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I'm starting to get a bit of buddy/metabolic flavor in some of the taps. What I do is taste the sap from a tap, and if it tastes buddy I pull that tap and dump the bucket. Over time, all the taps get pulled... and I get to squeeze out the last bits of syrup of the season.
Sap runs best under high pressure, boiling sap is better under high pressure. We boiled till 3 am Wed. Hadn't froze yet. To get a good run it needs to be frozen for about 10 hrs. Sunday was a big run for us took in over 3000 gal of sap. Some loads over 3.5 % sugar.Quote:
Originally Posted by DonMcJr
Sunday was my best day so far. And then I had to dump my sap due to stupidity. I used a piece of painted steel to cover a gap in my block arch. Ended up with a bad smell and paint chips in my sap. :o:mad::o
Sap did run for me yesterday. Not my best day, but it ran. Not even a hint of buds on my black and sugar maples yet.
My 7 trees all quit flowing Tuesday. Monday was good, but that night the low was in the 40's F, and the next day only a little sap flowed, and Wednesday despite birght sun and 50'sF nothing. I pulled all the taps. I'm near Ann Arbor.
When did you tap ? With a freeze coming Friday night and Saturday night and high pressure should have a good run this weekend. The sugar is still high trees not ready to but yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by bradbrews
Cadillac area, A gallon per tap today, Some were higher
I got nothing again today from my 9 taps im startin to think its over for me but i will leave them in for a few more days just to see
Very little flow here today. Milk jugs maybe a 1/4 full. Hoping for one last good flow this weekend to close out this my first season.
Same here. Not too far from you though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yellowdog64
Austin I had only about 2 gallons from my 15 taps if that today again. Keep the taps in! it's either gonna let loose again or stay done and leaving the taps in isn't gonna hurt. This season has been my absolute worst sap wise and I can't believe it's over yet.
My buds on my silvers are still tight and it's not usually done until just after the buds open...