thanks , and that is correct, whenever i think i know what kind of day it will be , i am wrong
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thanks , and that is correct, whenever i think i know what kind of day it will be , i am wrong
my buddy makes syrup, and deals a lot with the amish, he was told by one of them today, sap doesn't run in rain. was he being yanked?
i am thinking this will be my last week here in Flint area, It was fun, but am getting burnout now. I do not tap at home, so it requires me to be here at the site for generally 10 hr days, well 6...
I belong to a club, tap our trees, make the syrup, and donate it to the club for sale to its members. I have read that in mi. , state law does not require you to put a content label on a product that...
i run about 75 taps, and this year sit at 8 gals. so far. the best i have done is just over 6. i think in a week or two, things should play them selves out. the last week has been about perfect, but...
yep, I did , didn't want a problem
I belong to an archery club, so thought as a fund raiser, I would tap our clubs trees, make syrup, and donate it all back to the club to sell to members. I have done this for about 4 years, and am...
expecting a great run for St. payys, and sunday. am going to a bluegrass party sat. at 1 till dark, but will be thinking of my taps running over
near Flint, and a slow day yesterday as well. temps keep hovering lower, a week ago it was supposed to be 50 by thursday, not so, but freeze/thaw conditions keep on happening. maybe a great year
I just went to where I tap my trees, and all my jugs, ( milk), are icebergs. I could take them inside, but I have 74 of them, and not sure I want to do that, and a real thaw of sorts could be a week...
This will work out pretty good for me then, My digital temp gauge, must be about 2 deg. off. I boiled water for about 10 minutes, and it never came off 210, so 219 should be almost perfect
i used my shop vac on reverse, and this year, a hair dryer thrift store $1-2
Thanks to all who chimed in. I think I may have taken my batch just a little too far, as it seems a little thicker then normal. and hyper sweet., ( not a lot to complain about, I know), I have some...
I have used a hydrometer, and find it very useful and easy to use. but, as of tonight, I have broke my 3rd one. It is not so much the $ to replace them, as much as the inconvenience. Tonight, when I...
I may do an oil tank evaporator this year, and would sure like to see some pics. I know some guys do them standing upright , and some on their side
what devicer are you using to check the sugar content? I was looking into getting one last year, but then some guys said the content changed all the time, not sure if that is true, or not
completely forgot about celsius, sorry
when i first had that happen to me, i got real upset, and told a buddy who has made m s in the past. he just laughed and said sooner or later, everybody burns a batch. i did however save it and i use...
you want it below freezing at night, and above in the day, with 5-10 temps they are frozen. but will come back when temps do the above- below thing
interesting, I have tapped this tree for 3 years without incident, i will try moving the tap thanks
I dumped the sap on the ground, and got responses from 2 friends. One said he cooked the batche he had, and it didn't tasdt right so he dumped it, the other , fully opposite.2 dys later , same tree...
I was going to post a picture, but have not, I was out gathering, and have a group of 4 trees in one area all close together. all gin clear, but one, not quite coca-cola, but Tea for sure. my friend...
Thanks all, that is what I was looking for, I was not specific enough to my first responder, and know it was my fault why his answer did not make sense to me
what I meant by this, and don't really think I got an answer , was year to year do you re-tap old hole. I really should have been more specific
I do not dump the first,, but went do pull jugs today, and one looked like coca-cola, ( it did get dumped). I should add , it did not have a smell to it, and did not have a weird taste to it, but...