6.25 gallons (1.9 Brix) today, 43 gallons since 1/17 from 30 taps. Got about a gallon of syrup so far. I'm guessing this is about it until towards the end of next week; it doesn't look like it's supposed to get below freezing here until then.
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6.25 gallons (1.9 Brix) today, 43 gallons since 1/17 from 30 taps. Got about a gallon of syrup so far. I'm guessing this is about it until towards the end of next week; it doesn't look like it's supposed to get below freezing here until then.
I had a little over 50 gal yesterday & another 40 today - We need a freeze to get going again. Can't believe in January, can't get a night of frost.
Never thought I'd be hoping for freezing temperatures in January......
Mark
I wonder if Donald Trump can fix this!
At 9 PM it's down to 36.5 with clear skies - Fingers crossed here in Kent for frost tonight -
Hi Guys, just wanted to check in from danbury. this is my third year doing it. first year was about 10 taps, last year about 2 dozen. This year... not sure yet. hopefully around 3 dz. I'm in the middle of finishing my evaporator. Waiting on the pan to be bent and welded up next week nothing as fancy as some of the setups, but should work for my little hobby.
Still need to cut in the door, blower hole and decide if i want to do do a single stack or two 6"s just for fun? any idea if that would even work?
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Made 4.5 gallons Friday night and Saturday. Bottled it today.
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started today. 1/3 of my taps.in. 30. 60 gallons from yesterday morning. sweet.
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I've never seen any kind of woodburner with other than a single stack - Probably a waste of your time to try to re-invent the wheel -Quote:
Originally Posted by BSD
I am planning on tapping Wednesday, the weather on the 10 day looks perfect starting Thursday, I am in southeastern CT, Ledyard.
yea. apparently i suffered from too many fumes in the garage. i decided on going with a single 8" stack. I figured 2 stacks would be problematic to balance or do funny things to the burn rate. I got the 8" installed today and did a clean-out burn. need to pick up some firebrick tomorrow from O&G and get it lined next.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Van
BTW, this is Matt B, friends with Matt L. how are things in kent this season?
I'm thinking about tapping this weekend, but trying to delay into February if possible. I want to get to March weather dependent and don't want the taps to close up early. Are you early tappers on buckets?
Hey Matt - Going fine in Kent, 400 gal/sap boiled so far. Good sugar too, 2.5 in the tank last time I tested. I got firebrick for my Garn this past fall at B&B mason supply in New Milford - About 1/2 price of what H.D. wanted.Quote:
Originally Posted by BSD
Hey James and Pryo, I'm using sap sacks. I have some trees in Norwalk and Ansonia. I'm thinking the same, tapping this Wednesday or Thursday. Other than trending colder in the 10 day, looks OK. Just a gut feeling, but I think 2nd week of February through March is going to be solid.Quote:
Originally Posted by jamesd14
Hey Mike, you're just a few miles down the road...If you have some portable tanks and want to run some sap through my RO, feel free. I should be boiling Friday night, Saturday morning and most of Sunday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Van
using my phone app. these threads are all out of sync. cant follow them in order and cant see my post and pics. anyone know why.
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Been a busy week for me as well. 250 gallons collected in Oxford, (off mainly 45 taps) i have set out another 8 to get me to 53 for now. Holding off on the next 25-30 for 2 more weeks. Have made 5 1/2 gallons thus far. Burned through a lot of wood. Playing with infusing with cinnamon stick, and madagascar vanilla bean as well. I will be tasting those later in the week with another MT member. Had a really great time at the CT maple meeting in Hebron on the 21st. Always good meeting local sugar makers, and putting faces to MT names! I think they will be running again tomorrow through the weekend, lets see what happens. It's good to be back boiling!
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Good to know for next year. Thanks for the tip.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Van
O&G is another source with a very good price. I think $1.50 for full $1.25 for splitsQuote:
Originally Posted by Stiets
Thanks for the offer woodsrover - All caught up now, waiting on the next run - The woods were nice & dry, wet slippery mess now. O well, welcome to New England....................
There is colder more normal weather coming back for Feb from the look of it. None of the wacky 55 degree crap showing. Most of my taps on buckets, only 15 on gravity tubing. I'd rather the early sap, as when it gets into March those days of 60 degrees show up, flies, buds on trees, etc. I've had it 95 to 100 in my SH boiling, and that sucks, no nice way to say it.Quote:
Originally Posted by pyro
labels.look great. did you have them printed or do you have a program? nice.Quote:
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I called them yesterday, $1.88 fulls and $1.44? splits i think were the numbers. going to try to run over there tomorrow if work permits. wacky weather is keeping me busy (good thing).Quote:
Originally Posted by valleyman
I know. What a mess. Supposed to get cold and snowy until midnight and cold after that. Going to be an icy mess on the roads tomorrow morning. On the bright side, the sap should flow tomorrow!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Van
Someone last year told me about fire brick at Route 7 Mason Supply for $1.25 for full and $1.20 for splits. Check them out in Redding or Ridgefield on Rt 7. I'm going to pick some up this weekend.
"O&G is another source with a very good price. I think $1.50 for full $1.25 for splits"
BSD
Sorry I was low-balling the prices. -Typical estimate, right? Never come in under budget!
Good luck this season!
they're right in the little tiny sliver of Redding on RT 7. basically ridgefield though.Quote:
Originally Posted by pyro
let me know how they are, i prefer to deal with smaller shops and try to avoid O&G unless i have.
Tapped.14 sugars yesterday evening, two of them were already dripping, let's see how they go.
Pryo, where are you located? We are in Redding on Rt.53 at the bottom of Gallows Hill. Stop by of you are in the area.Quote:
Originally Posted by pyro
steits, I'm up the hill from you, top of umpawaug. I've seen you boiling in the open the last couple of years, noticed a while back you had upgraded. tapped a few this week. Still think I'm early, but then again, if I finish early, there's more time to transition to spring, right?
Boiled another 30 gallons tonight, this batch might be a maple cream batch if they don't run friday or saturday. Cold days coming for a good stretch. Lets see what Valentines looks like this year. If the 10-15 day is accurate, and it warms up after...holy hell will it be busy! So cool you guys are right near each other.
Stiets: I'm also in Redding, will pm you. Would love to stop by when your boiling and see your setup. I'm welding together a new 2x3 arch. Just finishing skinning it now and will be doing the insulation/firebrick this weekend.
Do you have all your taps in? I'm likely delaying one more week.
I am looking forward to the upgrade this year. Will be different from boiling in the field. Just waiting for enough sap to do my first boil on the new pan. Good to see other Redding syrup makers on the MT site. Would love to meet up at some point. I put out 20 taps on buckets so far but holding off putting out the remaining 40 taps I still have. I will PM you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Calycanthus
I just got permission from 5 land owners close to my house (2 of them are my clients) to tap their trees. Just goes to show you nothing ventured, nothing gained. Together between the 5 properties i should be able to do about 50-60 trees i'm hoping. I need to get a plan of attack to tube them all up on 3/16 as it's a mountain side basically. hopefully i can do it all in 3 collection locations to pump out. I'm stoked!
Anyone else having a slow week? I'm in ri border of CT, was flowing Great and last week or so nothing. Just checking if anyone else is seeing this too? Weather seemed unseasonably warm so guessing thats why?
we've been stuck in the 'doldrums' for a while too - Wouldn't quite freeze at night, now it looks like we're in for some colder [more normal] for Feb weather. It'll come, but how much & for how long is always a guessing game.
I threw in one tap last week to keep an eye on things. nothing in Danbury this am. which is good for me, still waiting on evaporator and need to get lines in next week hopefully.
It is actually running here a little today, 36 degrees & a breeze blowing - I might go dump buckets later -
So, it's later & I picked up 45 gal of sap on a pretty lousy day. Cold, it got to 37 and a good breeze blowing. Some trees dripping pretty good, some hardly at all I'll boil in the early AM, I like that shift watching it get light.