Yes, I have the same issue. However, Chrome on my iPad is displaying correctly. Chrome on my laptop doesn’t. There was a post earlier (maybe a couple weeks ago) from the developer that said that they...
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Yes, I have the same issue. However, Chrome on my iPad is displaying correctly. Chrome on my laptop doesn’t. There was a post earlier (maybe a couple weeks ago) from the developer that said that they...
I've used an RB-5 for the last 4 years (12 taps). Not sure what size you are thinking of purchasing. Mine is truly a bucket (purchased from Carl) and is kept indoors or on the enclosed back porch...
As a point of reference, I have a 14' x 25' hoop house that I raise vegetables in during the winter (central Indiana). My frame is made of the top rail used in chain link fencing - pipe is 1-3/8"...
I have always read that the bottles need to be on their side for 10 minutes. I don't know where I read that, so I can't give you a citation to verify. We are small (10-12 taps), so not bottling a...
I tapped Saturday as planned. Sunday got up to maybe 35 and never dropped below freezing until last night. No sap Sunday, Sugars produced a little on Monday, nothing on Tuesday, and a little...
Thank you.
On another thread Dr. Tim posted something along the line of "it will take a long time for the trees to thaw" in response to a post about the temperature in Ontario (many days of sub zero).
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Thank you all. I will change my filtering for next year. The bottles are in my basement and I'll check them in a month or so to see if they have settled out and are clear.
I fill my bottles with...
I use a synthetic "wool" filter with a disposable cone pre-filter:
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I rinse both filters with hot water prior to use, squeeze the water out, and let them drain into the measuring cup (I dump...
I'm a backyard hobbyist (10 taps - 6 sugar & 4 reds). The bottle on the left is what my syrup normally looks like (this is my 4th year). The bottle on the right is from my last boil of the year...
For this year, do you have access to a Coleman style camp stove (2 burner)? I use mine to finish syrup on, but I have also used it to boil. A couple of large pots from the kitchen can get you thru...
Why would the freezer be too cold? I put about 5 gallons of 8% in my freezer yesterday and it’s pretty solid now. I plan to take it out tomorrow and let thaw in my basement and boil Saturday or...
What is the concern about storing concentrate? This is my first year with an RB-5 (smallest one - I have 10 taps). Tuesday, I took about 17 gallons of sap (2.5%) down to 4.5 gallons of concentrate...
I see mention of using a refractometer for measuring sugar content in sap. My nephew has a refractometer that he uses to check the sugar content of grapes before he harvests for wine making. Can...
I use 1-gallon plastic jugs (washed out and bleached cider and milk jugs) on tubes. To keep them from blowing, the jugs are set in a 5-gallon bucket that has a few rocks in the bottom. I drill a...
I'm able to see where a tap was from the previous year and also from a prior year. For future reference, go look at a few of your trees next summer and again in the fall to see the progression of...
Thank you again for the link to Sugarbush supplies. I ordered 2 hydrometers, so that I have 1 as a back up :(. Where is your open house, we might stop by on March 2nd.
10 taps from trees (6 sugar,...
Thank you for the help. Yesterday I boiled about 8 gallons down to 1.25 gallons. Obviously need to boil it some more.
Looking for advice. I'm tapping 6 trees and will have less than 10 gallons of sap to boil this weekend. Can I boil this down to the finishing stage, put it in a jar and hold it for a week or two...