The Backyarder 2025 [Archive]

Valuable lesson (3 replies)
Adjustable arch legs (3 replies)
I saw on the internet:-) (10 replies)
Did I run my taps too deep? (11 replies)
2 taps, 1 bucket... is this right? (9 replies)
Tap when trees are frozen? (6 replies)
The Maple Letters, 2025 (11 replies)
Incredible Scam Story (43 replies)
Hobby Evaporator as Wood Stove (3 replies)
Frozen Taps (5 replies)
Evaporation rates (15 replies)
Minimum number of trees for tubing? (11 replies)
Tapping Maples in Flooded Areas (13 replies)
RO membrane storage question (4 replies)
Basic RO things (10 replies)
Plan for 2025 season and beyond (30 replies)
Serving our syrup (inspection) (2 replies)
Sap flow during the eclipse. (6 replies)
Looking for Ideas (20 replies)
Auto Draw (17 replies)
Learning the lingo (10 replies)
Cloudy (2 replies)
Interesting, flame bring pulled under grate (1 replies)
Taps Not Pulled from Last Year (3 replies)
Backyarder, on the cheap, mini maple (3 replies)
Last 2023 Batch Finally! (6 replies)
how to get started on the cheap?.....kind of. (15 replies)
storing sap before processing? (1 replies)
Measuring 66.9% (21 replies)
Question on drill size.... (7 replies)
profile picture help (2 replies)
New member (6 replies)
Condensation Question (5 replies)
My plan 2023 - 2024 (121 replies)
Birch Sugaring (2 replies)
Comparing your production to others. (1 replies)
And after that last post -- sugarhouse destroyed in fire 4/1, have rebuild questions (13 replies)
Favorite/ Least Favorite (21 replies)
Substantial gains from substantial upgrades (7 replies)
Snapped tapping bit (4 replies)
Air Under Fire in a Barrel Evap - Pipe Size? (11 replies)
Leaking sap from tap - help me solve once and for all!!! (11 replies)
Red Maple healed tap holes or no sap flow? (10 replies)
Kicking off my 2023 Season (Chassell, MI) (7 replies)
Drill Bit Sizes for Leader CV Spiles (1 replies)
Made my first maple syrup today! (28 replies)
How often do you clean your evaporator pan? (11 replies)
stove door fully open, halfway or closed? (11 replies)
Had an issue with tapping (5 replies)
nothing like the first boil of a season (4 replies)
Dealing with bleeding around taps, once they're in? (5 replies)
neighbor issues-Shutdown? (28 replies)
Started tapping in Hudson Valley, NY (0 replies)
Sudden stratospheric warming (8 replies)
Oil Tank for Arch (0 replies)
Tapped In Hampden (0 replies)
Drop Lines to Buckets (10 replies)
Rocket stove for finishing? (13 replies)
How do you chose the best trees? (19 replies)
How to add draw off without welding (7 replies)
Home made vacuum monitor? (16 replies)
January Thaw (41 replies)
Propane (6 replies)
Tapping above branches? (1 replies)
Do the fall colours predict sap flow in the spring (1 replies)
Pan thickness (3 replies)
Evaporating over Solo Stove? (6 replies)
If you have a float box, can your pre heat the sap? (12 replies)
How Long Does Raw Sap Keep? (22 replies)
Backyarders with Divided Pans (7 replies)
Using road brick for fire brick? (9 replies)
Sublimes Maple adventure (38 replies)
My plan 2022/23 (639 replies)
The right pan for my cinder block evaporator (21 replies)
Temp/Hyrdometer Question (46 replies)
Looking for Backyarders/Hobbyists to Chat With/Visit (2 replies)
Property caught fire (11 replies)
Sap color? (6 replies)
How long do temps have to be below freezing for sap to flow? (3 replies)
Pan size (1 replies)
Can i use sodium hydroxide to clean my membranes ? (0 replies)
Heatproofing to insulate barrel evaporator (6 replies)
"Right sized" backyard operation? (23 replies)
Horrible Newbie Mistake (14 replies)
To ro or not to ro? (6 replies)
Miles per gallon (5 replies)
Sap preheater (7 replies)
Why some trees produce more sap than others (14 replies)
Sugar Shack (15 replies)
RO Issues (38 replies)
Process Question (5 replies)
Real-time data from the NEK of Vermont. (6 replies)
Continuous Flow with horizontal dividers (3 replies)
Holding Sap (13 replies)
Gravity: temp seems high, but would my hydrometer lie? (8 replies)
Small Crowned Trees (10 replies)
Evaporator Pan Flatness/Depression (9 replies)
Red Maples (21 replies)
10 years of making sugar (9 replies)
Food grade liners (1 replies)
Bottling Temp & Sterilization Question (16 replies)
Tapping and tree questions (3 replies)
gravity drop line question (2 replies)
New Sugar shack smoke stack question (2 replies)
Double Wall Thermometer (4 replies)
Propane Hobby Evaporator (13 replies)
Tapping in KY yet (11 replies)
Bird Poo! (9 replies)
2022 worried about sap run (16 replies)
Is it March yet? (3 replies)
Switching from steam pans to divided - help with evap modifications (22 replies)
Fourth test boil was ultimately a success, but I have a few questions. (11 replies)
Graduating Five Gallon Pails (4 replies)
Is the timing of the colour change in the fall, a predictor of how the sap flows in t (4 replies)
How many trees is too many? (49 replies)
Value of data for the back yarder (12 replies)
My plan (186 replies)
January thaw (29 replies)
Leader's shipping cost concern (8 replies)
Propane cookers (0 replies)
Infinety spiles (2 replies)
From propane and pots to a new evaporator. (15 replies)
Temporary Sugar House for back yarders (2 replies)
Suggestions on a good hydrometer (14 replies)
Montgomery County sap (0 replies)
watch out for beginner sites that don't give good information (8 replies)
How long is too long of a boil (13 replies)
When to stop collecting? (22 replies)
Small Batch Filtering (24 replies)
Temperature for auto draw-off (10 replies)
Divided pan use - Question (15 replies)
Filtering question (4 replies)
My full kit (0 replies)
Red looking silver maples? (2 replies)
What weather will end the sap run? (4 replies)
Can I legally sell a few extra pints on Facebook or Craigslist if i have extra? (4 replies)
Artificially warming trees (17 replies)
Hydrodynamics question (12 replies)
First time barrel stove evaporator questions (20 replies)
Fort Plain syrup (3 replies)
Large Sliver Maple (3 replies)
Tubes into Buckets VS Sap Sacks (13 replies)
Slow Start to 2021 - why? (16 replies)
Boiling Pic Last Night (4 replies)
ice in buckets (9 replies)
Divided pan questions (6 replies)
Help - If I boil 30 gallons down to 2 or 3 how long will it keep in the freezer? (6 replies)
First Boil! (9 replies)
To Tap or not to Tap (13 replies)
Montgomery County sap (1 replies)
No wood, please boil my sap ogdensburg ny (0 replies)
sugar content of early runs (1 replies)
Chimney fire (18 replies)
Loops that hang below the saddle (2 replies)
How long do you wait?! (6 replies)
MAINE Sap n School (0 replies)
MAINE Sap n School (0 replies)
Homemade ro need 3/8 supply? (1 replies)
Kentucky Backyarder (6 replies)
Sap spoilage thought... (7 replies)
Tapping on the north side of tree and the south side (18 replies)
Previous owner put too many taps in (8 replies)
What is the smallest maple you have tapped? (7 replies)
late tapping? (3 replies)
Help Maximizing Efficiency (12 replies)
Frozen trees (4 replies)
another "too early to tap?" question (8 replies)
Storing syrup (8 replies)
depth of tap hole (33 replies)
Collection & boiling schedule (34 replies)
Rb10 bucket or kit(used to system) (2 replies)
Information: How to Tap (1 replies)
Information: When to Tap (3 replies)
Drill bits for tapping (41 replies)
NE Ohio bucket tapping? (6 replies)
Cinder block vs fuel oil tank (12 replies)
Tapping in Middle Tennessee (1 replies)
Draining a flat pan to finish (15 replies)
Unique Evaporator (8 replies)
What’s the best piece of advice you were given when you started? (28 replies)
Nice addition to the Forums! (33 replies)