'll be putting up tubing. I have to put it up and take it down every year since some trees are on a neighbor's land and the remote trees were the property of a coworker (new ownership this year, but they want me to keep making syrup with the trees).
Got my storage tanks for sap and reverse osmosis and remote sugar bush collection and transport barrels all cleaned up and ready to go yesterday. Did some inventory work and ordered bottle caps to ensure I had enough. Had to tape/seal the manifold on my tubing vaccuum pump so that's all set as well. Not much longer and I'll be putting up tubing. I have to put it up and take it down every year since some trees are on a neighbor's land and the remote trees were the property of a coworker (new ownership this year, but they want me to keep making syrup with the trees).