tapping ludington area

[homelite770g]

I started tapping this afternoon just south of ludington. Saw a few other guys had some buckets and lines out but haven't seen any steam yet!

[Michigan Maples]

Best of luck for a productive season!:cool:

[Lethalbowman]

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Put a few taps in at my dad's place (East Duck Lake Road) Grawn and had a bit of sap instantly.

[homelite770g]

I have 64 taps in now all right on the mason oceans county line. The ones from yesterday were almost half full. Going to tap a few soft maples for the first time this year tommorow. Then to get tanks in the trucks things are looking good

[Lethalbowman]

My dad reports getting 13 gallons of sap todayoff the 8 taps we put in on Sunday. It's probably low sugar contact but he is already boiling it.

[MISugarDaddy]

If you get a chance, post what the sugar content is of the sap you are gathering.
Gary

[Lethalbowman]

I need to take my refractometer over to my dad's so I can check his sap. He only wants to make a gallon of syrup but if he is only getting 1.1 or 1.2 percent sap he will be boiling 70-75 gallons.

[homelite770g]

We making steam now forgot to grab my new sap hydrometer so I will have to check it tommorow but at 24 degrees it didn't freeze in the tank

[Lethalbowman]

15469 Hard to see from this picture but most of the sap I checked from taps I put out yesterday was just a tad over 1.5%! It's a good start but hoping for 2%+ when the flows really kick in.

[MISugarDaddy]

Thanks for the report on the sugar content. I am sure it will go up as the trees get thawed out more. Good luck with your season.
Gary

[homelite770g]

Had another good run today buckets were running over by 1 o'clock. I will be boiling all nite since a tank sprouted a small leak sugar content staying about 2.8 to 3 so far

[Cedar Eater]

Tapped my last 3/16" sapline for the year today. Now have 5 natural gravity saplines with a total of 58 taps. All lines are flowing. Time to get the eEvaporators plugged in and roiling. Never expected to be getting sap so soon.

[Hannah]

Just checked mine with the sap hydrometer today and it come in at 1.6%, was hoping for better.

[5 Oaks]

I tapped in Hersey on Friday. I got 90 gallons of 2.5% over the weekend. Pretty slow (30 taps). Boiled off already.