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[5050racing]

Started running good today,tubing doing good,trees on buckets 11/2 to 2 gallons per tree some big ones did 3 n 4 gallons each,should run all night and with this low pressure system should help,firing up evaporater Saturday,hard to tell total gal but over 50 so it's time for me!!!THE BEST THING IS THE SUGAR CONTENT IS JUST ABOUT 2* WOW THE BEST FOR ME HOPE IT STAYS THERE!!!

[Run Forest Run!]

Great news 5050! It's about time your patience was rewarded. Boil on!

[5050racing]

Now will see what it turns out to be,GREAT SUGAR CONTENT !!!

[sugarwoodacres]

Collected about 60 gallons today from 130 taps, not impressive but its a start. Throw a roof on sugar house Sunday and the boil it down.

[sirsloop]

I'm pulling my buckets Sunday morning... we'll see. I certainly got something...

[sweetmoomoo]

just got done boiling 62 gals. from this week, 2% sugar content was getting 9 gph on my evap. all was going good untill the end , the fire was still going pretty good and it didnt look close to syrup so i so i let it go a little longer than i normaly do in my pan and before i knew it it started to foam and it was syrup and then past syrup. me and my 9 year old son were in a panic, pulled the pan checked the syrup with the hydrometer and saw we went to far. i hope i can just a sap on the stove to thin it out, going to try in the morning.
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[Super Sapper]

You should be fine thinning it with sap, I take mine off heavy and thin it down when bottling.

[5050racing]

My set up I should do a whole thread on one day,I finish all my syrup on evaporator,I have a piece of sheet metal that I slide under the pan to cut off the heat then regulate with blower speed and fire size to finish,did all 14 gallons last year like this n keeps me from propane or in the house.Les from Ohio State ext.couldn't believe the idea said that is a great idea,I was out there at a fair last year where they had a sugar set up to educate people!

[sweetmoomoo]

[My set up I should do a whole thread on one day,I finish all my syrup on evaporator,I have a piece of sheet metal that I slide under the pan to cut off the heat then regulate with blower speed and fire size to finish,did all 14 gallons last year like this n keeps me from propane or in the house.Les from Ohio State ext.couldn't believe the idea said that is a great idea,I was out there at a fair last year where they had a sugar set up to educate people!
QUOTE]i would like to see how you finish on you pan and your setup, thats a good idea putting the sheet metal under your pan. that is one of my main problems getting the pan off to drain the near syrup.

[5050racing]

Just finished a little over a gallon all on evaporator ,my pans are 2 by 2 have 2 of them,but this is the first syrup of 201511076 some bubbles because I just Jared it with what's still dripping thru the filter, things slowed down today thought it would overflow but no luck maybe 11/2 2 gal per tree

[Run Forest Run!]

Way to go 5050! I'm so glad to see your sap starting to cooperate.

[5050racing]

Yeah thought today would be good 45 rain but just so so,least I have some made was starting to worry!!11077

[Run Forest Run!]

Hey 5050, are we to assume that you drizzle maple syrup over tomatoes down there in New Jersey? hahaha

[5050racing]

No they were there so the color looked good but this is what I put it on and many others11098

[Run Forest Run!]

Now there's a delicious breakfast! Gorgeous syrup 5050.

[sirsloop]

I've collected like 4 gallons of sap from 10 taps on real good size reds. idk what gives... I wait!

[5050racing]

Nothing yesterday ,but today Monday should change but never know?

[sirsloop]

I have three trees that I've collected sap out of... the other seven trees have been bone dry :/

[caoutdoors]

17 trees tapped had about 40 gallons that I boiled yesterday was running good today at 10am when I left for work

[sugarwoodacres]

30 gallons collected today . some lines nothing and others full. I run 3-5 trees to a 5 gallon bucket on tubing. Boiled 120 gallons yesterday down to about 2 and 1/4 gallons . Not impressed yet but the last couple years big runs come around the 20th so I am still hopeful.Good Luck to all

[Dr Sugar]

I hope you are right Sugarwood. Not so good so far... 1.25 qts of syrup out of 14 taps. Thought we would get a decent run today, but.. Zilch. Only bright side is sugar content is running a bit higher this year ~2.2%

Good luck everyone!

[jerzeemaple]

Horrible start, only bottled up 1.25gallons so far…not much sap today either

[5050racing]

Little over a gallon syrup n 4lbs of maple walnuts,thought it would be good today but?? Collected 18 gal