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My season was not great, ended up with only 2.875 gallons of Syrup. Filtering was terrible this year, even though there did not appear to be as much niter as other season (I wonder if the particles...

Still getting a little flow in Porter Corners, got about 20 gallons between Tues and Wed. Looked clear and didn't taste bad, didn't taste sweet though, did have a slight film on the sap. I am a...

I will be holding off on tapping until at least presidents day weekend. Might even wait another week if this cold snap actually happens.

I had snow, but only manpower and a 12 yr old daughter power to drag wood, she even helped split some wood! One weekend of trudging through the snow was enough for me. I tapped 2/11 which was only...

Sap is still flowing in Porter Corners, but I am out of firewood, the last boil I did I had to push down dead dried trees and drag them up to the evaporator and cut them up with the chainsaw and...

Every day this week my storage bin at the end of my line has been overflowing. After today I should have 130 gallons waiting to be boiled, plus what is sweetened in the pan from a short 30 gallon...

I had an overflowing storage can when I got home from work yesterday and almost filled another can (32 gallons each) overnight and it was still running this morning.

Tapped most of my trees yesterday, around 40 taps I think (really should count them). Trees were flowing well, set the main line into the storage container about 3pm and collected about 15 gallons...

I am wishing I at least hung my lines up before the freezing temps this weekend, so all that was left is to drill holes when the weather starts to look right. I am sure I have missed out on some...

I put in a main line on 2/12 and put in 2 laterals with 4 taps each on the 13th. I plan to add to the tap count this coming weekend and get my arch put together. This is a new location for me so I...

Tapped my trees last Sunday, still not too much in the way of flowing though. Couple of inches tops in each bucket after a week. Hopefully today really opens them up.

Thinned all my syrup to the proper density on 4/5 and canned it all up, ended with 4.7 gallons, not terrible for the short season I had with the weather and work schedule and only 23 taps. Had...

Trees are still producing in Greenfield, not sure how much of it I will boil, only have tomorrow to boil. I will use some of it to thin down the 4ish gallons I made last weekend as it looks more...

I finally tapped my trees Saturday, and so far (have not checked today) my trees have not produced. Between 24 taps I may have 10 gallons, I think everything is still frozen. Hopefully this...

I hope not, I still have over a foot of snow and ground that is frozen solid. Tapped last weekend and from 24 taps have seen maybe 10 gallons since Saturday, I don't think my trees have even started.

I pulled my 23 taps on March 26th, made 8.3 gallons of syrup, best season yet even though I think my sugar content was well below previous seasons. It was the most consistent season I have had in...

Anyone use a pressure washer to clean the outside of the pan, to remove all the soot at the end of the season? I usually scrub and scrub and scrub some more, does anyone know if a pressure washe...

I tapped Saturday and Sunday, over half of the holes were dry when I drilled them. Between Sunday through Wed. (24 taps I think) I collected 40-50 gallons. Dumped 10 gallons that looked to have...

My guess is that "maple flavor" you are refering to is from boiling on a relatively open fire pit and getting the delicious smoke flavor in your syrup. Assuming your avitar picture is how you are...

I am running about normal, I missed two weeks due to a work trip, but after yesterday I have made about 6 gallons of syrup (will know when I bottle yesterdays batch) off of 25 taps. The past three...

After being in Louisiana for a two week work trip, all of my buckets and totes were full and running over and mostly frozen... Dumped them all out Sunday morning and by evening had about 1.75 gallons...

Lots of elbow grease, razor blades, sponges.... an industrial sized fan to empty the smoke out of the house, so the dog will come back inside... it took a few years for my wife to let me finish my...

I collected I am guessing about 40 gallons from 23 taps yesterday, a decent day, but not the best day. Some trees definitely gave a lot more than others. Boiled about 40 gallons down to 10 gallons...

I put out four taps last night about 8pm, all four were wet. I don't think they flowed very long before the freeze set in, but I was glad to see that my trees are awake. I will put out all of my...

I would think 30-50 would be good for this set up, I had 30 this year and had 40 last year. If the season and work schedule work out better for me next year I might do at least 50. It definitely...