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I've seen a lot of discussion about sap freezing in the buckets or letting it sit frozen for a bit till the boil. My question is different. Has anyone frozen sap for extended periods? Say six...

Boiled last night. Our tiny little sugar bush produced 130oz. We have 18 taps so I'm disappointed. Been waiting for days for the temps to climb. Everything has been frozen up since Friday. Expected...

I'm still interested in "maple water." I live in a college town and there are pressed juice places nearby. One I spoke to might be interested in "fresh" maple water. Which we would call just plain...

I only ask friends and relatives. Always give them syrup. People are fascinated by maple. I think they'd rather have a bottle or two than a larger amount of money. The maple was made with *their*...

Didn't you get any replies? I'm interested too.

I am super skeptical of using plastic at that temperature. Especially since it is likely made in places where poison plastic scandals are common. Constantly hearing about things leaching off plastic...

After years of expensive LP we changed over to natural gas two years ago. Had the guy who ran the gas for our dryer run a supply line out the back of the house. Use flex line to the burner. I'd...

I've been using bags for 12 years. Never had that happen. Something else for me to worry about now. We use cayenne pepper for the garden, but I'd be worried about getting it in the sap. Please keep...

Haven't collected much since Friday in central MI. But Mother Nature is doing some of the work: my bags were half frozen. Dumped out the ice and have less to evaporate. Looks like the taps are...