I think were in for a stop....warm warm....2 gallons of syrup so far...boiled up some black walnut today...truly awesome
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I think were in for a stop....warm warm....2 gallons of syrup so far...boiled up some black walnut today...truly awesome
We tapped 100 taps Saturday feb 11 and made 12.5 gallon over the weekend but have not had to collect the last two days they have pretty much stopped.
I'd be ok with the flow if sap letting up for a few days ,it would give me a chance to get caught up, I haven't finished anything yet,boil re fill boil re fill. Ohhhhhhhh what a great problem to have . Now if I could just figure out how to not go to work all day long and make syrup I'd be laughing.
Welcome to the sugaring world! Last year I collected 101l in the course of one day, already had like 150l to boil, and more on the way. Had to stay up til 2:30 just to get caught up, then crash out and wake up at 7, go to work, come home, fire up the burners first thing, and just keep going. Did this about 4 nights running. Get some nice sharp toothpicks to help keep eyes open!
Attachment 15601I love this hobby...I'm glad kinda that I only have so many trees...taps etc until I retire. This was today's finish.
8L of finished syrup! And my pans are still sweet have 20gal to finish up tomorrow. That 20gal is 4% too :DAttachment 15602
Tapped my 80 here by Arthur yesterday just after lunch and collected 75 gallons at noon today. Actually figured I would have got more as a bunch of the 3 gallon buckets were 2/3rds full by dark.Quote:
Originally Posted by cat tech
Wow. I wish I was higher north in Ontario. Down here near Windsor all my maples have started to bud. Have to wait till next year now
yeah i think i might be toast also. I hate being in the armpit of Ont...i don't think the "old Rules" of tapping too early will ever apply again
Finished off my first batch of syurp last night, ended up with 42 l , not bad think in total there was 1600 l of sap ( kinda lose track ) noticed for a early run my syrup was darker than expected ( possible due to the hight record Temps for Feb? ? Anyone eles see the same results? ??
Yep same here...darker but nice....the weather is all over the place. Thought my trees had budded and was done but only a couple small ones have. I may still be in the game after last nights freeze up.
Tapping just outside of Ingersoll ON. Pretty sure my season is done before it really got started. Most large roadside maples have budded and dried up. Made approx 8gal of finished product, pretty disappointing considering I invested in a new SmokyLake 2x6 Corsair.
Is it possible they just needed another freeze? Or done? I should know if mine are done tomm. I'm hoping there's a few more days yet as all are well below road grade .
Where r u from diesel???
Just south and east of London ON
Where close to ingersoll? I'm just north of Woodstock. My road sides haven't haven't quiet budded but they haven't been giving much to begin with yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hayes
:DI'm located just west of Woodstock and trees here aren't budded yet.....flow is slow on the buckets (100 tapped) and I still see the one commercial guy nearby is still hauling. May be able to squeeze a little more out.
Good luck
Paul
Maybe today we'll see some running!
Collected 65 gal so just under 1 gal per tap some of my big road sides haven't given hardly anything yet and only have one tree that has signs of budding. Forest is still good and sap is sweet and clear.
Attachment 15786Trees have no idea what's up....weather be whacked! Here's one of today's finishes...darker
10 min away. Between Putnam and Avon, we own Flagswipe and tap trees around the farm where the outdoor is. We had a small run today, will know more tomorrow when I dump everything, but it makes me hopeful again !
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Originally Posted by MarkReynolds
oh OK ya I know where your at been there a couple times :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hayes
Finished a little more today.....everything is clean, bracing for rain...hoping for a serious reset after the heatwave tomm. And I live on what becomes Avon road but West.
Wow is that ever light. I can never get it that lightQuote:
Originally Posted by canadian_diesel1964
Those round bottles with the leaf motif look like giant pennies. Lovely syrup photo.
...it tastes great...I had too much today....:(...once we get that reset it should lighten up even more.
Collected over 200gal today, boiling Wed. I don't know how you guys make that light syrup, mine is dark. Tastes great but not fancy looking like that. The good news is 90% of the people I sell it to want the darkest coloured I have, perception thing I guess. My first batch off the evaporator on the 17th was a nice light amber but since then its pretty dark.
I got little yesterday and I'm pretty sure after that storm last night my buckets are full of rain water now :(
I hear you ...I near swamped my atv getting small amounts of sap this morning...I'm ready to throw in the towel.
Dont throw in the towel yet, next week looks goodQuote:
Originally Posted by canadian_diesel1964
Finished with 18L from approx 200gal sap collected Tuesday. Nice Medium Id say, tastes amazing. Really loving my decision to buy the SMokyLake deluxe bottling kit with filters. Clearest syrup I have ever made. No sugar sand yet but the earliest bottles are only a week old, not sure if it will develop in the glass jars after time if I didn't get it all out or not. Time will tell I suppose.
Looks like more good weather headed our way for another sap run over the nest 10 days if the sun decides to poke out
I'm liking this freeze up give us a restart and the sweet in my pan will be ok til I start running again. Collected about 50-60gal yesterday of partly rain water sap tested 1-1.5% my wife thinks it was stupid but I'm letting it freeze then chucking ice for a couple days then testing again.
all froze up here....would love another 3-4 day run...straightened all the walnut buckets and ready for sat mornin or sun morning when she comes
Well the 60gal I collected in the rain I just emptied out 33gal at 3% can't complain about that!!!
That's pretty good!
Well collected 90 gal of 2-4% sap avg'd out at 2.1% so now I'm trying to get tomorrow off to boil it all.
thats a good haul...I collected this morn...saps still good...120 Litres this morn and drip drip drip again now
Yup same here still clear!! I'm happy about that!Quote:
Originally Posted by canadian_diesel1964
Boiled 70 gallons last night and collect 55 gallons of 3% Rossi so still have over 100 to boil :)
Nice to run across someone on here from my neck of the woods.... I'm from the Listowel area... I missed the early run and only got tapping on Sunday.... Not a lot in my buckets yet... and it looks like we're in for a 1 week freeze again..... When did you collect the 90 Gallons? Was that all this week?Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkReynolds