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Hello..... I believe my second year we ended up with a batch that had a smokey flavor..... So what to do?? what to do??? Well I tried to figure out what I did and have no idea.... But I was cooking...

Help!!!!! Doin Birch 1st time.... So I guess what I am asking, could the birch sap have spoiled or gone bad?? And if so how would you know??? How long can birch sap be stored??? And as always thanks...

Help!!!!!! Doin Birch 1st time.... boiled it outside for quite awhile and have now moved it inside. The taste is like starchy and it is an amber color. I know we still have a ways to go but we were...

Awesome..... really nice work..... keep us posted

Things like this give everyone a black eye... As a landowner, if it were me on my land, pull the taps and return to them...

I was thinking about birch tapping, white or black birch?? I know the ratio is high like 100 to 1... Anyone have any suggestions or ideas??? There is a stand of white birch next to me and I thought...

I put roughly 30 taps in today.... All geared up for burning this weekend...

Good Luck to All.....

Getting all excited... lol... doin all the mental planning for my tiny operation...

John trying to free up a weekend will get with you.... Tom

How long do you keep it at the 236*F range?? After you reach that temp do you just pour it over the snow or chushed ice hot or do you let it cool to a certain temp?? Already making an appointment...

a must is tunes.... almost anything from Old Crow Medicine Show to Slow Hand, DAC, Meatloaf, and got to have some Steve Miller Band.... and must agree a dance with the one you love and embarrass the...

Hi Al,

Sorry did not get back to you sooner.... Had to work this weekend and could not go to Verona... I am going to pencil it in for next year and hope to make a trip up... Might try to sqeeze...

Al,

Can you get me out of 1st gear and bring me up to speed??

What is Verona conferrence??

What happens there??

Is it this weekend as in Jan. 8 and 9???

Well you are never off topic when it comes to family things.. And Yes, a little hard apple for me and 40+ gallons for family and sum friends... Sept./Oct is apple crazy times... lol... If you are...

Thank you.... Time has come around and I am excited but more importantly so is my youngest son... Last year was our 1st and thanks to all you folks it was not our last... We have done apple cider for...

Our 1st year and we made just over 3 gallons of syrup... Some bumps along the way, Crew burned 1 pan, I spilled 1 pan, I burned 1 pan while finishing, and oh yea lots of hair on the arm burned.......

hey Dude... I am about 2 hrs northeast of you... I drilled up on an angle and ran tubes to a cap in a 4.2 gallon jugs... My runs come and go but it seems like I am getting about 2 gallons per jug per...

hey bprzyw... thanks... all was going well until I had to work this weekend and my back up crew took over.... they boiled all sap done to nothing but they did scrub the pan clean for me.... oh...

Hope you don't mind but it looks like I will be copying you with that set up...

how do you have those shut off valves in?? Just got my pans ( 2 ) yesterday,
bytheway I am in Wyoming County Pa.......

well I am using the 4.2 gallon plastic jugs from deep fry oil... the kind of oil used for french fries and what not... washed them out real good and drilled holes in the caps to run the tubes right...

Tapped 10 trees 2 weeks ago.. Boiled 70+ gallons of sap got a little more than a gallon of syrup... all with roasters and sauce pans..lol.. Need over time work to pay the electric bill.. oh boy......

mmm... no idea what I am doing but I am doing something... Gonna take some of my almost maple syrup mix her up with some brown sugar, throw in some white sugar, ( just cuz ) add some yeast, a pinch...

I picked up a hydrometer and went to get the ss cup also but that killed the hobby budget... so just got hydrometer... picked up a long glass pouring cup and used it... It is a little longer then the...

Oh no.... lol... mmmm well we did our small batch for a test run on this addiction and we used cheese cloth... Has anyone tried this?? After the BIG BOIL on Sat we will do pancakes on Sunday and let...

Remembering it's my first time, I used an electric drill... And yes the extension cord was real long... I drilled on 2-19 and the sap was flowing... tapped 10 trees and now have more then 30 gallons...

Hey was wondering if anyone is tapping in NE Pa or lower upstate NY?? I was planning on drilling tomorrow Friday 2-19-10.. Any thoughts???