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    No trees tapped here. I plan on setting up my...

    No trees tapped here. I plan on setting up my driveway operation next week. I have all of my trail building and maintenance finished. I purchased a pump, 350 feet of 1/2 tubing, portable gas...
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    skin him, get an aluminum foil pan, place in pan...

    skin him, get an aluminum foil pan, place in pan and set on stove pipe exit. Ladle in sap from the pan as you boil. In a few hours you have candied squerrel. As buckeye gold said. Ring that fur out....
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    I finished tapping today. 50 sugar maple and 15...

    I finished tapping today. 50 sugar maple and 15 walnut trees. Let the sap flow.
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    I tapped 20 more sugar maple trees today. They...

    I tapped 20 more sugar maple trees today. They were not running like the walnut trees are. I have a about 15 more to tap. Let the sap flow. I am ready to cook up some sap.
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    I tapped 15 walnut trees this morning and every...

    I tapped 15 walnut trees this morning and every one was dripping sap. The temperature was 41 deg. Walnut bark is quite a bit thicker than sugar maple trees bark so at the end of last season I...
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    I took a vacation day and tapped 17 trees. It...

    I took a vacation day and tapped 17 trees. It never got above freezing. It feels good to get some trees tapped. I still have about 35 maple trees and 15 walnut trees to tap. That is a task for this...
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    I ended up not tapping today. It is suppose to...

    I ended up not tapping today. It is suppose to get down to mid 20s tonight and then up to mid 30s tomorrow. If it indeed does get up to mid 30s and it is partly sunny I may tap a few test trees. I...
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    I am getting my stuff setup. I have not tapped...

    I am getting my stuff setup. I have not tapped any trees yet. There is a deep freeze coming up next week. There could be a few days this weekend and early next week before the freeze where sap could...
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    goggleeye I was doing some research on RO for...

    goggleeye I was doing some research on RO for maple syrup. It looks like you can obtain a Brix of around 20 with a fairly simple setup. That means say you start with 1000 gallons of pure sap at 3...
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    Bottling today. Walnut first. Will post a few...

    Bottling today. Walnut first. Will post a few pics when I am done.
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    I was down in the woods rhis morning and the taps...

    I was down in the woods rhis morning and the taps were still dripping. I tasted what was coming out and it was sweet still. I did not collect any this week. Just still have not pulled all of the...
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    Great first season Jjhul. Enjoy that delicious...

    Great first season Jjhul. Enjoy that delicious Missouri maple syrup. Nothing better.
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    Coryfavre welcome. I am cooking my last batch of...

    Coryfavre welcome. I am cooking my last batch of sap this weekend. Let us know how your whole process progresses.
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    I ended up collecting about 50 gallons of walnut...

    I ended up collecting about 50 gallons of walnut sap. I think the walnut needs a little warmer temperatures for flow during the days than maple trees. Also I had a lot of sap running down the bark of...
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    I boiled down 120 gallons of sap and bottled last...

    I boiled down 120 gallons of sap and bottled last weekend. I ended up with 31 8 ounce bottles. Somewhere I lost a gallon of surup. I call that the angels share. I collected 130 gallons early this...
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    Looks like you have your own DIY vacuum pumps...

    Looks like you have your own DIY vacuum pumps there.
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    I have 15 walnut trees tapped. As of dusk last...

    I have 15 walnut trees tapped. As of dusk last night none of those buckets had any sap. This morning they all have a good amount. Walnut trees maybe flow at night. I will make note of when I get...
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    I have a question about tubing lines. I have a...

    I have a question about tubing lines. I have a number of 5/16 tubing lines that daizy chain from tree to tree. At the trees midline I use T fittings. The perpendicular nipple is used for the tap. Is...
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    Maple Creek if you look in my gallery you can...

    Maple Creek if you look in my gallery you can find a few pictures of block arches. They might help you out a bit.
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    Wonderful job John. Did you tap the rest of your...

    Wonderful job John. Did you tap the rest of your trees?
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    Like you Maple Creek I have 12 or so trees...

    Like you Maple Creek I have 12 or so trees tapped. I have not collected enough to boil. I have 20 more to tap. No hurry.
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    DIY tubing tool. Works well. 19235

    DIY tubing tool. Works well. 19235
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    Excellent John. You cought the early flow. I...

    Excellent John. You cought the early flow. I missed it. I have one run in that has 9 trees all connected on tubing and running down and into a 35 gal container. In to late to catch the early flow....
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    I set up my concrete block arch thia morning with...

    I set up my concrete block arch thia morning with a friend. I still need to make some finishing touches. I put out a main tubing line but have not tied in the laterals yet and have not tapped any...
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    The only thing I tapped this week were a couple...

    The only thing I tapped this week were a couple of bottles of beer and they were sweet.
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