This 12-pack of stainless steel bucket spiles is the volume-discount option for households tapping 12+ trees per season, or for those running 6 trees with redundant spares for the inevitable lost or damaged spile. Each spile is the same heavy-duty Grimm high-flow pattern as the 3-pack version — maximizes sap flow rate, lasts many seasons without corrosion, and includes the S-hook for hanging sap buckets.
For a 12-tree operation in moderate maple country, expect roughly 2 gallons of finished syrup per season from 12 healthy trees — about 24 quarts that justifies serious finishing equipment, larger boil-down operations, and possibly a small evaporator pan rather than stovetop boiling. The 12-spile pack is the right volume to commit to that scale of operation.
The Grimm pattern (named after the brand that popularized it in modern maple sugaring) increases sap flow compared to traditional tapered-wood or older metal spile designs — meaning more sap per tap, less time waiting for buckets to fill, and more syrup yield per season. Stainless steel construction means no metallic flavor transfer and no rust through multiple-season use cycles. Lehman’s catalog selection for serious maple sugaring households.
