Sure sounds good to me Maplelane! Whereabouts you located? Like which county?Quote:
Originally Posted by Maplelane1
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Sure sounds good to me Maplelane! Whereabouts you located? Like which county?Quote:
Originally Posted by Maplelane1
Well, unless something changes. I think this morning was our last boil. Strange season indeed. Hardly any sap flow from our trees in the past week despite having good temps.
This last boil produced 4350 ml of syrup, using 165 litres of sap ratio 1:37, sugar content 2.3. We are happy with our numbers this season, regardless of the strange weather patterns!
Good luck to all in the coming week or 2, but I think the Petras clan is tapping out!
OK.. OK..
O have been convinced to leave the taps in for a bit longer. fingers crossed for another run or two!
Hey Les,
I'm not far from you, closer to Kingston, right by Rideau Acres, we had a good run yesterday, was thinking of pulling taps too, perhaps this weekend. I agree, things have slowed way down from earlier in the season. I'm glad we tapped during that warm spell when we were second guessing ourselves. It's been a great year for us too, the most ever sap and syrup. Has me thinking bigger pan for next year. Do you know of anyone local with pans they'd like to unload?
Keep posting neighbour, nice to see we're not alone with this condition, or obsession, whatever.....
TurkeyJohn
Hey neighbour,Quote:
Originally Posted by TurkeyJohn
I honestly don't know anyone that has extra pans.. we only use steamer pans ourselves.. that being said, we'd also like to upgrade.. I'll keep an eye out and let you know.
Yes gonna finish up soon. We are at Washburn road. There's a few of us small time syrup makers in the area. I like comparing notes also.
How many spiles do you have?
Hi Galena. We’re in northern Peterborough County.Quote:
Originally Posted by Galena
Pulled off about 2 gal this am but when we got home after work today the pails were empty. It was cool today (+1 and rain) so I’m thinking that may have slowed things (??) but it’s supposed to dip tonight and jump to 6c tomorrow, so I’m hoping we get another run. Regardless, we’re boiling on Sunday.
Big day yesterday. Turned the first batch of concentrate into syrup. Ended up with about 10L of syrup. Great looking stuff. Also ran another 500L of sap into about 25L concentrate. Finished it today and ended up with over 16L. We collected late yesterday and now have another 200+L of sap in storage. Looks like our season is finally getting started.
FYI,
Careful with any roadside gear. Scum bags everywhere..... Only a few minutes from my place. Close to Toledo I heard.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa...eeds-1.4050060
Thanks for sharing, that's crazy!!Quote:
Originally Posted by DrewCP
Yeah, that is...wonder if KyleBaker is OK? he was running a couple bushes if I remember correctly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lespetras
Also I found a handy-dandy way to calculate what boiling point of water should be at your location: http://virtualweberbullet.com/boilingpoint.html Interesting to see that I've been right all along with using 210 - 211 as a base!