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    Today I am boiling, 73 gallons of sap. It is my...

    Today I am boiling, 73 gallons of sap. It is my final boil. As I collected today’s sap, I pulled the taps and brought the pails in.

    Sap will still flow well here for a week or more, but today is a...
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    Thanks, I look forward to your pics.

    Thanks, I look forward to your pics.
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    Sap ran for me as well. My lines that I tapped in...

    Sap ran for me as well. My lines that I tapped in December have slowed down considerably, but are still producing. The few extended warm periods, I think increased the bacteria growth around the...
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    It should be a big sap flow day tomorrow...

    It should be a big sap flow day tomorrow afternoon and through the evening. More sap flow days ahead. I will only do two, maybe three more boils and call it quits.
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    I rebuilt my cone filter stand, to better suit...

    I rebuilt my cone filter stand, to better suit the sailor hat style. Made out of scraps, it is not pretty, but should work. Although having the optimizer would be ideal, so far I am finding the...
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    I boiled 37 gallons yesterday ander finished,...

    I boiled 37 gallons yesterday ander finished, filtered and bottled 4.5 L of syrup.

    FFor the first time I had a real problem with the cone filter, especially after using a sailor hat configuration...
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    I had a big boil two days ago and I am having...

    I had a big boil two days ago and I am having another today. I am boiling 52 gallons I collected yesterday and I still have to collect today’s sap. I likely will be between 70 and 80 gallons to boil....
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    The sap ran extremely well overnight and this...

    The sap ran extremely well overnight and this morning the best I have ever seen it.
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    Boiled again today, boiled 32 gallons and made 4L...

    Boiled again today, boiled 32 gallons and made 4L of syrup.

    The cone filter in the sailor hat shape, supported by the 16” stainless steel pipe, is still working great.
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    I guess I did not stick with my original goal:...

    I guess I did not stick with my original goal: “My goal is at the end of the ice fishing period, near the end of March, to tap the trees for 7 to 10 days, to gather about 120 gallons of sap, to make...
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    I boiled 32 gallons today and made 4.2 L, which...

    I boiled 32 gallons today and made 4.2 L, which was a little more than I expected.

    I made the sailor hat again in the cone filter. I had a 16” long stainless steel pipe, that I stood up in the pot...
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    Sap should flow really well tomorrow and maybe...

    Sap should flow really well tomorrow and maybe Saturday. It will be too warm for a few days for sap flow after that.

    I will be boiling Saturday with the sap I collected this week.
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    I read a news article of people tapping in your...

    I read a news article of people tapping in your area. Sap should flow the next two days there and from March 6 onward.
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    Thanks, I will give that a try. Tomorrow I am...

    Thanks, I will give that a try. Tomorrow I am going to town and see if I’d an McQuiver some stainless steel items as well.

    I did have a cone filter holder that I could have reversed and used, but...
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    Just two thoughts from my last boil and...

    Just two thoughts from my last boil and filtering.

    I had mentioned that as soon as I remove a filter, I put it into a bucket of clean water. I let the filters sit overnight in the bucket and the...
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    These are some of the colours of the syrup I have...

    These are some of the colours of the syrup I have made this year.

    https://share.icloud.com/photos/055pQWjI6eOUIkuNHhFiDln-w
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    I am always a little off traditional practices,...

    I am always a little off traditional practices, but I make what I think is great syrup. Use the sap tap app for determining the temperature to make syrup at your location and for the barometric...
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    The sap flow is still looking great up to March 8...

    The sap flow is still looking great up to March 8 and counting. Yesterday’s sap flow rivaled peak season flows.

    We had a very late ice in and we are shaping up to have a very early ice out. Our...
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    [QUOTE=Brien;413820]Didn’t you have a pavilion you boiled under last year.? I know you did a major downsizing this year, did you also move the location of where you are boiling.?





    I still...
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    The sap ran well today, better than expected. My...

    The sap ran well today, better than expected. My buddy who has a larger setup, collected 900 L of sap. That almost fills his new 1100 L storage tank.

    I collected 45 gallons of sap, and it took me...
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    The sap flowed well yesterday and really well...

    The sap flowed well yesterday and really well today. My buddy collected over 900 L and I doubled my previous best under this new hobby scenario.
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    Sap should run today and tomorrow. I added a...

    Sap should run today and tomorrow. I added a second fire bowl for the expected sap flow next week.

    https://share.icloud.com/photos/099OJo41B2n_b09MWEzIEQUbQ

    The sap is not running quite as fast...
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    I still find the sap tap app helpful. It does...

    I still find the sap tap app helpful. It does tell me when to start checking, which can be different on different days. Most people verify the Brix with a hydrometer, I choose to do it with a...
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    Sap may flow tomorrow, certainly Wednesday and...

    Sap may flow tomorrow, certainly Wednesday and maybe some Thursday and Friday. The next week is still looking special.

    https://share.icloud.com/photos/004zdE5p1Gu4-l6WT2wdjXP0Q
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    Although it can change, as it often does, this...

    Although it can change, as it often does, this one has remained consistent and shows on a number of different weather providers. It may not happen, but I feel 80% sure it will.
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