Search:

Type: Posts; User: Ed R

Page 1 of 17 1 2 3 4

Search: Search took 0.40 seconds.

  1. Replies
    12
    Views
    2,096

    I did it once. Saved just the near syrup and...

    I did it once. Saved just the near syrup and finished it and put it in a gallon jug in my fridge. Wrote "scorched coffee syrup" on it so the kids wouldn't get confused. It worked great for that. ...
  2. Replies
    7
    Views
    978

    Add immediately after firing or just prior to...

    Add immediately after firing or just prior to firing before the boil gets out of control. You want it to boil like a locomotive, just not a runaway locomotive. We used to have a problem with this on...
  3. Thread: Michigan

    by Ed R
    Replies
    37
    Views
    7,014

    Don't underestimate the bucket. Some years they...

    Don't underestimate the bucket. Some years they produce great. One year we made 700+ gallon from 1300 ish taps on buckets. Tree+weather+ sugar conc.
  4. Replies
    7
    Views
    978

    I would start out with adding 2 drops of defoamer...

    I would start out with adding 2 drops of defoamer in the flue pan after each firing. If that doesn't work up it to 4.
  5. Thread: Michigan

    by Ed R
    Replies
    37
    Views
    7,014

    Most of mine were running late in the afternoon...

    Most of mine were running late in the afternoon yesterday when it was just above freezing so I think I will get more sap even if the taps are hurt a bit. I tapped about 25 more on untapped trees this...
  6. Replies
    3
    Views
    561

    I take off a little lite and finish on an...

    I take off a little lite and finish on an induction heater. Just have better control that way. I boil on a leader vermonter all in one pan.
  7. Thread: Michigan

    by Ed R
    Replies
    37
    Views
    7,014

    Sometimes it will really run if temps get just...

    Sometimes it will really run if temps get just above freezing and the sun is out. I've been fooled a couple of times.
  8. Replies
    10
    Views
    1,462

    I've only boiled on drop flue evaporator. I'm...

    I've only boiled on drop flue evaporator. I'm sure I would love boiling on a raised flue if I had a chance. For me using wood, you really have to be careful about your wood length in relation to...
  9. Thread: Michigan

    by Ed R
    Replies
    37
    Views
    7,014

    Don't stop just because the flowers open on reds...

    Don't stop just because the flowers open on reds and silvers. You can still make great syrup for several more weeks as long as your taps will run.
  10. Thread: Michigan

    by Ed R
    Replies
    37
    Views
    7,014

    I tapped February 21st. I kind of wish now I...

    I tapped February 21st. I kind of wish now I would have waited to tap till this weekend. A couple of to warm segments and to much rain. I left 25 taps that I will put in this weekend. According...
  11. Replies
    22
    Views
    4,376

    I use a small gathering tank and a storage tank...

    I use a small gathering tank and a storage tank when it is cold and sap keeps well. After that I just gather into 5 gallon buckets, snap on the lids, then haul them to the shanty. I do have a 7-8...
  12. Replies
    22
    Views
    4,376

    I have a different sap collection strategy when I...

    I have a different sap collection strategy when I pass the mid point of the season. I never put my sap in a tank. I just collect into the 15- 20 food grade buckets and boil them as I go. I've...
  13. Replies
    18
    Views
    9,898

    Sugar averaged 1.3-1.5 on the sugar maples in the...

    Sugar averaged 1.3-1.5 on the sugar maples in the UP and 1.5 on the reds/silvers downstate last year. The syrup from the UP was some of the best tasting"fancy" I have ever had. Fresh taps and late...
  14. Replies
    18
    Views
    9,898

    I've made syrup in S.E. Michigan for about 12...

    I've made syrup in S.E. Michigan for about 12 years now and have never made syrup lighter than the dark end of amber rich. I tap almost 100% reds and silvers and the soil I'm on is like a peat soil....
  15. Replies
    150
    Views
    146,311

    Chris, The 100 year old adage in my family is...

    Chris, The 100 year old adage in my family is that you can make good syrup for 2 weeks after you hear the first "frogs" if you have the right "syrup weather". It's been pretty spot on and why I held...
  16. Thread: Getting anxious

    by Ed R
    Replies
    74
    Views
    20,069

    Some of my taps ran an others didn't. It made...

    Some of my taps ran an others didn't. It made dark strong syrup. I will gather and boil again on Sunday and then I will be done. Like Toquin said, sugar really dropped.
  17. Thread: Getting anxious

    by Ed R
    Replies
    74
    Views
    20,069

    I last boiled on 3-17 and then turned my buckets...

    I last boiled on 3-17 and then turned my buckets over. I have put them back on and will try it if they run. I looked inside some of the tapholes and they were not black. Maybe they will run maybe...
  18. Did you get any run at all yesterday? I don't...

    Did you get any run at all yesterday? I don't see a freeze until this weekend. With all the warm temps we've had I don't know if the tapholes will be still viable. I think the syrup would be still...
  19. Replies
    21
    Views
    5,469

    It helps for the same reason you use it in a...

    It helps for the same reason you use it in a filter press, to provide a proper/better filtering media. I've had issues in the past with brand new Orlon cones plus one or even 2 prefilters passing...
  20. Replies
    21
    Views
    5,469

    If you have any de(diatomatious earth) add a...

    If you have any de(diatomatious earth) add a little to your heated syrup before filtering through the cone filters. I've had this problem in the past and it seems to help.
  21. It will run some, but not to hard or very long....

    It will run some, but not to hard or very long. My dad who was a pretty good ole time sugarmaker said that it needed to get down to 27 and that it would run good only as long as the length of freeze...
  22. Replies
    14
    Views
    3,589

    We have a bigger sugar maple close to the sugar...

    We have a bigger sugar maple close to the sugar house that never runs much sap till the last week or so of the season, then it continues pumping out sap even after we've pulled taps.
  23. Replies
    6
    Views
    2,206

    Supposed to be some wind too. I'm waiting, I...

    Supposed to be some wind too. I'm waiting, I hate chasing buckets and covers. Don't like rain at the 1st tap either. If you are on tubing go for it.
  24. Thread: Getting anxious

    by Ed R
    Replies
    74
    Views
    20,069

    I will probably get started once this next cold...

    I will probably get started once this next cold snap is thru. It will be past mid Feb. by then. I am at the state line.
  25. Replies
    8
    Views
    3,180

    I have found that reds that are covered in water...

    I have found that reds that are covered in water for a long period of time the previous year do not run well the following year. Some reds will really run, others are duds. They are hard to...
Results 1 to 25 of 406
Page 1 of 17 1 2 3 4