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have all my gravity lines and 15 jugs out now. I collected around 22 gallons today. Tapping another 15 or so on jugs and I'll be ready for the season. I was hoping to do a small boil tomorrow before the game. Let's see what I collect tomorrow.
Have fun and Happy Sugarin' :)
Yeah thinking I going to tap this week. I think we are outta the woods(no pun intended) for any really cold weather.
will tap this week in Durham, CT.
Update:
Tapped yesterday with 16 buckets and got 15 gallons in about 20 hours. I got very little today though. Need another 20 gallons to crank up the hobby evaporator. Hopefully that will happen before the cold hits. I may put out another 10 taps tomorrow.
My daughter does babysitting in Cheshire each day, she came home a few days ago and said, "Mom, there's this guy in Cheshire, he has all the blue lines up!" YOU. I have to visit school vaca week.
we look forward to having you. I just finished off almost 2 gallons of syrup. Today was a great run as well. Big boil coming up on Saturday. We are blessed to have all these sugar maples in my yard.
2.5 gallons of finished product so far. Considering that I would not even been operational until this coming week, I figure I am ahead of the game!
let's just hope that Mother Nature continues to cooperate...
No light amber this year....all Medium amber so far...sugar content is around 2%
home stretch of a 45 gallon boil. not a great run today but great sugarin' weather!!Attachment 5393
I'm telling the school kids it's 3%....ssshhhh...........
getting ready for a great day! 45 gallons ready to boil and today should provide a great run!! 25 degrees last night..up to 29.5 right now...Let the games begin!!
I was mistaken in my sugar content. more like 1.6%. boiled down 110 gallons to make 2 gallons of syrup. Today's sap run only yielded 25 gallons.