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    Buckeye Gold, Thanks for the advice.. The...

    Buckeye Gold,

    Thanks for the advice..

    The really long running year was both check valves and new line, so you may have hit on the issue.

    Now you have me torn between being lazy and running...
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    Southeast Ohio, 2021

    Hey there,

    This Forum has been a great resource to me, thanks everyone.

    Basically this is still just a hobby for me, somehow the addiction has not grown beyond 1-2 dozen taps and a sloppy...
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    I expected some sap today, but I got nothing. ...

    I expected some sap today, but I got nothing.

    High of 39, after a low of 11.

    Maybe tomorrow, High of 45
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    Finally tapped, Sap was running the minute I...

    Finally tapped,

    Sap was running the minute I tapped.

    Hope for a few runs in the next few weeks.

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    Tor
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    Well that did not work out, I needed some...

    Well that did not work out,

    I needed some supplies, so as of today not tapped yet.
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    Tapping about 20 trees today.

    Southeast Ohio,

    My work schedule drives my decisions about half of the time. So today I get a chance to tap.

    About 20 trees on 3/16 gravity fed to collecting tank.

    The weather does not...
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    Crazy, I was boiling into mid April a few...

    Crazy,

    I was boiling into mid April a few years ago, I got enough for myself here in Southeast ohio, but not much to share with friends and family.
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    Started Tapping, Southeast Ohio

    I tapped about 1/3 of what I plan on tapping today.

    3/16 gravity.

    I wish I had tapped about a week ago, but it is a hobby for me and I was not quite ready.

    It felt good to get the lines,...
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    Good luck to both of you, way to get the taps out...

    Good luck to both of you, way to get the taps out !!

    I am in athens, and just a hobby for me, I tap about 20 trees 3/16 gravity. Even at that small amount I am not ready to tap.

    Looks like a...
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    I agree, I just siphoned the sap from around the...

    I agree, I just siphoned the sap from around the block of ice in the tank and got 5 gallons of 5brix.
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    Dr Tim, Has anyone ever analyzed the gas...

    Dr Tim,

    Has anyone ever analyzed the gas emitted from the sap hole ?

    Is it just the usual like atmospheric gas mix, nitrogen, Oxygen, CO2 ?
    Or is it more interesting?
    Like ethylene...
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    I like my thermoworks chef alarm.

    http://www.thermoworks.com/products/alarm/chefalarm.html

    Any of the consumer stuff I buy fails like you describe.

    I attach the probe to a wire to keep it...
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    I have heard that the sanitizer used for brewing...

    I have heard that the sanitizer used for brewing and winemaking will remove odors. I have yet to test that , I assume they meant the one-step sanitizer.
    ...
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    If you can not afford a stainless flat pan a...

    If you can not afford a stainless flat pan a common beginner rig is to use stainless steel steam pans, or buffet pans or trays, the standard things that go into a buffet table. I found mine used on...
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    Well this cold snap is a bit of a surprise, but...

    Well this cold snap is a bit of a surprise, but in my opinion it is a much needed break.

    I was not ready, tapped only about one quarter of my available trees and was having trouble keeping up. I...
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    Best wishes for you and your wife..

    Best wishes for you and your wife..
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    Sounds fun over in Georgetown, nice area. Hope...

    Sounds fun over in Georgetown, nice area. Hope you have a nice boil and a good year.

    -update-
    My sap was running but not the whole line.

    I let an unknown amount of sap run onto the ground to...
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    Tapped about 10 trees

    I tapped about 10 trees that I have on a run of 3/16 gravity tubing. I tapped them about a week ago.

    A few of the south facing trees where beginning to be slightly moist yesterday.

    I suspect...
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    Yes, I go from the CV2 to a short section of...

    Yes, I go from the CV2 to a short section of 5/16, then with a mcmaster carr union piece that goes to 3/16, then on down the hill.

    So the spouts are replaced each year, the rest of the lines I...
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    Thanks Jared, That is what I thought, but I...

    Thanks Jared,

    That is what I thought, but I was just making sure.

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    Tom
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    3/16 and CV2, reality check

    I run 3/16 tubing on runs of 10 trees or so in locations where I have enough drop to get vacuum.

    I am replacing all last years CV2 spouts with new ones. I think they are what we call CV2, clear...
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    My advice is simple business advice. Actually I just have a bunch of questions that I would think about in this situation. Considering the answers you have to these questions might put the situation...
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    You can buy used Bourbon barrels in Kentucky from...

    You can buy used Bourbon barrels in Kentucky from a number of folks. I got one for $100, I do not use it for maple syrup, I make perry, (fermented pear juice) and aged last years run in the barrel. ...
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    I am in the same state of mind as "SWOhio" I...

    I am in the same state of mind as "SWOhio"

    I stopped boiling last week. My wife was glad to see me clean up.

    I had been too busy to pull that taps, and the buckets are full of bugs.. But the...
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    I hear you Steubenville is not that far north. ...

    I hear you Steubenville is not that far north.

    My sap is probably still good. I hit my target of 6 gallons, double from last year.

    A little tired of boiling. I might boil whatever is in my...
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